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‘East Indies’ —- Spices, Gunpowder and Opium

Posted on August 31, 2013 by ianburnet

Copies of ‘East Indies’ have arrived and there is nothing more exciting than holding the final result of five years work in your hands. The books should be going out to the bookshops in the next few weeks and there … Continue reading →

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Want to get blogging? — The Power of the Internet — Worldwide views of the spiceislandsblog in 6 months

Posted on August 19, 2013 by ianburnet

Country Views Australia 372 United States 143 Netherlands 120 Indonesia 65 United Kingdom 28 Malaysia 13 Canada 11 Spain 8 France 6 Germany 6 Jersey 5 Slovenia 3 Romania 3 Thailand 3 Pakistan 2 Italy 2 New Zealand 2 Taiwan … 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 — 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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