Ian Burnet — Archipelago
Ian Burnet explores the most culturally diverse nation on earth, Indonesia, which comprises as many as 17,000 islands.
Travelling by bus, plane, train, ferry, boat, car and motorcycle from Java to Timor, he hops from island to island across the Indonesian archipelago, following the smoking volcanoes that form its spine.
Burnet describes how the early Malay people came to these islands and how Indonesia’s extraordinary mixture of races, religions, languages and cultures developed through the spice trade first with the Indians, Chinese and Arabs, then with Europeans, particularly the early Portuguese traders.
With Burnet’s love of adventure and travel and his knowledge of history, this talk is guaranteed to delight.
For more information visit:
http://smsa.org.au/events/event/ian-burnet-archipelago/
FREE & Open to the Public
When
8th September 2015 12:30 pmTo 8th September 2015 01:30 pm
Where
Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts280 Pitt St, Sydney 2000
Sydney CBD 2000
