Just got a tentative long term job offer in Balikpapan. Sweet deal but I have worked in Thailand and Malaysia but never Indonesia. Any info, suggestions about living in Balikpapan?

BSG

there s a guy from balikpapan who posts on ww.jakartablokm.com

might be worth askin there

i live in jakarta and it s fine, good night life good traffic jams,,,usual stuff

Just got a tentative long term job offer in Balikpapan. Sweet deal but I have worked in Thailand and Malaysia but never Indonesia. Any info, suggestions about living in Balikpapan?

BSG

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I spent a year living in Pontianak, west Kalimantan, Borneo... Balikpapan, being on the other side of the island, is a medium sized city (big for Borneo) with mostly oil workers. Not much going on, except for the great nature available. Nothing like Jakarta.