Greg James Wade:
Borneo & Flores, Indonesia. Album Cover, 345 photos.
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My route through Borneo
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Alas, after five months I give my motorcycle helmet away. Goodbye Sulawesi Classic, enjoy your new home in Pontianak.
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Singapore airport
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Islamic learning center of Samarinda city
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Mosque of Samarinda
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Ferry Mega Abadi takes me 523km upriver from Samarinda to Long Bagun
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Sleeping quarters, second level of ferry Mega Abadi, while cruising the Mahakam river
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A local tells me he is panning for gold and shows me a bit. Less than 100km from here is Busang, site of legendary Bre-X, a Canadian company responsible for the greatest mining scandal of all time. Mahakam river.
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An otter spotted on a bank of the Mahakam river
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One might think the boat is on fire, but it's just a normal day of exhaust.
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Passengers departing the ferry onto their home dock, Mahakam river
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Mahakam river scene, rainforest. Borneo, Indonesia.
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How these men can sleep in the engine room is beyond me. It's noisy and hotter than hell. Ferry Mega Abadi.
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Passing another ferry, Mahakam river. Borneo, Indonesia.
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Some women like to photograph their feet by a resort pool. Here is my version. Mahakam river.
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Front of the ferry, second level, watching rainforest and villages roll by, Mahakam river, Borneo
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Sun hat, to stay cool in the afterlife
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Dayak graveyard. A type of afterlife symbol, with mirrors as eyes to reflect your own mortality.
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Traditional longhouse of a Dayak community. A dozen or more families used to live in the same house, partitioned rooms. As these longhouses are fire-hazards more Dayaks are now choosing to build their own homes.
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Entrance to longhouse of community Long Bagun
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Long Bagun longhouse
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House on river Mahakam
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Longhouse wood carving
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Dayak longhouse
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During high water levels, public ferries operate the 523km between Samarinda and Long Bagun. This is Bagun, last stop before smaller boats must be used to navigate rapids.
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Community Long Bagun, once a traditional Dayak community transitioning into a supply center for inland exploration.
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Limestone cliffs of the upper Mahakam
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Islamic text on an animal skin, Mitra Abadi homestay, town of Datah Bilang
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Passing a ferry on river Mahakam
