The Dragon Run: Two Canadians, Ten Bhutanese, One Stray Dog (Wayfarer) - Softcover

Book 9 of 14: Wayfarer

Robinson-Smith, Tony

 
9781772123005: The Dragon Run: Two Canadians, Ten Bhutanese, One Stray Dog (Wayfarer)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1772123005 ISBN 13: 9781772123005
Publisher: University of Alberta Press, 2017

Synopsis

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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About the Author

British by origin, Canadian by marriage, Tony Robinson-Smith chronicled his adventures circling the earth without using aircraft in Back in 6 Years (Goose Lane Editions). Tony now teaches and runs in Fredericton, New Brunswick.

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Publisher
University of Alberta Press
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1772123005
ISBN 13 
9781772123005
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
256