Have a nice trip! Let me know how it went 🙂

Thanks!! Great help! Looking forward to my trip 🙂

Hey Laura, I had no problems traveling by myself there, locals are super friendly and welcoming, you will be asked to take many selfies with them.
I always wore pants and t-shirts (shoulder covered and no cleavage) even at the beach, even when swimming. My advice is to use common sense, if you see many foreigners in swimsuits (like you might find in Bira beach in Sulawesi or in the Togian) then it’s ok to use a bikini or a one-piece, but if you’re at a local beach and everyone is fully clothed, then keep your clothes on, otherwise be prepared to be seriously stared at (not necessarily in a bad way but they’ve probably never seen it before as it’s not that touristy).
Otherwise, make sure to factor in distances between places, you’ll easily lose a day (or sometimes even 2) in transport + consider doing some Couchsurfing, I did and had great experiences + download Google translate and Indonesian as most people don’t really speak English + if you buy a sim card, you’ll have to buy a new data package everytime you change island.

Indonesia, it used to be called Celebes

Me too!