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In the summer of 2011 I travelled by train from London to Beijing via Moscow, Irkutsk and numerous other places. Having seen it in the summer, I then decided to repeat part of the journey in the dead of winter, a highlight of which was a walk on the solid ice of Baikal, the world’s… Continue reading Moscow Honey – author notes

I visited Croatia in 1993 when the war was approaching an end, but the Serb front line was still close to Zadar. I was struck by the frequent sight of one house in a whole street bombed to destruction, the homes of Serbs who before the war had lived side by side with Croats as… Continue reading Crusaders – author notes

Blood and Silk by Michael Vatikiotis is a great overview of South East Asia and its challenges from a journalist and mediator who has made the region his home for over 30 years. 472 Days by Bob East is the story of the kidnap of Australian Warren Rodwell by Filipino Islamist fighters in 2011-2013, and… Continue reading Trade Winds – author notes

A few notes on the background to Reborn, including the “real” Panchen Lama…