Like an improbable mirage from a James Bond movie, the Tiger’s Nest hangs off a sheer cliffside drop, nestled among green foliage, 10,000 feet above sea level. But there’s no espionage here, in the ...
From below, the ascent to the Taktsang Monastry, seemingly perched in a precarious spot on the face of a cliff, is daunting. Standing 3,120m above sea level and almost 1km above the Paro Valley floor ...
First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. The first time I hiked up to Paro Taktsang, the Tiger’s Nest Monastery that ...
The Tiger's Nest Monastery, or Paro Taktsang, is one of Bhutan's most iconic landmarks. It is also among the most sacred sites in the Himalayan region. Huma Qureshi recently undertook the hike to this ...
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrive at Paro Taktsang, the Tiger’s Nest monastery which dates to 1692 (Picture: Alan Davidson/Silverline) Strolling hand in hand, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge ...
Tiger's Nest, more properly known as Taktsang Palphug Monastery or Paro Taktsang, is the most well-known of the many pit-stops Guru Padmasambhava made while going about Bhutan spreading the word of ...
There’s so much to see and do in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. We have the list to get you started There’s so much to see and do in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan. We have the list to get you ...
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