 The Taktshang Monastery In Bhutan |
BHUTAN, HIMALAYAS - If the world is suffering under a massive economic crisis it is due to “…greed, insatiable human greed,” according to Prime Minister Jigme Thinley of Bhutan.
The leader of the Bhutan Government was recently quoted by the New York Times after the first democratic elections in the tiny mountain kingdom.
After being guided by the philosophy of “Gross National Happiness” for decades, Bhutan has now adopted it as a policy in order to counter the effects of the international focus on Gross National Product (GNP), or what it sees as unbridled economic development regardless of the human and other costs involved.
Bhutan, a country with fewer than 800 000 inhabitants, has only recently (in the 1960’s) opened up to foreigners, and is fast becoming one of the most exclusive and fascinating travel destinations.
According to Bikee, owner of a travel agency specializing in cultural and “sense of place” visits to Bhutan, March and April is the spring season in Bhutan and would be the best time for a trip to Bhutan. “There is little or no rain during these times, flowers will be blooming and the ground again starts getting green after the dry and cold winter.”
Dedicated to giving foreigners a unique view and experience of the country, Bhutanese like Bikee understand what tourists need in their own pursuit of gross travelling happiness…
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