note to self: thoughts to be expanded on later

Some questions one can ask while reading Buttertea at Sunrise - A Year in the Bhutan Himalaya (by Britta Das)

• romance vs. reality: for those who take comfort and modernity for granted, buzz words such as "Himalaya", "Tibet" and "Silk Road" have a romantic ring to them.  But to local inhabitants who have nothing to fall back on and no other mode of living to choose from, might they be craving for the very things we want to get away from?
• modernization vs. natural living: we have come a long way to be where we are today, just so that we could get away from it all?  Ideal way of living, striking a balance...