A Baby in a Backpack to Bhutan : An Australian Family in the Land of the Thunder Dragon

When novelist and former editor Bunty Avieson's husband found his work led him to India and the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, Bunty decided to take her young baby and travel with him. This resulting travel narrative outlines the joys and horrors of travelling in the developing world with a small child. Front Cover ......Page 1 Contents......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 10 Map of Bhutan ......Page 11 Prologue......Page 12 1 - A New Life......Page 14 2 - Two Becomes Three......Page 28 3 - The Muncles......Page 37 4 - Men of Magic......Page 60 5 - The House of Many Mothers......Page 76 6 - Oh Glorious Luminosity......Page 90 7 - The Beast and the Oracle......Page 106 8 - Lady Muck......Page 116 9 - Yak, Yak, Yak......Page 130 10 - The Talk of Thimphu......Page 140 11 - Twelve Eminent Men......Page 154 12 - The Wrap Party......Page 173 13 - Leather Stew......Page 188 14 - A Very Special Lady......Page 196 15 - Back for More Yak......Page 212 16 - Farewell......Page 235 Further reading......Page 239 This next installment of Bettina's short stories introduces more of her friends and explores even more ways to have fun as a couple - or a group ..