Life in an Iban longhouse 1- The Longhouse

October 21st 2011
Hello everyone, I had an amazing week, so let’s catch up where we left. After Sibu I took a rapid boat to Kapit, which is a little town on the river Batang Rajang. The town in itself doesn’t have a lot to offer, but from there, you can visit some Iban longhouse. Let me tell you a bit more about the Iban people. The Iban were the original inhabitants of the Borneo Island and were farmers ... read more

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more

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Hi everybody, My name is Melissa. I'm French, but I lived in England for 3 years, and I loved it, so in my head, I'm a bit English too! I want to travel since I'm a kid, and now that I'm 30, I decided that it was going to be now or never, so it will be now! So I'm on my way to the south east Asia and maybe more. I don't really have a plan, so I will let the wind decide to where I go! I love taking pictures (I would love live from that, but I'm not sure I'm good enough yet, but I'm practicing!), so there wi... full info

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21st October 2011

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Magnifique..........que d'aventures. Que la vie à l'air calme, pourtant il n'y a pas de richesse. Je sais que tu a du adoré ces trois jours. Les photos sont très belles...la vieille dame qui berce l'enfant...toi et les enfants..pleins de beaux sourires. A bientôt mon cœur. Tendresse. Maman.

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