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In this PBS travel series, host Michael Palin traverses the Sula Seas, once infested with pirates, and now the base for guerrillas fighting in the Philippines. Full Circle With Michael Palin: Borneo and Indonesia covers the rain forests of Borneo, where Palin and his crew meet up with orangutans and Sarawak former head-hunters. He goes on to Jakarta and then to Java, where he climbs Mount Bromo, a still-active volcano. Before leaving, he works with shadow puppets, picks and tastes the local tea, and tries to decipher the messages carved on the giant monument Borobodur.