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East Indies — Book Reviews III

Posted on May 4, 2014 by ianburnet

Some more ‘East Indies’ book reviews have come in Ian Burnet journeys through the East Indies, from Calcutta and Goa to Timor and Malacca, as far as Nagasaki, Canton and Hong Kong. Europe’s desires for goods from the East —- … Continue reading →

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Spice Islands Sailing Adventure 2014

Posted on February 28, 2014 by ianburnet

The Ombak Putih is sailing again to Ambon-Banda-Lease-Obliatu-Bacan-Makian-Tidore-Ternate from October 8-19, 2014. Nutmeg and clove plantations, historic forts, old VOC buildings, dive spots, remote villages, local markets, Sultan’s Palaces, and lazing on board, are all on the agenda. Follow our … Continue reading →

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Spice Islands Sailing Adventure — 2013

Posted on December 4, 2013 by ianburnet

This year we had a multinational group of 5 Canadians, 6 Australians, 3 English, 2 Dutch and 2 Germans making up our passenger list, we were ably led by our guides Jennifer and Arif, and the whole crew of the … Continue reading →

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‘East Indies’ Book Launch September 21, 2013

Posted on October 10, 2013 by ianburnet

<img src="https://spiceislandsblog.com/wp-content/uploads   Adrian Vickers (Professor of South East Asian Studies at Sydney University) kindly launched the book ‘East Indies’ in front of an audience of 60 attendees at Gleebooks in Sydney. Here is the link to the video showing … Continue reading →

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

Posted on September 25, 2013 by ianburnet

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

Posted on September 5, 2013 by ianburnet

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 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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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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