Category Archives: Traveling

A short layover in İstanbul

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Bryan Keith

İstanbul — what a fun city to visit!  This time it was only for a few hours during a (rather long) layover on our flight from Makassar to Antalya.  A friend recently had a six-hour layover in İstanbul (from the … Continue reading →

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A little more Wakatobi snorkeling and giant clams near Kendari

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Bryan Keith

After such a brilliant time on Pulau Tomia, we knew to have lower expectations for Wanci (aka Wangiwangi, the “Wa” of Wakatobi).  The best snorkeling was supposed to be north of the city at Sombu so we headed there the … Continue reading →

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Boat excursions from Pulau Tomia: Pulau Sawa and Kolla Soha

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Bryan Keith

I was planning on only writing one blog about Pulau Tomia, but really that island was one of the most amazing places I’ve ever visited.  As I said in another post, my main goal of coming to Southeast Sulawesi was … Continue reading →

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Pulau Tomia — a snorkeler’s paradise in the Banda Sea

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Bryan Keith

There’s a lot of hype about Wakatobi.  I suppose it started when Jacques Cousteau said that Wakatobi is “probably the finest diving site in the world”.  However, with hype comes high expectations.  My high expectations were slightly tempered by knowing … Continue reading →

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A week of fun excursions from Baubau, Pulau Buton

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Bryan Keith

We settled into a comfortable hotel in Baubau and made a few day trips.  Our first excursion was to Pulau (Island) Makassar, a short (15 minute) boat ride from Baubau.  We walked through a residential area and made our way … Continue reading →

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