Every August, a certain kind of enthusiast gathers in Bhutan. They arrive to be educated, to be entertained, to do a little hunting... and then a lot of eating. The hunting doesn’t require a weapon, by the way... just a basket. The Matsutake Mushroom Festival, named after the species of mushrooms very popular in Japan, is an annual tribute to the dozens of varieties of edible fungus that grow in Bhutan. They’re not all edible, of course, which is why the festival provides lots of displays and...
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Every August, a certain kind of enthusiast gathers in Bhutan. They arrive to be educated, to be entertained, to do a little hunting... and then a lot of eating. The hunting doesn’t require a weapon, by the way... just a basket. The Matsutake Mushroom Festival, named after the species of mushrooms very popular in Japan, is an annual tribute to the dozens of varieties of edible fungus that grow in Bhutan. They’re not all edible, of course, which is why the festival provides lots of displays and...
Mountains are among the earth's most spiritual realms. Simultaneously inspiring and forbidding, snowcapped peaks, windswept ridges, open alpine expanses, and blue-ice crevasses speak to us, stripping us of everyday concerns and reminding us what it is to be human.This is why we fell in love with trekking, and why we worked hard to gain access to every trek route within Bhutan and then to a whole host of other off-limits mountain areas. orroh continues to pioneer exhilarating routes to some of...
Splendor of Travel in Bhutan
Every August, a certain kind of enthusiast gathers in Bhutan. They arrive to be educated, to be entertained, to do a little hunting... and then a lot of eating. The hunting doesn’t require a weapon, by the way... just a basket. The Matsutake Mushroom Festival, named after the species of mushrooms very popular in Japan, is an annual tribute to the dozens of varieties of edible fungus that grow in Bhutan. They’re not all edible, of course, which is why the festival provides lots of displays and...
