Full Description
Tony Robinson-Smith, his wife Nadya, and ten Bhutanese college students set out to run 578 kilometres (360 miles) across the Kingdom of Bhutan in the Himalayas. Joined by a stray dog, they slogged over five mountain passes, bathed in ice-clogged streams, ate over log fires, and stopped at every store, restaurant, guesthouse, and dzong to raise money for the Tarayana Foundation. The "Tara-thon" was the first endeavour of its kind and gave 350 village children the chance to go to school. En route, the Long Distance Dozen met a Buddhist lama, a royal prince, a Tibetan renegade, and a matriarch who told them the secret to long life. On arrival in Thimphu, they were decorated by Her Majesty the Queen. In this contemplative memoir, Tony describes Bhutan in rich detail at a transformative period in its history and reflects on tradition, belief, modernization, and happiness.
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Contents
Map
1 Lama's Blessing
2 Precious Teacher
3 "Long Distance Dozen"
4 Birth of an Idea
5 Royal Sanction
6 The Longest Climb
7 Clowns and Phalluses
8 Death of a Runner
9 Shabdrung Sheep
10 Yalama!
11 Cure for Our Sufferings
12 Bumpy Road to Wangdi
13 Tea with Her Majesty
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Notes
Glossary
