Bhutan, 2008 and beyond

Bold Bhutan Beckons

Gelay — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:05:50 +0000

Hotel Mike and His Warriors! What a strange name for a chapter I though as I leafed through the book. It turns out that the chapter Hotel Mike and His Warriors is about the ULFA BODO conflict of 2003. And was it a gripping read. The war is over, the battle is won. Happy [...]

Happy Losar

Gelay — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:44:35 +0000

4th of October, 2005. I was guiding for an American couple who had just gotten married. We were on the Laya Lingshi trek, camped at Chebisa, a small beautiful village 5 hours from Lingshi. That day we were supposed to cross the Goku La (4350m), but when we woke up in the morning, we were covered [...]

Happy Birthday Your Majesty – 29th Birth Anniversary of His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

Gelay — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:06:32 +0000

I join my fellow countrymen in celebrating His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk’s 29th birth anniversary by sharing this very touching picture of His Majesty. This picture was taken at Simtokha, on the 2nd of November, 2008, during the Royal Procession from Punakha to Thimphu, during the Coronation. His Majesty spent time with this elderly nun, as [...]

A website dedicated to His Majesty

Gelay — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:53:58 +0000

An overwhelming number of people who visit this website are here because they googled for His Majesty. No price for guessing which page is the most popular on this site: the page about the Royal Family. In light of this search pattern, I am thinking of designing a website completely dedicated to His Majesty. His [...]

Videos from the Coronation

Gelay — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:24:35 +0000

For those of you who missed the Coronation, here’s one I found on YouTube. If you know of any, please let me know. For more videos on YouTube about the Coronation of His Majesty the 5th Druk Gyalpo, click here. Enjoy.