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Note: I wrote this essay many years ago for the Grand Rapids Press guest editorial column and got lots of great feedback so I repost here on DesignDesignations.org sometimes for a New Year’s post. Enjoy. When the big bell in Kyoto rings on New Years Eve, it gongs to erase the...
This is is my last blog post (out of six) about Bhutan, unless I think of something else to write about or maybe I’ll get really lucky and get to go back. I would, actually, like to do that. Two weeks in the Land of the Thunder Dragon was great, but it simply wasn’t […]
What a visual treat to travel in a country where everyone looks like they are in a folk costume headed to a festival. In Bhutan, the National Dress is the norm and “formal” National attire is required in the Dzongs. There’s no such thing as casual Friday. So, what does this mean?...
I’ve had a lot of people ask me to tell them about my recent trip to Bhutan. It’s very tempting to respond with “It was interesting” or “I had a great time.” Instead, I like to answer the question with something specific about the country that will stick in their minds. What sticks in...
I can’t tell you how many times the thought, “This feels like being in the middle of the pages of National Geography Magazine” popped into my head when I was in Bhutan. Then I’d pinch myself and say, “I’m really here.” I was lucky and had a chance to go to Bhutan […]
The photo above speaks a lot to me about Bhutan, a very small country in the Himalayas. I was fortunate to be able to visit Bhutan in March (2015) on a tour organized by GeoEx. The photo which I call the Monk and the Hipster is a meshing of the old and the new that […]
by Liz Margulus, guest blogger Photos by Liz and Mike Margulus My husband, Mike, and I have been very fortunate. We’ve traveled extensively in the U.S. (primarily out west) and internationally. While we don’t indulge in travel luxuries, we have been privileged to see some beautiful...
Note: every year I like to “repost” this blog about a Memorable New Year’s Eve. Enjoy When the big bell in Kyoto rings on New Years Eve, it gongs to erase the 108 worldly desires man is born with. For me, it rang to mark a new phase in my role as a mother. […]
India….by Guest Blogger, Brooke Cornetet Holy cow. Literally holy cow, right in the middle of the constant blaring horn heavy traffic in the North of India. India is one of the most unique countries I have ever been to. Your five senses all come to life at once in ways you would have never...
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger Tucked in on the peninsula of Southeast Asia, between Vietnam and Thailand and underneath Laos, Cambodia persists. Its history, both long and near-term, was horrific until very recently. If you saw the film, “The Killing Fields,” released in 1984, you remember...