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About ianburnet

Author of the book, Spice Islands. Which tells the History, Romance and Adventure of the spice trade from the Moluccas in Eastern Indonesia over a period of 2000 years. Author of the book, East Indies.Which tells the history of the struggle between the Portuguese Crown, the Dutch East India Company and the English East India Company for supremacy in the Eastern Seas. Author of the book 'Archipelago - A Journey Across Indonesia'. Author of the book 'Where Australia Collides with Asia' Author of the book 'The Tasman Map'. Author of the book 'Eastern Voyages'.

Spice Islands Sailing Adventure 2012 — Ternate and Tidore

Posted on March 20, 2013 by ianburnet

http://www.ianburnetbooks.com Sailing north along the Patinti Strait between Halmahera and the offshore islands, we crossed the equator that night and ‘surprise, surprise’, King Neptune emerged from the depths of the Molucca Sea to anoint his subjects. Toni and Cathy even … Continue reading →

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Spice Islands Sailing Adventure 2012 — Obliatu Island

Posted on March 18, 2013 by ianburnet

http://www.ianburnetbooks.com We reached the small island of Obilatu which lies north-east of Obi at sunrise. The vista of thousands of clove trees growing up the side the mountain was amazing. Ian Hemphill (Herbies Spices) and Ian Burnet (Spice Islands) are … Continue reading →

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Spice Islands Sailing Adventure 2012 — Manipa Island

Posted on March 14, 2013 by ianburnet

The waters of the Eastern Indonesian Archipelago are some of the clearest in the world, and are perfect for diving and snorkeling. Our program most days was to explore the islands in the morning, back to the boat for a … Continue reading →

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Spice Islands Sailing Adventure 2012 – The Lease (lay-ar-say) Islands

Posted on January 29, 2013 by ianburnet

We said farewell the beautiful Banda islands this afternoon in spectacular style, accompanied by a traditional war canoe, a kora-kora, rowed by 20 bare-chested men to the rhythm of gong and drum,  as we sailed out through the Sonnegat, called … Continue reading →

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Spice Islands Sailing Adventure 2012 — The Banda Islands

Posted on January 3, 2013 by ianburnet

November 21, 2012 we joined the Ombak Putih owned by SeaTrekBali, in Ambon harbour. A traditional Indonesian sailing vessel except for the en suite bathrooms and air conditioned cabins! We were a group of 23 interested and interesting people all … Continue reading →

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