It is always wonderful to take a peak at our Gadling Photo Pool and discover the fantastic work of a new contributor such as Bluepeak, whom we honor for the second day in a row with our Photo of the Day award. The talented photographer has some simply amazing images at his Flickr site from Bhutan, Canada, and Mongolia.
Today's shot comes from the far off kingdom of Bhutan where something as simple as a tent becomes an object of fascination for a group of kids in the Himalayas. I just love the looks on their faces. And check out that mountain in the back!
And you thought the last Harry Potter opus was large. Well, guess again. 
It's been a whle since we did a post on one of the most interesting countries on the globe. The Times Sunday travel section has an article on the allure of Bhutan which has recently eclipsed Cambodia as the Asia destination du jour. And why not? I love Cambodia, but man, is can get hot there. Especially around Angkor in the summertime. Whew. And so instead, hit the high road and go up to the atmosphere, up where the air is clear, oh let's go...to Bhutan!
The article hails Bhutan as the place to go "in search of a spiritual journey, a hiking adventure - or just a chance to experience a place before the rest of the world gets there". Me, I'd go in a heartbeat. Just hand me a ticket and I'm off.
This nice New York Times interactive narrated by Times' Travel Editor Stuart Emmrich lists the top places to go this year. Bhutan is near the top of the list, and is recommended in part (aside from being amazingly beautiful) because the country restricts the number of people who can come into the country...something largely unheard of other places.
Los Cabos in Mexico is big, as are dude ranches in Montana. Virgin, of Richard Branson fame, has got safaris in South Africa where you can give your digital camera a workout. And for budget-minded folks who want to avoid the sticker shock of places like Paris, Slovenia is the new Prague. All the recs are pretty solid, I think, and I added a couple, particularly Slovenia to my personal list for the year.
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