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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.

Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Week 2 - Thailand to Lao

Made it to Samui just in time for a Thai public holiday combined with the full moon party - the place was going berserk! One night in Chewang was a little too long, moved to Coconut Calm on Bo Phut beach which may perhaps have been calm some other time... Squeezing four of us on one double bed in the only room available, with Jon's starfish sleeping style, was a tad tricky so we spent the last two nights at Charlee Villa - a much quieter, simpler and cheaper place (with two beds) at the "dark" end of the beach (much more to our liking....).

With the kids sporting golden tans, we head off on the overnight bus to the madness of Koh San Road in Bangkok. The beach is done.... Ailments to date:

- cut foot (John on a steel bar hidden in the sand)
- cut arm (San slipping on the rocks at the end of the beach)
- cold (Michelle)
- blistered toes (Dave running 7k barefoot on the beach)
- skin rash (San on legs and Dave on body and right arm, possibly some kind of sea lurgy but who knows)
- various levels of sunburn (everyone)

Not too bad so far....


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Location:Koh Samui, Thailand

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