Married to Bhutan : How One Woman Got Lost, Said I Do, and Found Bliss (Paperback)

from punxsygal

Bhutan is a small country tucked between Tibet and India at the eastern end of the Himalayas. In 1994 Linda Leaming was making a long trip to India and Europe. She added two weeks in Bhutan at the urging of some Bhutanese friends. While she left the country, her heart remained behind in a land th...

from Jaylia3

The memoir Married to Bhutan is a joy to read. It's an earnest, lighthearted, colorful account of leaving the fast-paced, consumption-driven American life behind to live in one of the most isolated and beautiful spots on the planet. Bhutan is most famous because its king promotes Gross National H...

from tjsjohanna

Ms Leaming makes a compelling case for the beauty and appeal of Bhutan. It is obvious that she loves the country and its people and customs. She shares such interesting insights into how people live. She also avoids making a lot of comparisons to the American way of life, although her book makes ...

from lahochstetler

If anyone should ever need proof that some people have a spiritual home, a place where they feel fully comfortable and at peace, they need look no further than Linda Leaming in Bhutan. After a trip to the remote, mountainous country of Bhutan Leaming decided that she had to move there permanently...

from Elpaca

Initially I bought that the Author was a bit self aggrandizing and pretentious. However, she is adventurous, does take risks, enjoys the abandonment of societal norms, and relishes the transformative. Unchanged my mind about her. Good job.