November, 2007
Hidetoshi Nakata : I like to play football
Bhutan: Two teams of five players each face off in a friendly football match at the coarse and bumpy Semtokha RIM ground. More than 500 people brave the chilly evening wind and intently watch this unusually quiet match. There is no fanfare, no flags, no drums, just the occasional "woooh" ... [more]
Appreciated your guide services…
Tashi - Your kindness and love of your country will secure your success. Your enthusiastic attitude, your personal touch is the best memory we have about Bhutan. - Thomas Cheng, CANADA. Kadrinchey! For a most memorable experience, Tashi. I feel like I just woke up from a dream. I did not ... [more]
Bhutan is lovelier than I imagined…
Bhutan is lovelier than I imagined and the people are beautiful on the inside and out! I can understand why people who travel here say you'll be back. I know I will. - Patty Pressley, Texas, USA. Tashi-As you've heard from all the other ladies, we truly had a fabulous time. ... [more]
A completely personalized tour with exclusive services…
We were worried that using a local tour operator would not provide the services that overseas tour operator would provide. But to our pleasant surprise using YANA Expeditions gave us more than we ever dreamt of in terms of local culture, food, interesting hotels and access to the true world ... [more]
We had an opportunity to experience many facets of Bhutan
Tashi - You made each day and each stop come to a vibrant life. Your knowledge of your country and your religion made such a difference. - Frank William Rice, San Diego, USA. Tashi - Your whole-hearted effort & dedication you put into your "guiding" and building your company to the ... [more]
Bhutan has fulfilled all my dreams of a beautiful country!
It has been an honor to know you, Thank you for your generous teachings. We have had an excellent introduction to Bhutan, and we come away with a part of your wonderful country forever in our hearts. I hope we meet again. Best wishes - Nancy & Lyell, Montana, USA. Tashi ... [more]
Druk Air bids farewell to its old birds
>> No more flying over Bhutan Nov 20, 2007 -Thimphu: The two aircrafts that faithfully flew in and out of Paro for almost two decades are no more part of the Druk Air fleet. An America-based Air Company in Panama bought the A5-RGD and A5-RGE which were on ground since July. The aircrafts ... [more]
Taking GNH & the middle path to the West
Bhutan: An hour-long documentary film, Bhutan: Taking The Middle Path To Happiness, produced and directed by a Maui filmmaker, Tom Vendetti, aims to popularise Bhutan's development philosophy in the West. On 15 November, this coming Thursday, the film will be screened for free at St. Andrews Cathedral's Tenney Theatre in ... [more]
A monk talks politics, architecture, sexuality and the Buddha
>> The man and the monk Nov 7, 2007- Q.You are a spiritual figure who is known for having taken ‘the east to the west'. Is your new film, set against the mock-elections in Bhutan, taking the ‘western experiences in the east' to the west? A.I don't aim at delivering messages back ... [more]
Portrait of Bhutan now in Japanese
Bhutan: A Japanese translation of the second book authored by Her Majesty the Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, Portrait of Bhutan, has appeared on shelves of book stores in Japan. Translated from English by Dr. Yoshiro Imaeda, formerly an advisor to the National Library in Thimphu, the book was published ... [more]