Kalimantan Escapade — Opening our borders
Part 3 I think – I do think that we have to have a secure border. We need to make sure that people are, in fact, documented. But that doesn’t mean that we threaten people’s lives. – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician and activist Indonesia’s Kalimantan Barat (KALBAR) is a multi-cultural region blessed with rich natural […]
An unforgettable jungle jaunt
And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul. — John Muir, mountaineer In 1993, I travelled by motorcycle across the Indonesian border to attend an ancient ceremony of the Maloh of West Kalimantan (Kalbar). Called “Gawai Madu Buling” or the Great Mourning Festival, it was to appease the spirits of […]
