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Indonesia

How to Get an Indonesian Arrival Visa (e-VOA) Online from your Smartphone

When entering Indonesia, Japanese and British nationals need to obtain a visa, but you can now apply for an Arrival Visa...
Indonesia

How to fill in the Indonesian customs declaration form online from your smartphone

When entering Indonesia, a customs declaration form is required. This can be done on a paper declaration form, but you c...
Border Crossing

Nunukan to Tawau, Border Crossing by International Boat from Indonesia to Malaysia

International boats cross the border from Nunukan, Indonesia to Tawau, Malaysia. It's an interesting way to cross the bo...
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from Tarakan to Nunukan: We Took another overloaded Speedboat

Wanting to cross the border from Tarakan to Malaysia, we took a speedboat to Nunukan, the border city on the Indonesian ...
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from Maratua Island to Tarakan via Derawan: We Took a Speedboat and it Ran Out of Petrol!

After spending a week on Maratua Island, we left Maratua Island by speedboat to Tarakan. We couldn't find much informati...
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Snorkelling on Maratua Island! Guesthouses and how to get to Maratua

Maratua Island is a small island in the east of Kalimantan. We spent a week on the island and stayed in two guesthouses....
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How to get from Berau (Tanjung Redep) to Maratua Island, Speedboat Trip

We flew from Samarinda to Berau and stayed overnight in the town of Berau. The next morning, we headed to our next desti...
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Flying with Wings Air from Samarinda to Berau! Final destination is Maratua Island

We returned to Samarinda from Kota Bangun and stayed overnight. There is not much to see in Samarinda, so the next day w...
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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 Ba...
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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...