The Kingdom of Bhutan is a landlocked country in Asia, and it is the smallest state located entirely within the Himalaya mountain range. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it is bordered by China and India. Bhutan is a democracy and constitutional monarchy. The Bhutanese monarchy was founded in 1907. It held its first democratic elections in 2008. Bhutanese call their home “Druk Yul,” which means “the Land of the Thunder Dragons,” because of the extremely powerful storms which constantly roar in from the Himalayas. Bhutan is the only country to outlaw tobacco and Plastic bags have been banned since 1999.

Paro, Taktsang Goemba (Tiger’s Nest)

Paro, Taktsang Goemba (Tiger’s Nest)

Paro, National Museum, Ta Dzong

Paro Dzong (aka Rinpung Dzong)

Thimphu, Buddha Dordenma

Paro, bridge, dzong and Ta Dzong

Punakha Dzong

Dochu La Pass, 108 Druk Wangyal Chortens

Chendebji Chorten

Phobjikha Valley, Gangteng Monastery

Around Jakar, Jambay Lhakhang

Lhuntse Dzong

Lhuntse Dzong

Tashi Yangtse, dzong

Tashi Yangtse, Chorten Kora

Tashigang Dzong, practising for a tshechu

Jakar tshechu, school girls washing their sins away

Jakar tshechu, thongdrel unfurling

Jakar tshechu, Guru Tshengye, atsara, Loden Chogse manifestation

Jakar tshechu, Guru Tshengye, Nyima Oezer manifestation

Jakar tshechu, Guru Tshengye, Guru Senge Dradog manifestation

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Jaguar and Land Rover have premiered the cars that will feature in the new James Bond movie Spectre. It celebrated their vehicles appearing in the new Bond adventure. Cars, including the Jaguar C-X75, Range Rover Sport SVR and the iconic Land Rover Defender. The models were first time unveiled at a special reception in Frankfurt to coincide with the Motor Show, with Bond stars Naomie Harris and Bautista in attendance.

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Cuverville Island is a dark, rocky island lying in Errera Channel between Arctowski Peninsula and the northern part of Rongé Island, off the west coast of Graham Land in Antarctica. It hosts a large colony of breeding Gentoo Penguins, as well as a large number of South Polar and Brown Skuas. Antarctica is the world’s coldest continent, the world’s most extreme continent and the world’s southernmost continent.

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One of the biggest events in the 2014 automotive calendar took place in Paris. Land Rover revealed new Discovery Sport premium midsized SUV to the press. The SUV is the first member of what Land Rover describes as the Discovery Family, sort of like the Jetsons or Bunkers but consisting of sport utility vehicles. Jaguar has launched the new XE at the Paris Motor Show. The new Jaguar XE is powered by a range of four and six-cylinder all-aluminium petrol and diesel engines, Prices still start at £27,000 and deliveries will start in May 2015.

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