Contributors

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.

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The Turberfields in Hatyai, Thailand


San San on the Ferry to Koh Samui, Thailand


Coconut Palm Resort, Boh Put Beach, Samui, Thailand


Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand


Reclining Buddha, Wat Pho, Bangkok, Thailand


Grand Palace, Bangkok at sunset


Jon Jon takes a break - Ayutthaya, Thailand


Buddha's head in Bodhi Tree - Ayutthaya, Thailand


Ayutthaya, Thailand


Ayutthaya, Thailand


Ayutthaya, Thailand


Ayutthaya, Thailand


Ayutthaya, Thailand


Ayutthaya, Thailand


Ayutthaya, Thailand


Ayutthaya, Thailand


Ayutthaya, Thailand


Luang Prabang, Laos


Safron robed monks - Luang Prabang, Laos


Bridge over the Mekong - Luang Prabang, Laos


Bridge over the Mekong - Luang Prabang, Laos


Udomxia, Laos


Udomxia, Laos


Udomxia, Laos


Udomxia, Laos


Pu-er Tea


Picking tea in Menghai, Yunnan, China


Tea drying in the sun, Pu-er, Yunnan, China


Pu-er tea


Tea cup...


Breakfast in Shangri-La, Yunnan, China


Breakfast in Shangri-La, Yunnan, China


Breakfast in Shangri-La, Yunnan, China


Dragon gracing the eaves of the Thangka Academy,
Shangri-La, Yunnan, China


Hakka Tuluo, Liulia Village, Yongding, China


Jon Jon explores Liulia Village


Inside a Hakka Tuluo, Liulia Village, Yongding, China


Chinese lanterns...


Inside a Hakka Tuluo, Liulia Village, Yongding, China


A glimpse of Liulia Village from the Tuluo window


Hakka Tuluo, Liulia Village, Yongding, China


Water wheel...


View from our window, Liulia Village, Yongding, China



Michelle in Shanghai


Dave and Jon Jon on Nanjing Road, Shanghai


The Bund, Shanghai


Shanghai at night


Terracotta Warriors, Xian, China


Terracotta Warriors, Xian, China


Terracotta Warriors, Xian, China


Terelj National Park, Mongolia


Mongolian Ger lighting system... simple but effective


San San


Face in rock, Terelj National Park, Mongolia


The Beatles Memorial, Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia


Hiking in the mountains, Shangri La, Yunnan, China


On the ferry to Taiwan


The Rainbow Warrior, birthed in Taiwan


Xiamen, China


Road junction in Shanghai