Long river, long houses, long boats, all that is missing is Pippi Longstockings!


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March 10th 2013
Published: March 10th 2013
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The Mahakam River is long, obviously not nearly as long as the great rivers of the world, but long enough to do some cruising. It reaches right up into the heart of Kalimantan, and though it sounds like a ‘Heart of Darkness’ experience, it isn’t. Being rather big means all kind of river traffic can make its way up, and that in turn makes it easy to exploit the natural resources along it. And... Read Full Entry



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There they stand, the karaoke singer, the officer and whoever the rest is...
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Ferry to Long Iram
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My room
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Scenery along the way
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The road was rather muddy
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Church at Tering Lama
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Jesus carved on a pillar
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I think we all recognise this scene...
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View of new Tering from Tering Lama (old Tering)
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Street view
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Stairs into the chiefs hut
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View of Long Iram
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View from the jetty
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River life at sunset
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Self portrait in reflection
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Jungle along the way



10th March 2013

nice work
love the reflections shot miss ya! I'm back stateside and hating it. There are no water buffalos, food costs actual money and the beer is freezing cold. Ok, that last part is alright, but the rest is no bueno
11th March 2013

Thanks and sorry
Thanks for the compliment, sorry to hear you are hating being back. Don't worry, soon you will be loving it again!
10th March 2013

"It is nice not to have to think whenever I want to say something..."
I know what you mean. Anyway, another interesting blog.
11th March 2013

Thanks
Yep, it is tiring, but I can only imagine what it would be like if I didn't speak the language at all.

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