Bhutan's isolated Himalayan valleys and Tibetan Buddhist culture offer a journey into an ancient world.\n\nFew countries in the world inspire deeper reflection on the meaning of life and the pursuit of happiness than the tiny Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. It was Bhutan's King Jigme Singye Wangchuck who announced to the world that his country would abandon the materialistic metric of gross national product (GNP) as a measure of development success