Tag Archives: maluku

Mapping where Australia collides with Asia

Posted on March 27, 2018 by ianburnet

This map from the University of California, San Diego, shows both height above sea level and depth below sea level. The height above sea level is a direct measurement from NASA altimetry data. The water depth below sea level is … Continue reading →

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The Alfred Russel Wallace Website

Posted on December 18, 2017 by ianburnet

Ian Burnet has asked me to post the Prologue of his new book Where Australia Collides with Asia -The Epic Voyages of Joseph Banks, Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace and the Origin of On The Origin of Species, so here … Continue reading →

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‘Where Australia Collides with Asia’ – Jakarta Post book review

Posted on November 30, 2017 by ianburnet

Don’t be confused by the title. Ian Burnet’s latest book, Where Australia Collides with Asia is not about the clash of civilizations. It is the story of how continental drift has created the world in which we live, and, in … Continue reading →

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‘Where Australia Collides with Asia’ – the first book reviews are in

Posted on September 5, 2017 by ianburnet

Published by Rosenberg Publishing in August 2017 What Burnet achieves in his wonderfully illustrated and narrated book is to relate the important role the Indonesian archipelago has played in the intellectual history of the West. In their separate voyages Banks, … Continue reading →

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Where Australia Collides with Asia

Posted on August 7, 2017 by ianburnet

The printed copies of Where Australia Collides with Asia have finally arrived and there is nothing more exciting than holding the final result of many years of work in your hand. Unfortunately this feeling of euphoria is usually followed by … Continue reading →

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Giant nutmegs found in Singapore!

Posted on December 3, 2015 by ianburnet

Long before it became a temple to the gods of conspicuous consumption, Orchard Road in Singapore was named after the orchards and nutmeg plantations that were developed there in the early 1800’s. Nutmegs only grew in the Spice Islands of … Continue reading →

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Treasure Ships – Art in the Age of Spices – Part 1

Posted on June 22, 2015 by ianburnet

This exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia includes 300 outstanding and rarely-seen works of ceramics, decorative arts, furniture, metalware, paintings, prints, and textiles from public and private collections around the world. The selected works of art reveal how … Continue reading →

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Insight Indonesia –Spice Islands Saga

Posted on May 18, 2015 by ianburnet

I realised that the 2011 Berita Satu/Jakarta Globe TV interview on Spice Islands for Insight Indonesia had never been posted to the blogsite. I hope you find it interesting.

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The Spice Islands — Underwater

Posted on May 6, 2015 by ianburnet

The seas of the Moluccas (Maluku) in Eastern Indonesia have pristine waters and some of the greatest variety of marine life on the planet. On our 12 day voyage from Ambon to Banda to Ternate the Ombak Putih will usually … Continue reading →

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Ubud Food Festival, 5-7 June 2015

Posted on April 21, 2015 by ianburnet

Food Forum | The Spice Islands Friday June 5, 2:30pm, at Taman Baca For a serving of spice island history, Ian Burnet will dish up a tale of the high seas and colonial rule focusing on Indonesia’s legendary spices, cloves … Continue reading →

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