TravelUma Paro hotel, BhutanThis boutique hotel is perched high on a pine-covered hillside overlooking the pretty Bhutanese township of Paro, the country's cultural heart.08 Mar 01:56 AM
TravelBhutan: High life in the HimalayasBhutan is small and spectacularly isolated, tucked away in the eastern Himalayas between India and China.10 Jan 04:30 PM
TravelTiger's Nest Monastery, BhutanThis stunningly-situated monastery, perched high in Bhutan's mountains, is one of the country's most popular tourist sites.04 Jan 10:06 PM
TravelBhutan: Cranes on the skylineThere are thought to be only about 11,000 black-necked cranes in the world.04 Feb 12:31 AM
TravelBhutan: Close call on a treacherous mountain highwayJill Worrall's first trip to the east of Bhutan was nearly also her last...25 Jan 10:30 PM
WorldDicaprio, Putin and the all-star plot to save tigersRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and actor Leonardo DiCaprio are an unlikely pairing of figureheads in the fight to save the tiger.25 Nov 04:30 PM
WorldIndian court convicts Pakistani in Mumbai siege Indian Home Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said that "the judgement in itself is a message to Pakistan that they should not export terror to India."03 May 08:41 PM
TravelBhutan's flora and faunaBhutan's fertile landscape provides a seasonally-shifting array of botanical wonders... many of which offer picturesque grazing opportunities for the local herds of yak.01 Jul 06:28 AM
TravelBhutan's phallic blessingsThe Bhutanese tradition of blessing people with large wooden phalluses has apparently proved remarkably successful in promoting fertility.01 Jul 06:28 AM
TravelBhutan: Ministers' private lives exposed in lead-up to electionLife might be a little tense in the households of some of Bhutan's first democratically-elected government ministers.06 May 11:30 PM
TravelBhutan: Being blessed with a large wooden phallusToday I was blessed by a monk wielding a large wooden phallus. Apparently this Bhutanese blessing has proved remarkably successful in promoting fertility.28 Apr 03:58 AM
TravelExercising with the faithful in BhutanBhutan's elderly devout Buddhists don't have to worry about a 30-minute-a-day exercise regime, writes Jill Worrall.21 Apr 03:29 AM
TravelBhutan: Yaks mark the change of seasonThere's a black and white yak with a fluffy tail standing contemplatively under a four-metre-high rhododendron tree.15 Apr 03:28 AM
TravelThere's nowhere like BhutanThe Paro dzong is a whitewashed 17th century fortress - the first courtyard is the secular realm, the second is the domain of the monks.19 Nov 01:00 AM
TravelBhutan: Bringing Swiss cheese to the HimalayasFritz Maurer came to Bhutan from Switzerland more than 40 years ago to make cheese.14 Oct 11:00 PM
TravelBhutan: Wriggling at The Down Under DiscotechThe Down Under Discotech in downtown Jakar hosts the Banga Dance Request and Karaoke Show every weekend.08 Oct 09:30 PM
TravelBhutan: Rafting in the HimalayasOver many years of travel to Bhutan I've walked past Punakha dzong several times, driven past it on even more occasions but yesterday was the first time I've floated past it.08 Oct 04:00 PM
TravelBhutan: Chewing gum change and sledging with arrowsI've just come from an archery tournament - a friendly match that was being fuelled by a generous quantity of beer which, combined with high-tech carbon-fibre bows and arrows being fired down a 145m long range, seems somewhat risky.07 Oct 04:00 PM
