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A bestselling author travels through the forbidden kingdom of Bhutan.

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Bhutan is a remote kingdom in the Himalayas, isolated from the outside world for three centuries. The western part has been opened to limited tourism, but the eastern part remains closed. Katie Hickman is one of only a handful of foreigners ever to penetrate these eastern lands. Her trip to Bhutan with photographer Tom Owen Edmunds took a year to set up. They journeyed from the capital Thimphu in the west to the easternmost borderlands and the remote mountain-top retreat of the barbarous Bragpa people. They lived as Bhutanese, and met merchants, abbots, wandering priests, lamas, hermits, a reincarnation of the Buddha and a sorceress. Katie Hickman's account contains all the unexpected and humorous aspects of travel, but, above all, it is about the people of Bhutan.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   10 of 10 people found the following review helpful: Travel vision, 3 Nov 2003 By  J. Howarth "anon" (uk) - See all my reviews    This review is from: Dreams of the Peaceful Dragon: Journey into Bhutan (Paperback) By chance, I picked up this book inside a huge tent filled with all kinds of literature and just flicked open the first few pages. That's all it took to become totally captivated by this journey into the strange unknown world that seems like fiction. My friends asked, after reading the back, "Is it fiction?", so intriguing and strange are the contents of Katie Hickmans journalistic diaries. This book is worth getting for anyone who has the vaguist interest in other cultures, or for anyone who needs their faith re-establishing in the peculiarity and individuality of humanity.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   4 of 6 people found the following review helpful: an excellent insight, 11 Nov 2003 By  "deathzalwayz" - See all my reviews i've never been to Bhutan, and my knowledge of it, was very little until I read this book, I found it to be very informative and interesting, giving a real insight in to the country and its culture. really fun and exciting at times. very good, drags on at parts I felt, but generally excellent  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 2 customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews