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Renting a boat in Muara Muntai on the Mahakam River

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Muara Muntai is by far the better place to arrange ces transport – a ces is an outboard engine-powered canoe -, for visiting the lakes nearby, the town of Tanjung Isuy, the spectacular river scenery on the way to Macong, or for moving further upstream to Muara Paho. Good experiences with Martin, telp. +62 812 [...]
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Renting a boat in Pendolo for Danau Poso

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Lita, telp. +62 852 36366411, who also runs one of the restaurants along the road just south of the Mulia Poso Lake Hotel, can arrange a boat to cross the Danau Poso from Pendolo to Tentana, or anything else. Lita and her family are extremely nice people. The Mulia Hotel itself is somewhat run-down, but [...]
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Private car in Tana Toraja

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There are not that many roads in Tana Toraja, but should you need a car, and don’t want to be dependent on the annoying tourist guides in Rantepao, you could do worse than contacting Lucas, telp. +62 812 42202887 in Rantepao. He has a reliable car, and is a reliable, good and careful driver. You [...]
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Transport from Mamasa to Tana Toraja

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Although everybody in Mamasa claims that there is no transport from Mamasa to Tana Toraja, there is in fact a Jeep, and perhaps more than one, that leaves Mamasa on market day, Monday, for Ponding (from where you can get bemos to Bittuang and Makale and Rantepao). Pak Agusilam, tel. xxx, and owner of the [...]
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accommodation in Mamasa

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Mamasa Cottages doesn’t operate anymore – an empty shell – and the much touted Mantana Lodge is a sad affair, cockroach infested and run down. Three options seem quite reasonable, although, as every place in Mamasa, all quite basic. (1) There is a Wisata of which I cannot remember the name in the centre, very [...]
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accommodation and food in Pare Pare

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The one hotel with attached bathroom, hot water, good toilets etc, that we have been able to identify in Pare Pare, is the Pare Wisata, in the centre of town, close to the night market, and, more importantly, opposite the Dynasti Restaurant, a Chinese restaurant with excellent fish and shell fish. The people in the [...]
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accommodation in Polewali

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Polewali does not feature in many travel guides. A good place to stay is the Lilianto Hotel, on the road coming in from the south. Attached Western-style bathrooms with hot shower, and good, free wifi, in the rooms. All this for around 300,000 Rupias. And there is a quite acceptable restaurant with Indonesian fare, as [...]
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accommodation in Solo

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The place to stay in Solo (Surakarta) is the Roemakhoe Hotel (www.roemahkoe.com – if the link works, which is does not always do), a very nice heritage hotel, beautiful building beautifully decorated. Rooms are comfortable, with Western-style bathrooms and hot water. Free wifi, and free coffee or tea served in the afternoon. Restaurant is good, if somewhat pricy for [...]
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accommodation in Yogyakarta

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An absolute gem in Yogyakarta is the Tulips Hotel (http://www.hotel-tulips.com), Jn Tirtodipuran in the Prawirotaman area, a small guest house with 12 spotlessly clean rooms with private bathroom and private verandah around a swimming pool with sundeck chairs, and a small terrace. Excellent free wifi around the pool area, reaching to most of the rooms. [...]
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