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This blog follows the travels of the Turberfield family as they drop out of the normal busyness of corporate life to explore the ancient art of Tibetan Thangka, the dusty mountaintop temples of the eastern edge of the Tibetan plateau and travel overland from Singapore to England.

Offering to The Spiritual Guide in a lofty gompa perched above the natural fort of Dongwan valley, weekly trips to Shangri La's unpredictable shower rooms, keeping the cows out of the bins, scaling sacred Mount Shika, haggling for pu-er in the tea markets of Kunming and the nightly wonder of the milky way - possibly as far as it's possible to get from the subway at rush hour....

The main contributors are Michelle (also widely known as "The Boss") and David with bits and pieces from San San and Jon Jon. We hope you enjoy and look forward to your comments.

Friday, 5 November 2010

Altitude sickness

In the mid of trying to make our little room feel like a mongolian tent, we had forgotten that we are in high altitude!

We did everything that were opposite to the advises given by the great mighty virtual space.

Rest and to take easy is essential as our body need time to adjust to the thinner oxygen. It is not a good idea to try to do too much in the first few days.

Well - we forgotten! To top it off, we forgot to drink plenty of liquid.

Naturally, we developed shortness of breath if we over-exert our body. The body resume to normality once we slow down. San developed dizziness and nausea on the first day. Both of the children were restless and tired on the first day. But they rested and recovered quickly.

However, Dave and I did not take care and we continue to keep busy.

Headache is what come next, intense and long-lasting. It would not clear even when we took some painkiller. We started to pay attention to what our body is telling us. Even then it still took a couple of days to return to normal.

If it got any more worse, I would have an excuse to buy a can of oxygen. Something that I have been wanting to experience. Ha!
Michminster





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