Gross National Happiness

A measurement that the 4th King of Bhutan introduced and which implies that sustainable development should take a holistic approach towards notions of progress and give equal importance to non-economic aspects of wellbeing. For the most part, that seems to be the case here.


And what better way to illustrate the concept than this little girl, don't you think? :)


We returned to Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, where we'll stay for the next three days to attend the annual fall festival. It's the largest of its kind and our very dedicated guide, Karma, will get up at 4am to go 'reserve' seats for our group in the arena where the dancing will take place. Gotta love the guy :)