The Dragon Run
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The Dragon Run

Two Canadians, Ten Bhutanese, One Stray Dog

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The Dragon Run

Two Canadians, Ten Bhutanese, One Stray Dog

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About This Book

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.See the book trailer at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-VsWAbTHAQ

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Publisher
The University of Alberta Press
Year
2017
ISBN
9781772123494
Topic
Développement personnel
Subtopic
Voyage

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Map
  7. 1 Lama’s Blessing
  8. 2 Precious Teacher
  9. 3 “Long Distance Dozen”
  10. 4 Birth of an Idea
  11. 5 Royal Sanction
  12. 6 The Longest Climb
  13. 7 Clowns and Phalluses
  14. 8 Death of a Runner
  15. 9 Shabdrung Sheep
  16. 10 Yalama!
  17. 11 Cure for Our Sufferings
  18. 12 Bumpy Road to Wangdi
  19. 13 Tea with Her Majesty
  20. Epilogue
  21. Acknowledgements
  22. Notes
  23. Glossary
  24. About the Author
  25. Other Titles from The University of Alberta Press