This is the fourth part in my series on traveling to the Bornean jungle village of Long Pasia. Start from the beginning here. Our jungle trek was fascinating, exhilarating, and liberating. My one slight tinge of regret at my time in Borneo so far was that I did not get…
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A Thousand and One Uses for Jungle Plants
This is the third part in my series on traveling to the Bornean jungle village of Long Pasia. Start from the beginning here. So far, my trip to the Bornean jungle village of Long Pasia had been an exhilarating and eye-opening time. From going fishing on riverboat canoes to participating…
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From Headhunting to Rice Growing
This is the second part in my series on traveling to the Bornean jungle village of Long Pasia. Start from the beginning here. My stomach growled as the warm aroma of prepared food wafted through the long house. Still, after my recent bout with cholera, I was gravely afraid to…
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Into the Jungles of Borneo
I spent my birthday in 2020 on the bumpy road to the tiny jungle village of Long Pasia in Borneo. About a week after my life-threatening bout of cholera, I was journeying to the most remote location I had ever been to. Getting there itself was a trek. Borneo is…
