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2025 Trip to Bhutan

Bhutan and the Pursuit of Happiness

October 1, 2025 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

When most countries speak of progress, they point to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Bhutan, the small Himalayan kingdom tucked between…

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Kelsey’s Bhutan Diary

September 29, 2025 Neil Peterson 9 Comments

My daughter Kelsey wrote the following into her diary.  I asked her if it would be OK to share this…

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Prayer Flags in Bhutan

September 28, 2025 Neil Peterson 6 Comments

We stood together on a windswept hillside, my kids and I, staring out at a sea of fluttering colors. Hundreds…

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What Can America Learn from Bhutan?

September 27, 2025 Neil Peterson 7 Comments

  At first glance, the very question seems absurd. What could the United States of America possibly learn from Bhutan—a…

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Bhutan’s Hot Stone Baths: A Healing Tradition

September 26, 2025 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

After two strenuous days of trekking and hiking through Bhutan’s mountains, the three of us decided to reward our tired…

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The Tiger’s Nest: A Pilgrimage of Stone, Spirit, and Struggle

September 25, 2025 Neil Peterson 7 Comments

  When most of the world thinks of Bhutan, a single image comes to mind: a monastery clinging impossibly to…

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Arrows & Joy: Archery, Bhutan’s Soul Sport

September 24, 2025 Neil Peterson 3 Comments

When my son, daughter and I stepped onto the dusty field just outside the village at midday, I felt something…

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Why I Came to Bhutan

September 23, 2025 Neil Peterson 7 Comments

We just arrived in Bhutan yesterday, and I find myself wanting to put down in words why I am here.…

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Neil’s Trips

  • 2025 Trip to Dubai
  • 2025 Trip to Bhutan
  • 2025 Trip to the Netherlands and Denmark
  • 2024 Trip to Alabama
  • 2024 Trip to Costa Rica
  • 2024 Trip to Panama and Colombia
  • Meandering Musings
  • 2023 Martha's Vineyard
  • 2023 Trip to Albania and Montenegro
  • 2023 Trip to Slovenia and Croatia
  • 2023 Trip to Paris
  • 2022 Trip to the American Midwest
  • 2022 Trip to New England USA
  • 2021 Trip to Iceland
  • 2021 Death Valley
  • 2019 Road Trip to Branson, MO and Oklahoma
  • 2019 St. Oswald's Pilgrimage
  • 2019 Trip to Sicily
  • 2018 Trip to West Coast of Vancouver Island BC
  • 2017 Morocco
  • 2017 A Summer in the Desert
  • 2016 Trip to Cuba
  • 2016 Trip to Italy
  • 2015 El Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage
  • 2014 Baja California Trip
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