– by Ambrose Bittner, Founder of Red Lantern Journeys
I’m very sad to share the news that one of the oldest monuments in Bhutan, the Wangduephodrang Dzong, in the Wangdue district in Bhutan succumbed to a devastating fire on 24th of June, 2012. It was over 400 years old, having been built in 1638 by Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyel, it was the third oldest dzong in [...]
China has reopened Tibet to foreign tourists, but with restrictions on some nationalities and maintaining the recently implemented minimum group size requirement. The nationalities that are still not allowed to enter Tibet include the United Kingdom, Norway, Austria, and South Korea. Here’s a link to more info on the Tibetan Review web site. These policies [...]
Vegetarians and vegans planning a trip to Asia will find Teresa Bergen’s travel guide a helpful resource. The ebook is thoroughly updated from the long ago guide Bergen first put out in 1994. Vegetarian Asia Travel Guide covers 23 countries. Each chapter starts with a snapshot of the current state of vegetarianism and animal welfare [...]
We’ve gotten word of another closure of Tibet to foreign nationals effective immediately. This comes after two monks self-immolated themselves in Lhasa last week. Within the last month, Chinese authorities had restricted entry into Tibet to groups of 5 or more and everyone had to be of the same nationality and traveling on the same [...]
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