Crossing Bhutan
A human-powered journey through the land of gross national happiness
2016 · 1h · N/A Documentary
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Crossing Bhutan
Overview
Bhutan is known as the last Himalayan Buddhist Kingdom and one of the happiest places on earth. 'Crossing Bhutan' tells the story of four veteran athletes and their journey to explore Bhutan’s enigmatic policy of Gross National Happiness by making the first 485-mile, border-to-border crossing of this isolated kingdom entirely by foot and bike.
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