In the land of thunder dragon
(WorldNews India)

Travel tales serene A glimpse of a street in Thimphu. It was a balmy evening in Bengaluru in late October when we decided to spend our New Year’s eve in Bhutan. It was going to be my first journey to a foreign land and we planned to go backpacking across west Bhutan along with a few fellow backpackers whom we met as part of the Bangalore AdvenTurers (BAT) club. It took us almost five hours to reach Phuentsholing from Bagdogra, and we halted for the night in Phuentsholing. After obtaining our permits to visit Paro and Thimphu from the local immigration office next morning, we proceeded to Paro town which was 160 km away. By the time we reached Paro valley, it was night and cold at...