natgeotravel | INSTAGRAM | APR 14

I am headed to Bhutan this week to lead my eighth trip to the region for National Geographic Expeditions! Until recently it was not only tradition but a law that everyone in the Thunder Dragon Kingdom wore the traditional gho robe and argyle socks that this young Buddhist monk is wearing. This monk has just finished a ceremony in the magnificently renovated Punakha monastery, or Dzong. ..... #alisonwright #natgeoexpeditions #phototour #natgeo #natgeotravel #natgeocreative #bhutan #monk #buddhist #facetoface #portrait