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Tag Archives: spices
Spicing things Up! – with Spice Art
Jameel Prize 3 Laurent Mareschal was born Paris, where he is still based. Much of his work is underpinned by a preoccupation with incommunicability, and therefore invites audience involvement. Mareschal lived in Israel for several years, and his work … Continue reading
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The Cinnamon Route
Taking the Mystery out of History Reposted courtesy of the Museum Malaysia Volunteers website The Museum Volunteers hosted a talk by Ian Burnet on 25 January 2014 on his two books, Spice Islands and East Indies. Spices, native to islands … Continue reading
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Tagged borobodur, borobodur vessel, east indies, ian burnet, muzium negara, philip beale, samudra raksa, spice islands, spices
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Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2013
The Ubud Writers and Readers Festival is not just about writers, readers and books but is now a multi-cultural extravaganza that includes music, dance, poetry, performance, film, food and cooking. From when it was created by Janet de Neefe ten … Continue reading
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Tagged cloves, east indies, herbies, ian burnet, ian hemphill, janet de neefe, nutmeg, spice islands, spices, ubud writers and readers festival
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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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Tagged ambon, banda, batavia, cloves, dutch east india company, dutch east indies, herbies spices, ian burnet, malacca, maluku, moluccas, nutmeg, spice islands, spice islands book, spices, ternate, tidore, VOC
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‘East Indies’ —- Spices, Gunpowder and Opium
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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Tagged ambon, banda, batavia, calcutta, cloves, dutch east india company, dutch east indies, english east india company, ian burnet, malacca, maluku, moluccas, nutmeg, robert clive, singapore, spice islands, spices, ternate, tidore, VOC
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UBUD WRITERS AND READERS FESTIVAL 2013 PROGRAM
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
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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Tagged banda, dutch east indies, east indies, ian burnet, maluku, moluccas, seatrek, seatrekbali, spice discovery, spice islands, spice islands book, spices, ternate, tidore
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