India, May 12 -- Ping. Beep. Ping, ping, ping! My phone cried out in anguished alarm as I picked it up for yet another digital indulgence, perhaps for one last time before I decided to shun it for an entire weekend. Shudder!

As a freelance travel writer, more often than not, the lines are always blurred between travel and work. I realised I don't truly take holidays, not with my phone rudely beeping out reminders for my next looming deadline. This time around, after 10 years, I had to come to terms with the fact that I was at the brink of a career-dooming burnout.

Bhutan, the mysterious Himalayan kingdom famed for its Gross National Happiness philosophy, was packed with possibilities for experiencing a serene, digital detox tour. And th...