Bhutan is an isolated country in Southeast Asia, located in the Eastern Himalayas. Bhutan is a mysterious country that appears to exist in a parallel universe. Many people find it enchanting, as if it comes right out of a storybook. Bhutan is the world’s only carbon-negative country, meaning it generates greater oxygen than what it consumes. It emits approximately 2.2 million tons of carbon dioxide per year, but it’s woods absorb three times that much, resulting in a carbon sink.

Bhutan, a Buddhist kingdom on the Himalayas’ eastern edge, is known for its monasteries, fortresses (or dzongs) and dramatic landscapes that range from subtropical plains to steep mountains and valleys. In the High Himalayas, peaks such as 7,326m Jomolhari are popular trekking destinations. Paro Taktsang monastery (also known as Tiger’s Nest) clings to cliffs above the forested Paro Valley. Capital: Thimphu

Paro Taktsang is a monastery, or place of Buddhist worship, that houses and is run by monks. Also called the Tiger's Nest Monastery, it is located in the mountains of Bhutan at 10,000 feet above sea level.