Blonde went to Bhutan with a small group (6) of women on a cultural tour. Fortunately, our guide had friends in a village near where we stayed one night and they had invited us to come to their home for tea. You can hardly look at someone in Bhutan without getting handed a cup of tea so that wasn't unusual but we were thrilled to have the chance to go into a Bhutan private … [Read more...]
The Bhutanese people and animals
Just as you can tell a lot about a person in terms of how they treat people they may view as being "inferior" to them, whether a waitress, a member of the U.S. Congress or the grocery check-out clerk, you can also tell a great deal about people by how they treat animals. In Bhutan people do not kill animals (unless they have to for sustenance, but that … [Read more...]
Bhutan phallus decor…… who knew?
On Blonde's recent trip to Bhutan she noticed many interesting aspects of their Buddhist culture. Fantastical legends abound, are well depicted in paintings and statues and have been passed down through many centuries. That was all interesting but not surprising given Blonde's exposure to other countries with large Buddhist populations. But then one thing, well, er, stuck out, … [Read more...]