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	<title>Mushypea &#187; Kona</title>
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		<title>Shambhala; The Dark Side</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mushypea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bhutan; Putting the Adventure back in to Adventure Cycling</title>
		<link>http://mushypea.net/blog/index.php/2010/12/mtbbhutan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mushypea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the 8th century, Guru Rinpoche had a fleet of Tigresses to ride all over the Himalayas subduing demons as he went.  In 2010 we&#8217;ve got a sweet bunch of Konas to ride at a secret location 4000m above the Paro Valley.
Bhutan&#8217;s mountain bike scene is still very young but it&#8217;s a growing sport [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sichuan &#8211; the best way to see it, is to ride it.</title>
		<link>http://mushypea.net/blog/index.php/2010/08/sichuan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mushypea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the state of my front disk brake pads.  Two massive descents on the way to Daocheng at 3750 m altitude did this.  Amazingly the pads just kept on going, and going for three agonising days right up until my approach to the town of Daocheng.  I couldn’t believe it, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You got rocks on your head</title>
		<link>http://mushypea.net/blog/index.php/2010/08/tai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mushypea</dc:creator>
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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 &#38; arms are contorted and the constant hum of chanting above the patter of monsoon rains send me adrift.  There is no electricity here, my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;You won&#8217;t find Shambhala on any map&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://mushypea.net/blog/index.php/2010/07/ma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mushypea</dc:creator>
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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 &#8220;Welcome to Shangri-La&#8221;!  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arrived in Lijiang &#8211; time to go!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that no sooner I have arrived, it&#8217;s time to go again &#8211; that&#8217;s life on the road I guess.
Lijiang is a total shock to the senses.  Busy alley ways, hoards of Chinese tourists buying everything from cowboy hats to Yak meat and all manner of trinkets.  Just finding my way through the old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A hidden valley &#8211; but for how long?</title>
		<link>http://mushypea.net/blog/index.php/2010/07/climbing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mushypea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not often I feel sad to leave a place when riding my bike.  Usually I&#8217;m super excited to get cracking but last week I left a beautiful tea horse road node village and felt, well, sad.
I intend to go back in 5 weeks and will write more about it then.  I was lucky enough [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do we get across those mountains then?</title>
		<link>http://mushypea.net/blog/index.php/2010/06/nujian-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mushypea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Grub gets a front end face lift</title>
		<link>http://mushypea.net/blog/index.php/2010/05/fac/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 01:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mushypea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Big thanks to the guys at Favourite Cycles in Manly for helping me get ready for the big ride.  Favourite Cycles have long been a supporter of my trips and their knowledge on all things bikes is astounding!  Leighton took me through replacing a bottom bracket after hours last night, as well as using the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian Geographic sponsor Search for Shambhala</title>
		<link>http://mushypea.net/blog/index.php/2010/05/a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 22:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mushypea</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;m proud to announce that the Australian Geographic Society have come on board for the Search for Shambhala solo mountain bike expedition this year!  The Australian Geographic Society support community, research and adventure projects throughout Australia and overseas and is an invaluable source of knowledge and inspiration.
I applied for a grant from AG late last [...]]]></description>
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