Which would you prefer - Gelephu's simplicity or Neom's futuristic dazzle?

One beguiles with its simplicity and spirituality, where elephants saunter past day and night, while the other dazzles as the future on steroids, boasting robo maids and flying cars

The kingdom of Bhutan is planning a “mindfulness city” that will cover some 2.5 per cent of the country — an area larger than Singapore. Plans show the 1,000-square-kilometer city will be built near the town of Gelephu, along Bhutan’s southern border with India. The Gelephu Mindfulness City will serve as an economic hub and gateway for tourists to the rest of the country. Bhutan’s King Jigme Wangchuck said that his country is “not trapped by legacy and can innovate swiftly”. Bhutan’s largest city and capital, Thimphu, is just 26 square kilometres in size — so the new city is