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Rob with the entertainers

Leaving the Middle Kingdom

July 18th 2010
On our last day in Shangri La we awoke to the sound of Buddhist monks chanting - om ra hari om… om ra hari om … - with temple bells and horns breaking the morning serenity. From our hostel room window we could see the huge automated prayer wheel in the hillside temple complex spinning faster than usual as it reflected the early morning sun. As it turned out, this was a special day (although ... read more
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Welcome to Robert and Donna's 2011 travelblog! We are back on the road again will be updating our blog over the next few months or so while we are travelling once again throughout SE Asia, China, Sri Lanka and Taiwan. We left on 3 May and return at the end of September. We will be using this blog to keep our family and friends updated on our travels - hopefully with plenty of pics added. You will be notified by e-mail when we have updated our blog and we will enjoy receiving your comments and messages. Hope you enjoy.... full info
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