Personal Journey to Bhutan: Hiking to Tiger's Nest and Exploring the Kingdom's Unique Governance
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Summary
The article is a personal travel narrative about visiting Bhutan, focusing on the author's experience hiking to the Tiger's Nest monastery, arriving via the dangerous Paro airport, and participating in a guided expedition with Edge City Bhutan. The piece explores Bhutan's unique governance experiments including Gross National Happiness, environmental conservation policies, and the country's approach to balancing modernization with cultural preservation.
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I slept the whole way and mercifully missed the landing at one of the world's most dangerous airports—a combination of low visibility, very tall mountains, and a narrow valley where only ~20 pilots are licensed to land.
I didn't do any research before the trip (very unlike me) because this was my first guided trip.
Around 30 people from all over the world joined Edge City Bhutan, an expedition from an organization I hold dear.
Small Himalayan Kingdom, Big Governance Experiments
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