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I went back to Malenge in April 2026, nearly a year after my first visit, and stayed five nights this time. These are my notes on the kind of place I slept in, how the days went, and why it is the island I would pick again.
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Pulau Papan is a Bajau stilt village joined to Malenge by a long wooden footbridge. I walked it on a hot morning in June 2025 and snorkelled nearby in the afternoon, and these are my notes from that day.
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Most travel advice for the Togeans starts in Ampana, but I came in from the north. These are my notes on crossing the Gulf of Tomini from Gorontalo in June 2025, and how it changed the shape of my trip.
Continue Reading: Gorontalo to the Togeans: the northern way in