In "The Geography of Bliss," Eric Weiner, a former foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, decides to embark on a journey that will allow him to discover the happiest people and places on earth. He begins his travels in the Netherlands at the World Database of Happiness--yes, such a place does exist!--where he dives into piles of revelatory quantitative happiness studies.
From the Netherlands he travels to Switzerland, Bhutan, Qatar, Iceland, Moldova, Thailand, Great Britain, and finally back to America. A couple of these destinations turn out to be blatantly unhappy places, but he has reasons for including them in his study. Overall, this book provides the reader with an introspective look into Weiner's personality, as his writing undoubtedly includes a strong subjective element.
Have you read this book? If so, what did you think? What place do you believe to be the happiest on earth?
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