Blogs from Gilli Trawangan, Lombok, Indonesia, Asia - page 13

The morning of February 28th, we headed over on a speed boat to Gili Trawagan. Gili Trawangan is the largest of Lombok's Gili Islands and is the only one to rise significantly above sea level. The ride over was beautiful and took about two hours. There are no motorized vehicles on the island, which was a nice break from Vietnam! The main means of transportation are bicycles and cidomo (a small horse/donkey drawn carriage). When we arrived, we checked into our beach bungalow…quite romantic! ;) ha. It was too cute and the best part was the outdoor bathroom…toilet, shower and sink. We stayed three nights here and had an amazing time. The island is very small, but has lots of character. There are fantastic restraunts (fresh seafood!), bars and even little movie huts on the beach. ... read more

OK, so we were going to the Gili Islands where there are no cars or motorbikes and it takes an hour to go round the whole place! For those who'd never heard of them: they are three tiny islands just off the coast of Lombok (another island just south of Bali). The three Gilis are: Gili Trawangan, Meno and Air. Trawangan has a reputation of being the party island, which is not quite true. It certainly has a lot of bars and restaurants and decent nightlife but it's nowhere near the banging Kuta that's got a party going on in every other place you walk by. Trawangan it was then. We started asking around for ferries and it turned out there were two options there: one costing RP 150-200,000 and taking 6-12 hrs (depending on who ... read more

I woke up with a jolt the following morning due to not only having a hangover from the night before but mainly due to a memory of a conversation about a boat. The lasting image in my mind from last night was of Yaari behind me on the dancefloor while the Indo boy, who was otherwise my landlord at the time was coming toward me - each wanting a piece of me. Now to the matter of the boat. I was assured that the offer was genuine and in that vein I got my things together with the faith that there would be somebody to meet me at Horizon bar as planned. And, hell if nobody was there the worst that could happen would be my spending stupid money on a delicious breakfast. Lo and behold ... read more

This has to be one of the best destinations in Indonesia. Gili T as it is otherwise known is fondly referred to as the party island. But unlike Kuta, which can be ad nauseum, Gili T is a beatifully reflective place. It is one of three islands off the island of Lombok, the other two are Gili Air and Gili Memo which in comparison are not as developed in respect of tourism. And while that word is likely to elicit groans and moans it shouldn't in this case prevent you from visiting. The island has to be seen to be believed. There is nothing particularly overwhelming here in respect of infrastructure and crowds. Instead, it successfully provides its own blend of hedonism in the same square mile as you'll find refined restaurants and quiet beaches. To ... read more

It has been brought to my attention that I didn't add the photo of the hunky diving instructors. I apologise profusely! Here you go....!!!!... read more