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UBUD WRITERS AND READERS FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAM

Posted on August 14, 2013 by ianburnet

I am looking forward to the whole vibe of the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, meeting interesting people, and attending some really interesting writer talks and events, including those below ACROSS THE SPICE ISLANDS Sunday October 13 — 9 to … Continue reading →

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East of India – Forgotten trade with Australia

Posted on July 25, 2013 by ianburnet

A reminder to those in or near Sydney that the current exhibition – East of India- Forgotten Trade with Australia, at the Australian National Maritime Museum will end early on August 18. I had hoped that the book ‘East Indies’ … Continue reading →

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Ian Burnet Books

Posted on July 15, 2013 by ianburnet

The ianburnetbooks website has been up for a while, but I forgot to tell everybody how easy it is to create your own website with Squarespace. If you can type and copy/past then you can add text, photos, video and … Continue reading →

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‘East Indies’ goes to press

Posted on June 25, 2013 by ianburnet

After 5 years of research, writing and rewriting, the next book ‘East Indies’ has gone to the printers and is due back towards the end of August. It is in the same hardcover format as ‘Spice Islands’ with 224 pages … Continue reading →

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Spice Discovery 2013 — your ‘Voyage of a Lifetime’

Posted on May 28, 2013 by ianburnet

SeaTrek wins National Geographic “50 Tours of a Lifetime” award The SeaTrek team is delighted that National Geographic Traveler has selected one of our adventure cruises to include in their “50 Tours of a Lifetime” featured in their May 2013 … Continue reading →

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Spice Islands Sailing Adventure 2012 – Herbies TV

Posted on April 9, 2013 by ianburnet

In November 2012, ‘Herbie’ and Liz Hemphill the owners of Herbie’s Spices and Ian Burnet the author of the book Spice Islands, together with 20 other like minded individuals voyaged around Maluku and the Spice Islands of the Indonesian archipelago … Continue reading →

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Spice Discovery October 2013 Ambon-Banda-Ternate with Ian Burnet

Posted on April 2, 2013 by ianburnet

“…. I would dream of the fabled Spice Islands. Images of palm-fringed tropical islands backed by towering volcanoes filled my imagination and I saw myself arriving at the sandy shore by sailing boat, like the explorers, adventurers, traders that had … Continue reading →

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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 — 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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