Instead, Chinese Indonesian studio operators worked with Javanese painters to produce popular backdrops of local Indonesian landscapes—featuring scenery such as palm trees and volcanoes—with modern instruments like radios and motorboats serving as props.
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H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Apr. 2026
At Lake Natoma, home to the Sacramento State Aquatic Center, motorboats are more restricted, so sports like rowing, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing proliferate.
The tour ends at the Scar Trees, which are a group of trees that had their bark removed by Aboriginal Peoples for various purposes, including crafting items like canoes or shields.
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Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
Peddling crafts and paddling canoes—sometimes even the tribal council wants to relax into that image.
The same skiffs also take you to nearby lakes for a spot of swimming or piranha fishing; and on visits to remote villages.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
In addition to the impeccable service, fine dining, and luxury accommodations, one constant was our daily sightings of pink dolphins that would play around the boat and our skiffs during our four-night sailing.
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