COMMON Magazine Europe - SPRING 2017

2017 SPRING//COMMON
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAA
Winter (December-February) is fine for
visits to the Paro-Thimpu area of Western
Bhutan, although passes leading to Central
and Eastern Bhutan can be closed by snow.
The days can be warm and sunny, and the
light is superb, but the nights are very cold,
so warm clothing will be essential for any
winter visitors. Summer (June-early
September) is the rainy season.
Although it can rain in Bhutan at any time of
the year and you should always carry an
umbrella, the monsoon deluge in
summertime obscures mountains and
valleys, flooding the narrow roads and
sometimes causing landslides. The areas of
Eastern Bhutan bordering Assam have some
of the highest levels of rainfall in the world,
and the countryside is infested with leeches.
Nonetheless, the cultivated fields and forests
are more verdant at this time than in any
other season.
Where is Bhutan located?
Slightly larger than Switzerland and only
one-third the size of Nepal, the small
kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked country
located in South Asia at the eastern end of
the Himalayas. It is bordered to the north by
China and to the south, east and west by
India.
59