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Tag Archives: java
Jan Poortenaar – An Artist in Java
When first we conceived the plan of spending an undefined period in that “Somewhere East of Suez” , where the tropical East stretches an arm of land three thousand miles long towards Australia, we did it with the light-hearted cheerfulness … Continue reading
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Tagged dutch east indies, Geertruida van Vladeracken-Poortenaar, ian burnet, jan poortenaar, java
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Bill Dalton’s ‘Archipelago’ Book Review
In this final saga of the author’s three books about his 30 years in Indonesia, Ian Burnet combines his love of adventure and travel with his knowledge of the region’s history to take us on a personal journey through geographic … Continue reading
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Tagged archipelago, bali, flores, ian burnet, java, komodo, timor, timor leste
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A Little Flight Reading
Archipelago: A Journey Across Indonesia Ian Burnet, Rosenberg Press, $39.95 An article from ‘The Australian’ – January 16, Travel Section – Graham Erbacher Is your body back at work but head and heart still on holidays? Time for a good … Continue reading
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Archipelago – Book Talk at the SMSA
Ian Burnet – Archipelago Mitchell Theatre, SMSA Sydney, 280 Pitt Street Tuesday 8 September 2015, 12:30 – 1:30 Ian Burnet explores the most culturally diverse nation on earth, Indonesia, which comprises as many as 17,000 islands. Travelling by bus, plane, … Continue reading
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Tagged archipelago, borobodur, flores, ian burnet, java, komodo, larantuka, prambanan, timor leste
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The Jakarta – Bandung Railway
I have always considered the Jakarta – Bandung railway to be one of the great railway journeys of the world. The line follows the northern coastal plains until turning south near Cikampek when our train slows to a crawl as … Continue reading
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Tagged archipelago, bandung, cisomang, ian burnet, jakarta, java, sunda, west java
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A colourful Church in Semarang, Indonesia
This church in Semarang had the creative inspiration to decorate its exterior with colourful umbrellas strung on wire —- beautiful!
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Tagged east indies, ian burnet, java, semarang, spice islands
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