Walk across Kalimantan
If you really want to get off the beaten path, then this is it! From Kalimantan Barat to Kalimantan Timur.Head up the Kapuas River from the coastal city of Pontianak until you reach Putusibau. From there, you can head further up into the centre on small boats until you reach the last village on the west - Long Pahangai. Try to negotiate for local guides here, or talk with the helpful local missionary and get some instructions (although he has only ever been half way). Also, stock up on supplies - dried noodles, liquid parafin for starting fires. (If you intend to cook on an open fire, you will definitely need some kind of fueld to start it off, as the wood is all damp in the jungle).From here, it's about ten days of hard slog through uninhabited jungle upriver, up into the mountains and over, constantly heading east, down the Huvong River and, finally into the mighty Mahakam River. At...
