Travel Blogs Bhutan

The Thimphu Valley in the western central part of Bhutan is an extraordinary place to spend your holidays and whoever says that you can´t travel to destinations such as Bhutan when you have kids should try it again because our twelve year old son had an amazing travel experience, just like his parents!

We arrived at Paro Airport after a good flight with Druk Air and got to Thimphu...

From Phuentsholing I continued my journey in Bhutan in direction of Thimphu, the captal city and the largest city of Bhutan.

Thimphu is located about 130 km north of Phuentscholing in central west Bhutan. To get there you can travel by bus like I did which was quite comfortable as far as a seven hour bus ride can be comfortable..

It sure was an interesting journey and the perfect way to see more of the scenery in Bhutan.

Thimphu has some of the most stunning Buddhist monasteries like the Tashichho Dzong fortress which lies just north of the city and today houses...

This blog will serve as a short travel guide for my time in Bhutan as a backpacker back in 2009. Phuentsholing, a small town on the southern border was the first place I visited since I travelled from India which borders Bhutan in the south.

A Phichuentsholing Travel Guide might come in handy eventhough it is such a small town that you´ll probably stay here for just a few days or continue your journey to Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, directly.

The road which leads from Phuentsholing to Thimphu runs through the heart of the town and actually divides the countries of Bhutan...

The Paro Valley in West Bhutan is located in one of the most amazing landscapes in the world and home to some amazing villages.

The Rinpung Dzong Monastery is also located in the Paro Region and overlooks the entire valley. To get to courtyard of the monastery you have to walk accross a wooden bridge which is constructed in between the stone white walls.

From the Dzong monastery you can see the building of Ta Dzong, the National Museum of Bhutan and a former watchtower up the hill.

Paro itself is a beautiful place to visit with its characteristic houses and...