Chris

Indonesia

Getting from Kota Bangun to Samarinda

After enjoying a boat tour in Kota Bangun, we returned to Samarinda.There are three methods s of transport from Kota Ban...
Indonesia

Watching Dolphins in the Mahakam River and Visiting Stilted Villages: Boat Tour from Kota Bangun

We organised a boat tour on the Mahakam River, which flows through Kalimantan Island, Indonesia, to see life on the wate...
Indonesia

Bus Trip from Balikpapan to Kotabangun via Samarinda

After we flew to Balikpapan from Makassar, we stayed one night in Balikpapan, and the following day was a big travel day...
Indonesia

Cancelled trip to Flores and go to Balikpapan in Kalimantan from Makassar: Changing the Plan

We changed our plans! In the previous post, I wrote that we were going to Labuanbadjo in Nusa Tenggara, but we could not...
Indonesia

From Bunaken Island to Makassar via Manado

On 2 June, we checked into Panorama Backpackers on Bunaken Island planning to stay a few days and ended up staying there...
Indonesia

How We Travelled from Gorontalo to Manado and then to Bunaken Island (Updated in 2026)

We stayed one night in Gorontalo and after snorkelling with whale sharks, we travelled to Manado on the same day.Manado ...
Indonesia

Snorkeling with Whale Sharks in Gorontalo

Gorontalo is a good place to swim/snorkel/dive with whale sharks.Gorontalo is a medium-sized city and there are whale sh...
Indonesia

Escape from Una Una Island, Togean Islands! Getting to Gorontalo

After staying on Una Una Island in the Togean Islands, we travelled to Gorontalo on the north coast.
Indonesia

Snorkelling in the Togean Islands: Honest Reviews

We came to the Togean Islands. We spent three nights on Kadiri Island before crossing over to Una Una Island to stay.Fro...
Indonesia

Crossing from Ampana to the Togean Islands, Kadidiri

We crossed from Ampana to Kadiri Island in the Togean Islands.We have come a long way from Tana Toraja and finally lande...