Grand Canyon North Rim Explorations and Christmas off Route 66 with the Family — Sophia Kim Travels

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Sep 27 Grand Canyon North Rim Explorations and Christmas off Route 66 with the Family

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A huge THANK YOU to everyone who reached out to me from my last post! My heart is so full from the immense amount of love poured out from all over the world. It seriously blows my mind, how far my stories and pictures have reached out to the world an

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The first sight of Tiger’s Nest, also known as Paro Takstang, was so epic! After almost two days of hiking up the steep cliff sides 3800m and suffering terrible altitude sickness, we finally caught our first glimpse of Bhutan’s postcard p

After a full day hiking up 12,500 feet to Bumdra camp site, we were exhausted! When we got to the camp, it was easy to stop there and take my boots off, but there was another peak to climb... my body was telling me HELL NO, but my heart was telling m

Trekking in Bhutan, the thinning air to the top had me and my friends gasping for air during our hike (also because we were all so out of shape lol 😂), but the views of the never ending layered mountains, changing colors of the trees, and cliff side

Within my time in Bhutan, I definitely wanted to hike some mountains, so I dragged all my friends up to join in. I’m not the best hiker, but I 100% understand that there is a mysterious power of healing being in nature. Something about the fres

Bhutan, immersed and surrounded by the Himalayas, has been relatively isolated, thus raw and untouched to the outside world. Spirituality is embedded in the culture and everyday life meaning Bhutan is one of the few places in the world where you can

Punakha Dzong is one of the most famous sites to see in Western Bhutan. It is absolutely massive in physical size, as the impressive old capital of the country, but what I loved the most was the elaborate painted gold, black, and red details found th

One thing I love to find while traveling are different types of doors with hand carved detailing and century old layers of various colors and decoration. Punakha Dzong had an endless amount of beautiful gold detailed doors with so much history to the

After our hike in the breathtaking mountains, our next stop was Punakah Dzong, but we got stuck because the only road up/down to the Main Street was blocked by a bus with brakes that stopped working before it flew right off a cliff, It what a miracle

After a fantastic morning breakfast, we drove down the valley to hike up to Khamsum Yulley Namgyal Chorten. Today was Nuhi, or the actual new year day for Bhutan, thus many locals, including all the school children excitedly screamed “Happy New

I seriously never thought my day would get better after experiencing this view, but being served breakfast here was literally the cherry on top. Dhurma Farm Resort is a family business that serves fresh fruit and vegetables straight from their garden

There have been so many moments where the beauty of the world left my speechless. This morning in Bhutan with this view of the morning fog immersing the Punakha Dzong, surrounded by mountains was one of those days. It was one of those special moments

The night before, we took narrow, steep roads up the mountainside shooing donkeys off the road, while bouncing up and down in the car to Dhurma Farm Resort. It was too dark to see outside, but we knew the journey up would be worth it. I am absolutely

My recent posts have been focused on the locals I’ve met because my most favorite thing of travel is deeply understanding the people living in the country I am visiting - seeing what life is like in their shoes, shopping at the same markets, ea

Do you know about the Divine Madman? He used bizarre, unorthodox Bhuddism teachings in which his “magic thunderbolt of wisdom” warded off demons. Now the image of a phallus (an erect penis) is seen as a way to drive evil spirits, so there

On the road from Thimphu to Punakha is the stunning Dochula Pass at 3,150m. These ornate stupas/chortens were built to commemorate the lost lives and the victory between Bhutanese and Assamese insurgents from India. In comparison to the hardships an

Bhutan is considered the happiest countries in the world. The locals were so inviting, warm, and always smiling as we immersed among their daily life routines, witnessing their prayers, sharing meals together, playing hide and seek with little kiddos

After months of hardships, I went to Bhutan as a break away from everyday life, to do something for me. The giant Buddha in Thimphu has a long, steep staircase up, and I was struggling to breathe the thin air as I hiked up the long stairs, but as we

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