[Leica] IMG: Corn Fields

[jnelon at netvigator.com (James R. Nelon)]

Stasys,

By design, the excursions I took in Borneo (more correctly West Kalimantan,
which is on the west coast of the Indonesian part of Borneo) were solo - no
official tours. I wanted to stay away from tours in an effort to get deep
into the island and experience whatever I found there. So, the starting
point was Pontianak on the coast, proceeding by bus to Sintang, then by
another overnight bus to Suhaid, then by motor boat up the Kapuas River to
Lanjak, then by bemo to explore that area, then by motorbike and bus back to
Sintang, then by overnight bus back to Pontianak. The whole trip consumed 12
days, allowing for days in each of the towns to shoot, eat and learn. You
can read about all of this in my book "Pursuing A Dream: A Wandering
Executive's Journeys into Indonesia", available on Amazon.

Jim Nelon

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+jnelon=netvigator.com@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jnelon=netvigator.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Stasys Petravicius
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 10:51 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Corn Fields

James- Any tips re: a 2 week tour in Borneo.  4 of us are booked for 
next May with Smartours of NYC. Thanks, Stasys
On Aug 9, 2008, at 3:56 PM, James R. Nelon wrote:

> Tina,
>
> Your comment on "rampant consumerism" resonated so thoroughly that I 
> had to
> send this comment to you. As you may know, I spent a year on sabbatical
> living with remote tribes in Southeast Asia (Borneo, Palawan, 
> Tawi-Tawi,
> etc.), where you can appreciate that their income is typically a 
> dollar or
> so (equivalent) a day. My wife and I lived in Hong Kong at the time 
> and were
> appalled and shell shocked when we would occasionally return to the 
> States
> to see the (in our opinion) the over-the-top consumption of goods. We 
> still
> haven't become used to this lifestyle and will be returning to simpler 
> roots
> in Asia in the next few months. And we'll probably remain there.
>
> Jim Nelon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+jnelon=netvigator.com@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+jnelon=netvigator.com@leica-users.org] On Behalf 
> Of Tina
> Manley
> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 6:34 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Corn Fields
>
> At 05:12 PM 8/9/2008, you wrote:
>> Think you may have misunderstood.
>> My "sorry Tina" referred to your recent water saturation ;~)
>> Not your image saturation.
>> George
>
> You're right, George.  I'm being much too sensitive :-[  It never
> occurred to me that you were referring to water saturation.  As my
> husband can tell you from many years' experience, I get very
> depressed when I return from these trips - a combination of so much
> left undone, the rampant consumerism here, and the doubt about
> whether what I'm doing is making any difference at all.  I need lots
> and lots of reassurance ;-)  which I usually get from my real family
> and my virtual family (the LUG).  My real family is scattered all
> over the place right now, all with their own issues and problems, and
> I'm sure the same is true of my virtual family.  I really do
> appreciate anybody who takes the time to comment.  In the meantime,
> I'll keep talking to myself ;-)
>
> Tina
>
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
>
>
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