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Pema Dorji

Pema Dorji’s Positive Story

Featuredby Joanna James 2 Comments

I was cycling up Gaden Lam, slow and red-faced, when I met Pema Dorji. He pulled up alongside me on his mountain bike, wearing a gho and bike helmet – […]

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Bhutan, People
Father and son

A day in Myeik

March 10, 2015by Joanna James Leave a comment

U Chit Ko Ko and I had had a busy morning. We had explored Myeik’s main market, U Chit Ko Ko walking ahead and pointing at things (“Burmese shampoo!”, “Big […]

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Burma, People

Mr Book’s Ginger Tea

July 24, 2014by Joanna James 3 Comments

Mr Book suddenly let out a hoot and, leaning closer, pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose with his forefinger. Glancing around to see what had caused the […]

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Food, People
Fishing Village, Dawei

Looking back at Burma

April 27, 2014by Joanna James 3 Comments

Hello there! Remember me, the errant author of this blog? Lovely to see you again, after all this time… I returned to Hong Kong last week after 67 fascinating days […]

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Burma, People

The Ladykiller

March 23, 2014by Joanna James 2 Comments

When Wayne pulled up on his motorbike and asked me where I was going, I’m afraid I sighed inwardly, in anticipation of the conversation ahead. Like most independent travellers, I […]

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Burma, People

Bodhisattva For Sale

January 17, 2014by Joanna James 4 Comments

“Come here”, the cook said, beckoning Chinese-style – her palm facing down and fingers moving together. I followed her behind the grimy sheet that hid the kitchen from the restaurant […]

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People

Golden Worm: A Film

January 9, 2014by Joanna James Leave a comment

“Look! They only have to work for a few months each year – the rest of the time they just relax and get fat…” Dorjee grumbled as we were overtaken […]

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China, People

The Case of the Lost-and-Found Passport

December 8, 2013by Joanna James 5 Comments

{In which my guests and I leave Chengdu on the journey that will take us to Lhasa:} While driving through rush-hour Chengdu bears more than a passing resemblance to piloting a […]

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China, People

Paperwork Pains

December 3, 2013by Joanna James 2 Comments

The post-trip dust of mystery receipts and cryptic notes-to-self (‘It [what?!] starts at 4,650m’  and ‘Watch out for… [illegible scrawl]‘) has finally settled. When I’m leading a journey, the adventure is […]

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China, People, Yakety Yak

Leaving Lhasa

November 25, 2013by Joanna James 2 Comments

We made it! Despite the worryingly high chance of getting snowed in en route, we got all the way from Chengdu to Lhasa – 3,000 kilometres – with only two […]

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China, People

Radio Silence Imminent

November 11, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

All is well in cloudy Chengdu, my guests having thus far braved Chinese domestic flights, temporary driving license applications, and weapons-grade hotpot. Tomorrow the actual hijinks begin… Unlike my adventures […]

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China, People

Freewheeling with Nirwan Moktan

October 27, 2013by Joanna James 1 Comment

On April 1 this year, Nirwan Moktan set off to cycle from Hong Kong to his hometown in Nepal. On his 6,000-kilometre journey home, he passed through many of my […]

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People

Three handsome boys, please.

October 16, 2013by Joanna James 3 Comments

“You know, in Cantonese slang, you can ask for a bowl of rice by asking for a leng jai,” Mr Yak told me years ago, when I was still young and […]

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People, Yakety Yak
Cloves in Jiangcheng Market, Yunnan

A Call to Doctor Ho

October 7, 2013by Joanna James Leave a comment

I recently found myself in the awkward position of having to call someone to ask whether they were still alive or not. The man in question, Doctor Ho, and I […]

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People

Teatime in China

October 2, 2013by Joanna James 2 Comments

Like many British people, I come from a family of tea-drinkers – black tea with milk, please, served after meals or with biscuits and cake. In the past, I’ve tended […]

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Food, People

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