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Ian Burnet: The Spice Trades’ untold stories —— from Tempo Magazine, September 8 2013

Very early on in his life, Ian Burnet knew he was destined for a life of adventure. Growing up in a small isolated country town in his native Australia instilled in him an obsessive ambition to get out of town … Continue reading

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Spice Islands Sailing Adventure

It is time to stop procrastinating (The act of postponing, delaying or putting off) The Ombak Putih departs October 24 for its voyage around the Spice Islands Only 3 cabins left, the voyage of a lifetime awaits. Follow the link … Continue reading

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East of India – Forgotten trade with Australia

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

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

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’

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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