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Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year

Posted on December 20, 2016 by ianburnet

Wishing the happiest of holidays for you and your loved ones. Wishing you the best for the New Year and may all  your stars be aligned during 2017. The Banda Islands of Central Maluku in Eastern Indonesia lie in the … Continue reading →

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Around the fishmarket at Banda Neira

Posted on December 7, 2016 by ianburnet

The fact that on our Seatrek voyages we can sail for 10 days around the Banda Sea from Flores to the Banda Islands and not see another ship tells you how isolated these islands really are. The pristine waters make … Continue reading →

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The Dutch church in Banda Neira (updated)

Posted on November 29, 2016 by ianburnet

The church in Banda Neira was established in the 1600’s to serve the residents of the Dutch colonial occupation of the remote Banda Islands . Behind the building can be seen the summit of the volcano named Gunung Api or … Continue reading →

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UWRF -photos from the ‘Indonesian Trilogy’ event

Posted on November 4, 2016 by ianburnet

From the UWRF Festival Club at Bar Luna. All aboard for an island-hopping adventure through Indonesia with voyager and historian, Ian Burnet. From Java to Timor, he’ll share stories and pictures of this diverse land – from the smoking volcanoes … Continue reading →

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Ubud Writers and Readers Festival – An Indonesian Trilogy

Posted on October 28, 2016 by ianburnet

A large crowd gathered at the Festival Club at Bar Luna on Thursday evening for an island-hopping adventure across Indonesia with voyager and historian Ian Burnet. The moderator, Toni Pollard, interviewed Ian about his three books on Indonesia – Spice … Continue reading →

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Manuk Island – A Bird Sanctuary in the remote Banda Sea

Posted on October 10, 2016 by ianburnet

The last stop on our East Indies Spice Exploration Voyage 2016, before reaching the Banda Islands, is the tiny island of Manuk which is just the tip of a volcano which pokes itself above the Banda Sea.   Manuk is … Continue reading →

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Ian Burnet at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2016

Posted on September 26, 2016 by ianburnet

The 13th UWRF will be held 26–30 October, 2016,  celebrating the theme Tat Tvam Asi or ‘I am you, you are me’. This powerful ideology is crucial to the collective identity of Indonesia – uniting people from incredibly diverse religious, ethnic, cultural and historical backgrounds … Continue reading →

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Chance Encounters of the Indonesian Kind

Posted on September 13, 2016 by ianburnet

We travel from Solo to Blitar by bus while on our 14 day ‘Journey Across Java’ tour. The bus is held up by a colourful street parade in a village as part of the Indonesian Independence Day celebrations. It is … Continue reading →

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Sari Temple in Central Java

Posted on September 8, 2016 by ianburnet

One of the many highlights of our recent ‘Journey Across Java’ was a visit to the Candi Sari temple near Prambanan. It is quite unusual for Javanese temples as it also provided accomodation for the Buddhist monks and served as … Continue reading →

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President Soekarno – The Artist

Posted on August 16, 2016 by ianburnet

In celebration of the 71st Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia the Galleri Nasional is hosting an Exhibition of paintings from the Presidential Palace, collected by Soekarno the first President of Indonesia. Including many famous paintings by Indonesian artists … Continue reading →

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