Relaxing on Gili Trawangan

Indonesia- Bali & The Gilis

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November 23rd 2012
From Cairns we landed in Bali late at night. The rain was lashing down and we had no accommodation booked. I was covered in bites and my leg had swollen up to twice its normal size after the flight giving me a very unattractive cankle. We went into an internet shop and quickly realised that most of the places for that night were already booked up. After a bit of a panic we managed to find a place ... read more

Asia » Indonesia

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more