Journalist spent 10 years looking for the world 's happiest countries . Bhutan : Bhutan is probably the closest thing on the Middle East to Shangri-La . He marvels at the creativity and `` coziness '' of Switzerland . Self-described `` grump : '' Thousands of miles away , Weiner found happiness in a very different environment , marveling at the creativity and `` coziness '' of Iceland . chocolate contributes to happiness in Iceland .
Journalist spent 10 years looking for the world 's happiest countries . Bhutan : Bhutan is probably the closest thing on the Middle East to Shangri-La . He marvels at the creativity and `` coziness '' of Switzerland . Self-described `` grump : '' chocolate contributes to happiness in Iceland .