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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.

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Week 5 - Home From Home

A blight on our rucksack in the steamy tropics, our heavy coats were a very welcome sight indeed as they emerged from the depths of the bag at 6 am in Shangri La's frigid bus station. We were welcomed from the overnight sleeper bus from Kunming by a light sprinkling of snow and the familiar dizzying shortness of breath of our mountain home.

And home it was! Back in our old room; having lunch with the Thangka Academy students; dinners with Dakpa, Jeff and Baskar; hiking with Jeff and Sonam; helping out in the office; discussing Dharma with Master Kedrup; doing the rounds of the temples - it was as if the last few months had never happened... Having been on the road for a month, to spend time with our friends in Shangri La was a delight - a real home from home which enabled us to recharge our batteries for the next long haul two day rail crossing from Yunnan through Guangxi and Guangzhou to Xiamen in Fujian.

Once again we thank you all for looking after us, fattening us up and putting us back on our way - we hope to see you all again soon!

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Location:Shangri La, Yunnan, China

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