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According to Eric Weiner's The Geography of Bliss, the happiest countries in the world (by self reporting) are Iceland, Netherlands, Switzerland, India, Qatar, Thailand, and Bhutan, each for very different reasons.
Link to the actual report--skip to page 30 for the actual results.
Also, highly relevant and highly recommended: The Geography of Bliss By Eric Weiner.
Will start by throwing a few into the ring:
The Beach by Alex Garland - While its plot is certainly limited with regard to imitability, it offers a very interesting perspective on the types of people you meet in the more interesting places you'll travel.
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts - A quintessential nonfiction guide for anyone who's considering traveling long term. It's preachy in places, but it'll fire you up to get moving.
Off the Rails in Phnom Penh by Amit Gilboa - You'll see this one being sold by street children in Phnom Penh often, but it's not too hard to find a copy anywhere else. A really great, enjoyable view of expat life in Phnom Penh.
Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac - On the Road is, of course, the standard American road novel, and Jack's most famous, but the Dharma Bums offers a really unique perspective on travel - that of a spiritual nature.
The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner - Another highly enjoyable read by an author who travels to the world's most purported "happy" countries. Great take on the subject area.
Some of my personal favorites (amazon links):
A Fortune Teller Told Me: Earthbound Travels in the Far East, mainly Southeast Asia.
The Geography of Bliss, RTW.
Food-related:
Ant Egg Soup: The Adventures of a Food Tourist in Laos
Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China
Peter Hessler in China:
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
Country Driving
And Peter Mayle's series on Provence.
Oh god, another one that everyone should read just popped into my head: ["The Geography of Bliss"] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Geography-Bliss-Grumps-Happiest/dp/044669889X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383172638&sr=8-1&keywords=the+geography+of+bliss) by Eric Weiner. It will make understand happiness in ways most people don't contemplate. It's a super fun read, the writer has this hilariously sarcastic tone mixed with wonder at some points and it's just really interesting to see the world through his eyes. Basically, the concept of the book is that this reporter, Eric Weiner, read a study about the happiest countries in the world and he wants to investigate what it is EXACTLY that creates happiness so he travels to each of the countries in the "Top Seven Happiest Countries" (or whatever the number was) article and lives there for a while, experiencing the people and the culture and the land of every place he visits. A part of him also wants to prove that these places aren't really the happiest places in the world and their citizens are lyrics, but he doesn't really get to do that :p
The Geography of Bliss
Ordinary Men
Dreamcatcher
I do not qualify but it is a great place. I have friends from Moldova. Checkout the Moldova chapter in http://www.amazon.com/The-Geography-Bliss-Grumps-Happiest/dp/044669889X