“Dayak Ikat Weaving” is a traditional weaving process from the heart of Indonesian Borneo. “Ikat” meaning “to bind” involves tying and dyeing thread before it is woven into elaborate designs. The symbolic Dayak motifs incorporated into the woven patterns make every cloth unique: each depiction has a specific meaning, allowing every cloth to tell its weaver’s story. Model wearing “ikat”
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The distance between Pontianak and Sintang is roughly 400 kms. In Montreal, that would take about 5 hours. Here in Borneo, I am lucky if I can make it in just over 10. By now, I am used to the bus breaking down in mid-route. Once it took 14 hours to get back to Pontianak since, after my bus had
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There is really too much to write about in this trip, but one place that deserves special attention, in my opinion, is: Lanjak. We spent three nights here originally. My room consisted of a small rectangular space, with a curtain covering the door and a mattress on the floor. The first night, I fell asleep instantly. The second night, however,
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By “west” I mean Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan). The PRCF scoping mission crew consisted of Pak Im (Imanul Huda, Director of PRCF Indonesia), our project coordinator Dedy and myself. The plan was to interview women in 10 villages from Putusibau to Kantuk Asam, in order to assess the current situation of traditional weaving in the area. We visited Dayak Iban
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About ten years ago I set a goal to visit 30 countries by my 30th birthday. With no plan or country list to fulfill this goal, I decided to let life take me where it wished.
“See Simi Travel | tales from a wandering woman“ is the account of an ex-20-something year old exploring the world, usually solo, and on a very tight budget.
Every other week I bring you a story about the friends, food, fun and fails I’ve had along the way.
