BHUTAN – GETTING TO THE TIGER’S NEST by Ian Robert Knight High on the mountainside, not far from the small village of Paro, Bhutan, sits the sacred ‘Tiger’s Nest” temple. This Himalayan Buddhist temple has become the cultural icon of Bhutan. Tiger’s Nest is the popular name for the temple more properly known as…
BHUTAN – MONKS AND MONASTERIES By Ian Robert Knight Bhutan measures it’s own worth by how happy it’s citizens are. In a way, many countries do that, but not to the same extent that Bhutan does. For Bhutan, it’s an official policy. While most countries have a ‘success’ measurement of GDP, Bhutan measures GNH,…
CAMBODIA – ANGKOR FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS – 8 TIPS by Ian Robert Knight Of all the places I’ve been in the world, Cambodia’s Angkor complex is one of my top favorites. I count myself lucky to have been able to visit the temples many times, and each time I go, I come away with new…
VIETNAM – HMONG HILL TRIBES By Ian Robert Knight Vietnam is one of the most diverse countries I’ve visited in SE Asia. It’s dramatically different from north to south, both topographically and culturally. You can’t really say you’ve seen Vietnam if you’ve only been in the south or the north, but not both. The…