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The Architect Ponders

'The architect ponders what went went wrong in comunications between the drawing board and the finished rainforest retreat.'

Trogon Day

Text and photos by Ian Hall Trogon photos by John & Jemi Holmes Not every day is a trogon day but sometimes when you head into the forest there is a feeling of expectation that you’ll see a trogon. Of course in those circumstances you never see one and it’s when you least expect it that they put in an appearance. This trogon day started out like any other. I packed up my laptop at 4pm as usual and got ready for a walk in the forest. There is usually a little motivational inertia to overcome before going out, but today...

Andrew Lo, Inaugural Arkitrekker

Arkitrek – Everyday Junglists

Text by Andrew Lo Photos by Andrew Lo and Ian Hall ARKITREK – setaip hari dalam hutan (everyday junglism) I have just returned from a 5 day expedition through Borneo’s finest rainforest… What a trip! The landscape is truly magnificent, the terrain is rough, rugged - physically and psychologically demanding, but the places I have been have made all the blood, sweat and cursing all the worth while J We walked several kilometres everyday visiting different camp sites which need developing. At the same time we observed the condition...