Waking up at 4:00am was definitely worth this trip! In preparation for our trip to Abu Simbel, we made arrangements with our hotel to borrow a pillow, arrange transport that could meet up with the early morning police convoy, and take a continental breakfast (which was packed in a cute little box) with us....
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Before I embarked on the feluca, where I was to eat, sleep and live for the following two days while sailing down the Nile, I had the pleasure of being the guest of a homestay on Elephantine Island. A “homestay” is literally what its name implies: a local family open their doors to you...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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My first day in Misr, the Egyptian name for Cairo, I decided to dine alone at the top of the Cairo Tower. The view from where I sat showed the entire city, and behind a slight haze, were three distinct peaks: the Great Pyramids of Giza. The following day I made my way out to Giza. I didn’t even...
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