Shambhala; The Dark Side
Over the past two months, there have been many twists in the Shambhala ride. Each time a new piece of information is uncovered, more and more questions seem to crop up. What has become clear is that there is a disturbingly dark side to this mythical paradise in the Himalayas.
When I started this trip, I [...]
You got rocks on your head
All is not quiet in one monastery hidden from view high up in the forested mountains of Yunnan. The sound of cracking can be heard as spines are stretched, legs & arms are contorted and the constant hum of chanting above the patter of monsoon rains send me adrift. There is no electricity here, my [...]
“You won’t find Shambhala on any map”
And so I set off to find more clues on my quest to learn more about Shambhala. I ride north west from Lijiang and make my way to the beautiful Lugu lake before crossing over to Sichuan province. After two days riding in heavy rain I find a sign which says “Welcome to Shangri-La”! I [...]
How do we get across those mountains then?
Tim was worried that if we were left out here for the night, we would surely perish, Andy was pretty quiet and I began to really feel the cold. 45 minutes went by and still nothing. I was starting to shiver now and I was beginning to come around to Tim’s thinking.
