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1 online resource |
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Foreword; Contents; PART ONE: LOOKING FOR BORNEO; Day one: Samarinda to Melak; Day two: Melak to Ujoh Bilang; PART TWO: THE ROADS ARE MADE OF WATER; Day three: Ujoh Bilang; PART THREE: RUPIAH HUNTER; Day four: Ujoh Bilang to the Udang Rapids; Day five: From the Udang Rapids to Tiong Oheng; Day six: Tiong Oheng to the Hubung River; PART FOUR: RUBBER TIME; Day seven: Into the Jungle; Day eight: Following the Hubung; Day nine: Crossing the border; PART FIVE: JUNGLE TREASURES; Day ten: To the Bungan River |
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Day eleven: From the Bungan to the Bulit RiverDay twelve: To Tanjung Lokang; PART SIX: RAPIDS AND RELIGION; Day thirteen: To the Kapuas River; Day fourteen: To Putussibau; PART SEVEN: LOVE AND KARAOKE; Day fifteen: Putussibau to Sintang; Day sixteen: Sintang to Pontianak; Day seventeen: Pontianak; Postscript; A Note on Prices; Acknowledgements; About the Author |
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When Mark Heyward first went to Indonesia, to teach at a small school in East Kalimantan, little did he realise how life changing his decision would prove to be. Within three years his Australian life would be behind him and he would be travelling, with fellow adventurers, across remote Indonesian Borneo. The story of that remarkable expedition - a true travel adventure - coalesces with the author's longer journey into the complex heart of Indonesia. It is a journey that spans two decades, that takes the reader from a treasured childhood in Tasmania to a new life in the world's most populous M |
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Australian |
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Print version record |
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Heyward, Mark -- Travel
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HISTORY -- Asia -- Southeast Asia.
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Manners and customs
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Travel
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Expedition
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Indonesia -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065735
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Indonesia -- Social life and customs
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Indonesia
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Indonesien
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Borneo
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Bowden, Tim, 1937- writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9781921924590 |
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1921924594 |
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