Thika Travel Speakers’ Academy: The Story Of Dr. Philip Stander For months, Joost – owner of Thika Travel and board member of Thika Foundation – had been talking about the unique man he wanted to invite to The Netherlands for a lecture. He meant Dr. Philip Stander, or ‘Flip’ for friends and family. March came […]

Children of the Himalaya As one of her key projects for 2018 the Thika Foundation sponsors the Monastery Project of the Snow Leopard Conservancy (SLC). That project is up and running en we have high expectations for it. It focuses on teaching the teachers, the Buddhist monks, that form such an important part of Ladakhi […]

Trip to Snow Leopard Conservancy Ladakh in winter is a special experience. In summer, Ladakh already has a rough and barren landscape, but there still is some green to be found. In winter the green disappears, the trees are bare and pale in colour and the many shrubs and bushes are yellow and dry. And […]