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Kingdom of Bhutan Part 1

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July 14th 2016
Two and a half months into a four month volunteer gig and I'm ecstatic about this experience. This opportunity through Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) has been an anchor point in my round the world trip that I've been looking forward to for over a year. I'll talk about Bhutan in general, of course, but first things first and I want to talk about this volunteer experience since it is the main reas ... read more

Asia » Bhutan » Thimphu

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In 1865, Britain and Bhutan signed the Treaty of Sinchulu, under which Bhutan would receive an annual subsidy in exchange for ceding some border land. Under British influence, a monarchy was set up in 1907; three years later, a treaty was signed wher... ... read more