Travel reveals many layered encounters, I’m no longer surprised to see women still doing the bulk of labor in the less mechanized world.
Potato Farmer in Bhutan
Carrying firewood and daily drinking water seems to be a common chore. Minding children while tending vegetable gardens, farmers markets or feeding livestock is a typical task. Girls learn early on that they are contributors to keeping a home intact.
Bhutan at Farmers Market
Bhutan child at farmers market
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Daily Prayer Bhutan
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Bhutan Nomad woman selling beads
Bhutan revealed a remarkable panorama of striking women in native dress involved in everyday responsibilities. Women in the 1980s played a significant role in the agricultural work force, where they outnumbered men, who were leaving for the service sector and other urban industrial and commercial activities. In the mid-1980s, 95 percent of all Bhutanese women from the ages of fifteen to sixty-four years were involved in agricultural work, compared with only 78 percent of men in the same age range. In 1981, the government founded the National Women’s Association of Bhutan, primarily to improve the socioeconomic status of women, particularly those in rural areas.
Hay baskets to livestock
Hay baskets to livestock
Hay baskets to livestock
Bhutan baby basket, going to feed her cows
Nomad woman selling Yak pashminas along the roadside
For a photo bug, a four-basket day was the ultimate in a photo journal!
There aren’t enough superlatives to fully and accurately describe the staggering natural beauty of the Maldives. Nothing prepared me for the beauty of the Maldives, the diving and snorkeling are exceptional, fish to table meals, scrumptious spas, it’s a distance, but beyond worth it! I stayed for two weeks and could have easily lounged/snorkeled for an additional week!
Four Seasons Kuda Huraa Resort MaldivesFour Seasons Kuda Huraa Resort MaldivesSnorkel or dive- this little guy was was in barely 4 feet of water right in front of my beach villa, manta rays hover in deeper seas, turtles may come in close for a peek at your mask!Ancient Bhutan Kingdom
Brilliant blue skies at dizzying altitudes in the ancient Kingdom of Bhutan, explored village by village with Amankora Resorts. Amankora has five lodges spread through the Kingdom and each lodge is a subtle suggestion of the white walled Dzongs. The Bhutanese architecture is very colorful and replicated in farmhouses, temples and local shops. Amankora has kept it clean and simple, why try to compete with the majesty of the Himalayas, the bedecked local homes and the elaborately painted Temples. See my glorious posts on Bhutan https://www.gwenbooks.com/2019/02/amankora-bhutan-2-by-2/; https://www.gwenbooks.com/2019/01/amankora-bhutan/
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Laucula Island Resort, Fiji
New Zealand and Australia offer summer warmth when we are chilly. Argentina wine tasting, it’s hot there! Spin the globe, follow the sun!
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