Einsiedler
German expat in Indonesia
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About me
German
Lives in Manado, North Sulawesi
Speaks German, English, French, Indonesian
Registration: 25 March 2018
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Moving from Germany to Bali by Yunchen
Hi there! I usually don't write here but kept an eye on this forum for some time now since my mom and I plan to move to Bali.A little bit about us: My mom (retired) and I (freelancer/digital nomad/whatever you want to call it) have been thinking ...
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Natural disaster: Earthquake and Tsunami in Indonesia by Priscilla
Hello everyone, We are deeply aggrieved about the twin disasters Indonesia has been hit by, causing countless victims. So that we can help each other, here are the emergency numbers for Indonesia: 110 : The police 118/119 : Ambulance 115 ...
It had been till 7.4. 6cm tsunami and 1 grandmother died of shoc. Read More
Advice for young family moving to North Sulawesi by Zada2327
Hi, my name is Linda. Husband and I will be moving to North Sulawesi with our 1 year old daughter. We will be living on an island, closest town being Manado. Any advice is appreciated, though we do have some specific ones below. 1. We will be ...
1. A lot of local people will offer you help. 2. Never heard that anyone is buying baby products online here. You can buy them easily in Manado. The diapers will come to your island by water, because the Minahasa throw the used ones in the rivers - ... Read More
Rp200 million for informing on corrupt officials by Fred
The KPK have been doing a pretty good job but this move is a killer for the corrupt, and one that's likely to have them in the shops buying new underwear. The long and the short is, if you report and provide evidence about a corrupt player, you ...
I too have heavy experience with such an a*** of immigration officer. Some years ago, all "Ubudian" had to say to this topic: There's corruption in Germany too. Read More
Sulawesi by josip891
Hello all, I was reading this article about stone tools found on Sulawesi and found out that the island is beautiful. I wanted to ask if anyone has been there and your ...
At Tana Toraja you could meet the real money-sharks and on Bunaken you will find the best garbage in the water. But if you like extreme bass-sound till the morning, North Sulawesi is the best place. Read More
Noisy Motorbikes by Dynamoe
More and more people seem to be buying or making their motor bikes as noisy as they can, the louder the better! It is noisy enough with regular bikes, cars, trucks and airplanes overhead. On a quiet night these motorbikes are extremely annoying ...
There is no law, because the high potential of noise-terror equipment is new. Even a completly corrupt judge ("I'm driving an expensive car!") couldn't find any. And you can see in the way, the posts are missing the theme, that ... Read More
Noisy Motorbikes by Dynamoe
More and more people seem to be buying or making their motor bikes as noisy as they can, the louder the better! It is noisy enough with regular bikes, cars, trucks and airplanes overhead. On a quiet night these motorbikes are extremely annoying ...
There is no law in Indonesia against extreme noise. That's what the police told me. Read More
New members of the Indonesia forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Indonesia forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
I like Indonesian coffee. I even own 1 coffee-plant which smells god when blossoming. Read More
cost of building a house by Indodiver
hello, i bought a small piece of land near labuan bajo,flores. i would like to have an estimate ,per square meter, of the construction cost for a simple 80 m2 house. also, i need someone to build that house :)
Exactly the same experiences on Sulawesi. Read More
New members of the Indonesia forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Indonesia forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi Fred! Jakarta is very far away and here - well, there are some cultural differences. So I prefer selling rice and goats and display my art only in the internet: https://useum.org/artist/Tom-Dobat Read More
New members of the Indonesia forum, introduce yourselves here - 2018 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Indonesia forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
I'm Tom (*1948) from Germany where I worked as a high-school art-teacher. I married a Minahasa woman in 1975 and moved to her birth-place on North Sulawesi in 2000. There I built a house and a jungle - and lost my wife to the internet. Since ... Read More