Exploring Bhutan: A Photographic Journey Through the Dragon
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Monday Oct 15, 2012 Wednesday Oct 24, 2012
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Palm Beach Photographic Centre
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Carol Roberts
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Nestled in the heart of the Himalayan Mountains, Bhutan has for centuries remained a mystery to therest of the world. Come with the Palm Beach Photographic Centre, to this land of remarkable climatesand ecosystems for the most extraordinary photographic adventure of your life. Because Bhutan has controlled tourism, allowing under ten thousand outsiders each year, it has been less explored and photographed than most other countries. The local people are unspoiled by the outside world, making them one of the friendliest and warmest cultures you will ever visit. There is a mosaic of different people who continue to live in valleys isolated from one another and from the outside world. The Bhutanese have treasured their natural environment as it is seen as a source of all life and the abode of the gods and spirits. Thimpu, the only world capital without traffic lights. has managed to retainits charming, medieval feel with its brightly painted and elaborately decorated facades. The peopleof Bhutan offer you unbelievable photo opportunities with their colorful dress, music and dancing.When we cross Pele La Pass (11,300 feet), we will be able to view the magnificence of the Himalayanrange. Buddhism has been the predominant religion since the seventh century, and we will be able tophotograph some of the most ancient and precious Buddhist sites in Bumthang and Jakar, and the JakarTsechu festival, one of the kingdom's most famed religious festivals.