Have you ever asked yourself where you are from? Or been asked by someone? Surely you have… and you would probably answer Nepal? But are you really Nepalese? It becomes complicated to explain what our nationality is and we often don’t like explaining our history to people and a lot of us are probably not even aware enough about our history.
Therefore, we often just consider ourselves as being Aussies or Americans or the citizens of the place where we belong now. We don’t like going back to history because why would we? If our parents never got out of Bhutan, we probably wouldn’t even be here in Australia living a great life with greater privileges. What we don’t realize is the struggle that our parents went through to bring us here. Our people had to flee the country in the early 1990s when Dago Tshering was the Home Minister who started the campaign of persecution.
In the southern foothills of the Himalaya mountains, between China and India, Bhutan hides natural wonders everyone should visit at least once in a lifetime.
Asia The land of monasteries
You will be surprised to know that until 1974 tourists were banned in Bhutan and the first foreign visitors to do so were those who got the invitation. The only international airport in Bhutan is in Paro, so the chance is this will be your starting point. While there, don t be tempted to take your bags and go further until you see the Tiger s Nest Monastery or Taktsang located just outside the city. You need just a couple of hours from the airport to climb to Tiger s nest but be warned: if you are not accustomed to look down from the edge of the cliff, that could be a scary experience.