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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 informatio...
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Maratua Island Snorkeling Guide: Best Guesthouses, Tips, and Hidden Spots (2026 Update)

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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Berau to Maratua Island: Speedboat Guide 2026 (Schedule & Price)

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 Ban...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...