“The outside world’s reactions to Bhutan tend to swing between two extremes – it is perceived either as a paradise or a country trapped in a time warp. Neither image is true. But it is true that Bhutan is like no other place in the world. Its spectacular natural beauty and pristine environment, its fabulous architecture and living spiritual culture, and its wise kings whose unique philosophy of governance measures the country’s progress and development not by its gross domestic product (GDP) but its gross national happiness (GNH) – this is the stuff of which legends, and romantic flights of fancy, are born.” – Queen Majesty of Bhutan