Heartlands: Travels in the Tibetan World

by Michael Buckley

Buckley embarked on this trip to come to grips with Tibetan ways. His travels took him throughout the Tibetan Plateau, including Ladakh and Bhutan. He met questionable new agers, dissident monks and the Dalai Lama, and encountered giant phalluses and stuffed kangeroos.

Genres: Travel

317 pages, Paperback

First published August 15, 2002

About the author

Michael Buckley is a traveler and travel guide. He lives in Canada and specializes in Tibet and the Himalayas.

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Reviews

[Kate]

It's getting to be a bit out of date as so much more has happened since he wrote the book but it is still a good source of information, particularly on Tibet.