Pads of eveyrthing are done in triplicate with carbons - even restaurant orders. They re trying to keep Bhutan pure. I think intellectually everybody knows it s a losing long-term proposition, but God bless them just the same. In a lot of ways it is working. Two American guys flew in with us and we only spotted one other westerner the whole first day.
Most men wear the traditional ghos.
Guys walk together with an arm around their buddy s waist. Benevolent, open stares. So few people have stuck Nikons in their faces that they still smileback. Turned out these particular prayer flags were the prayer flags in front of a military base. I scurried down the hill and they didn t follow me.