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East of India – Forgotten trade with Australia

Posted on July 25, 2013 by ianburnet

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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‘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 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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Spice Islands Sailing Adventure 2012 — The Banda Islands

Posted on January 3, 2013 by ianburnet

November 21, 2012 we joined the Ombak Putih owned by SeaTrekBali, in Ambon harbour. A traditional Indonesian sailing vessel except for the en suite bathrooms and air conditioned cabins! We were a group of 23 interested and interesting people all … Continue reading →

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