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Introducing the Ecobrick day
During the pandemic we finally got the chance to start projects, for which in normal times we didn't really have time for. This brought...
Pia Sundstrom
Apr 27, 20223 min read
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Where to stay before/after the Togeans?
Our choices where to spend a night or two on your way to the Togeans.
Pia Sundstrom
May 28, 20212 min read
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“Sometimes I drink rain water”
"It's better than to be thirsty.” These were the sentences we remembered long after we did our first food delivery to Taupan island just...
Pia Sundstrom
Apr 22, 20212 min read
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Support a Local
Many of our guests arrive as customers and leave as a friends. Like Corinna, who visited us last year. That was not her first and for...
Pia Sundstrom
Oct 1, 20202 min read
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Covid-19 keeping us busy
It's been now about half a year of silence in the Togeans. Covid-19 crisis came and closed tourism in the whole world, us included. We...
Pia
Sep 9, 20202 min read
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Let's sink the local boat!
There is a beautiful B24 plane wreck in the Togeans, but no big ship wrecks. So when we heard that Bombas local boat “Fathur Star” is...
Pia
Feb 12, 20192 min read
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Taupan from under and above
Taupan is one of our main dive spots, only a gentle 15 - 20 min ride from the dive center. A lovely small island surrounded by a...
Pia
Oct 15, 20181 min read
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Into the crater - trekking in Una Una
Vulcano at Una Una (about 40 km from us, around 1 - 1,5 h with our speed boat) erupted last time in the 80's. Still today it's active,...
Pia
Jun 9, 20181 min read
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New coral nursery
We lucky people had two enthusiastic marine lovers visiting our place in April who had just completed a coral propagation course in...
Pia
May 7, 20181 min read
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A Day in the Life of a DMT
I have never slept more peacefully anywhere than at Araya Dive Resort. I’m not sure if it was from exhaustion from having a ridiculous...
Taylor Bratton
Apr 4, 20182 min read
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Swim with stingless jellyfish in the Togean Islands
Yes, we also have on! A lake full of stingless jellyfish! Just like the ones at Koror in Palau or at Pulau Kakaban in Kalimantan!...
Pia
Mar 28, 20181 min read
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Coral transplanting project with University Bandung
We started a coral transplanting and reef restoration project in co-operation with Bandung University (Universitas Padjadjaran) directly...
Pia
Jan 4, 20181 min read
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