Monthly Archives: June 2011

Getting Ready II

In the last couple of days, parts of the Ride team gathered for runs up to Buddha Point, and for rides around Thimphu with Jamyang and Tshewang. Yesterday, a big group of Riders gathered together to clean and fix the … Continue reading

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Two Views

As our taxi driver negotiated the snarling traffic of Kolkata, it started to rain. It is the monsoons after all. Everyone was scurrying about with open umbrellas, handbags, or newspapers over their heads rushing for whatever scarce shelter was available … Continue reading

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Two views

As our taxi driver negotiated the snarling traffic of Kolkata, it started to rain. It is the monsoons after all. Everyone was scurrying about with open umbrellas, handbags, or newspapers over their heads rushing for whatever scarce shelter was available … Continue reading

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Thank You to our Supporters

A big Thank You to all our supporters on Kickstarter. We are inching towards our target, but still have a LONG way to go. So, your support is much appreciated. We are ever hopeful that your support will help us … Continue reading

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Getting ready

As we move ever closer to the rides, we hope to post more pictures of our Bhutanese students training in Bhutan. Prior to the trip we should definitely do Thimphu-Paro once, and Thimphu-Dochula once as part of the training. Here … Continue reading

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Help Success Succeed

Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) may be the key to solving problems related to unemployment and income disparity. And if this can be done through active pursuit of clean businesses, we are in for a win-win situation. For more than … Continue reading

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Be prepared for rain!

This is the monsoon season, and we are going to get some rain for sure. Check out the weather forecast for Thimphu for the next 10 days (mind you, the forecast is not always accurate): Source: The Weather Channel (weather.com) … Continue reading

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Power from prayer flags?

What if your prayer flags sent out your prayers to the wind AND charged your cellphones at the same time? What if your cars ran on chirpine resin and you don’t have to use petrol anymore? What if….? Well, a … Continue reading

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Changing human behavior

Being a carbon negative country, Bhutan’s forests are doing their fair share of sequestration. Citizen movements such as the Voluntary Artists’ Studio, Thimphu (VAST) are taking on the challenge of reforesting whole mountain sides in Thimphu through the Oak Tree … Continue reading

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Go figure

For the next few weeks, we will continue to keep our promo video atop every post, so you will see this for a while. Enjoy! However, coming back to climate change – did you know which countries produce the highest … Continue reading

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