Relive the Spirit of Isen Mulang Done VirtuallyMirella PandjaitanJune 23, 2020June 23, 2020 by Mirella PandjaitanJune 23, 2020June 23, 202003363 Vast, deep jungles and being home to the orangutan and the Dayak tribe are usually illustrated when someone mentions Kalimantan...
Dancing in a Foreign LandCaranissa DjatmikoApril 3, 2017April 10, 2017 by Caranissa DjatmikoApril 3, 2017April 10, 20170705 French resort entertainer Guillaume Sanchez shares how his journey to Central Kalimantan changed his way of viewing life and performing...
Going, Going, Gone: In Search of the Ultimate LonghouseBill DaltonJune 12, 2015August 4, 2017 by Bill DaltonJune 12, 2015August 4, 201701243 Along with blowpipes, traditional tattooing, mastery of plaiting crafts, canoe-building and the custom of wearing huge bunches of metal earrings...
Cruising on a Borneo RiverAngela JelitaJune 12, 2015March 3, 2021 by Angela JelitaJune 12, 2015March 3, 202101268 There is a special feeling that Borneo invokes. There really is no other experience that comes close to cruising on...
Isen Mulang – A Cultural ExtravaganzaDavid MetcalfJuly 1, 2014August 11, 2017 by David MetcalfJuly 1, 2014August 11, 20170840 A very special event occurs in Central Borneo on May the 18th each year. Thousands of Dayaks converge on the...
Adventures into the Heart of Borneo with Michael PalmieriLL. WingJune 30, 2014August 11, 2017 by LL. WingJune 30, 2014August 11, 20174 1629 Borneo is the third largest island in the world, which is politically shared by three countries, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei....
Rut Dini: the River GuardianDavid MetcalfJune 30, 2014August 11, 2017 by David MetcalfJune 30, 2014August 11, 20171746 Dini is a passionate defender of the rivers of Borneo, which is not surprising, as her memories of growing up...
Aini Abdul – The Sailor’s DaughterDavid MetcalfMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by David MetcalfMay 6, 2014August 18, 20170531 Aini Abdul was born in a small village in Southwest Kalimantan to a Dayak Iban father and a Javanese mother....
Meet David MetcalfAngela JelitaMarch 25, 2014August 18, 2017 by Angela JelitaMarch 25, 2014August 18, 20170860 Meet David Metcalf, aka Dayak Dave, a photographer and author whose passion for Indonesia gives back to the people he...
Siti the Dayak DancerDavid MetcalfMarch 10, 2014August 11, 2017 by David MetcalfMarch 10, 2014August 11, 20170661 Siti is an extraordinarily beautiful and determined young woman. Her story is one of courage and determination and a desire...
Pak Anden: the Dayak Elder and Village ChiefDavid MetcalfFebruary 11, 2014August 11, 2017 by David MetcalfFebruary 11, 2014August 11, 201701152 Pak Anden greeted me by smudging my forehead and cheeks with a white powdered paste. After I received my traditional...
Rise of the Eco-WarriorsTess JoyceNovember 7, 2013August 16, 2017 by Tess JoyceNovember 7, 2013August 16, 20170616 In 2010, students bashed their heads together at Microsoft’s Regional Innovative Education Forum and decided that they wanted to tackle...