Blogs from Gilli Trawangan, Lombok, Indonesia, Asia - page 9

G'day all (can you tell where we are yet?) Soooooooo much to tell you and hopefully some pretty pics for you all to see now. There won't be too much today as i'm fighting the clock on the computer that keeps eating my $2...so flamin expensive here in Oz but more of that from Han later. So i think that we last left you whilst we were being pampered at the 5 star hotel in Sengiggi, Lombok. Can't remember if Han had mentioned the local cuisine i tried - all good but if you're ever here, but PLEASE think twice about eating "Ayam Talliwang"........jesus your chocolate starfish will never be the same shape again! Tuesday 21st September - The bus for the diving course picked us up early after another fab breakfast facing the beach and ... read more

Der er kun den lange hjemrejse, som startede på traditionel Indonesisk, båden skulle hente os kl. 8.30 klokken 8.40 fandt de ud af at begge hotellets dykkerbåde var i brug, så de havde ringet efter en speedbåd ”10 minutes sir”. Lidt over 9 fandt de ud af, at det var så lavvandet, at speedbåden skulle boardes ved Jettyen (Molen) og ikke direkte fra stranden. Så os op i to små hestevogne og fuld galop ned til bådene, ud på molen og ingen båd til os. Fandt nogle folk med speedbåd at spørge, ringe til hotellet for betaling og så endelig fuld fart over til Lombok, stadig i god tid til at nå flyet 11.30 til Bali. Inden i den ventende vogn, hvor guiden kunne fortælle, at flyet allerede var kl. 11.00 så vi ville nok blive ... read more

Han är ingen servitör för dom finare restaurangerna men vad gör det när maten han serverar är så pass god? Vi sitter i en liten cottage tillverkad av bambu en halv meter över marken. Varje hörn är utsmyckat med ett flertal stora pösiga kuddar av olika färger. På det lilla cocktailbordet, även det tillverkat av bambu, står fyra tallrikar med olika Indonesiska rätter. Varje talrik har en liten blomma som ett smycke på toppen av tallriken. Vi blickar ut mot havet, ut mot Indiska oceanen. Vattnet är så där löjligt blått med en härlig kontrast mellan turkost och mörkblått där revet slutar respektive börjar. Vi släpper fokus på vattnet för ett ögonblick, och koncentrerar oss på maten i stället. Det har blivit dags för lunch på Gili Trawangan, Indonesien. Två dagar tidigare vaknade av att ryck. ... read more

Greetings from Gili! I know I keep saying that every stop we make is more beautiful than the last but this has to take the cake. The Gili Islands just to the East of Bali are a small group of three islands which are part of Lombak, Indonesia. When I say it is a slice of heaven that is an understatement. We were intending on staying for only a couple of days and that quickly turned into a 9 day stay, we have adapted quite well to the beach life style. So our adventure began on a “fast boat” from the shores of Bali. Many of you know I am a duck in water, so I initially asked if I could sit on the top of the 30 person fast boat. The crew laughed and made ... read more

Dear Friends, Greets from the sunny Indonesia! I am still enjoying my time here, recently traveling around! We spent a couple of days (8-11 May) on the famous Gili islands, mostly on Gili Trawangan. Went with a group of 15 people, it took quite a while to get there! 1,5h in the bus and then almost approx 4 hours with a boat. Scenery was amazing, we passed the whole east part of Bali and saw the volcano. The water around these islands is sooo blue, amazing! Each day we spent around 4 hours snorkeling, something these islands are famous for. Very beautiful! For the rest, chilling with friends and going for nice seafood dinners on the beach. Check out the almost 30 pictures to see how that looked like! :) Kisses Ilze... read more