Blogs from Gilli Trawangan, Lombok, Indonesia, Asia - page 4

I'm beginning to think Indonesia is my 'chill & travel' destination and if you don't want to read this next one it's ok. I understand. Just for my memory, I spent the next four days in Gili Trawangan (the largest of the Gili Islands). Another four days of relaxing next to clear, turquoise waters on bean bags, swimming, sunsets, walking (a bit), beer, ku ku Beamer shots and vodka at the full moon party (even though we didn't make the party - Shane, Alice, Delphine and I) and some time with locals sat on my porch playing guitar and singing. The evening I spent with Mickey, Joe, Ketut and Exel on my porch was pretty awesome. I also found a local warung which made me happy as the drunken nights had pushed the budget over a ... read more

So I haven't done this since KL which was 2 countries ago, this could be a long one. We spent 5 days in KL; most people we have met don't rate the city that much but I reckon if they had the tips we did they'd change their tune. My big sis lived there so we got the insider info on what to do which was awesome. We saw Iron Man 3 (meh) in the Pavilion cinema which is at the top of a huge mall, its well bling! Best cinema trip ever – reclining leather armchairs, blankets and waiter service just a button away, all for £12! We also went to the Sky Bar on top of a snazzy hotel and had free cocktails and saw the Petronas Towers and we went to an indoor ... read more

From Ubud, I had planned to go to Lombok (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombok), an island just to the east of Bali and so I booked a shuttle bus and boat to get there, for 250.000 IDR (I booked it with Ketut, the woman who ran the hostel I was staying in). It took about 1 hour to get to the small harbour in Sanur, get the ticket and then 1 hour ride on the fast boat (a ferry takes about 5 hours, but it's cheaper). The boat stopped in all 3 Gili Islands (Trawangan, Meno and Air) and then stopped in Lombok (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gili_Islands). In Lombok, I was the only person disembarking and then had to negotiate a taxi to get to Senggigi, a popular beach in Lombok and where I thought I had the best chance to book other ... read more

03.12.2011 bis 06.12.2011 Samstag bis Dienstag, Lombok Wir müssen zeitig raus. Um sieben Uhr Morgens werden wir von einem Van vom Hotel abgeholt und zum Fährhafen gebracht von wo aus uns eine Fähre in etwa fünf Stunden nach Lombok bringen soll. Alles verläuft ungewohnt reibungslos. Am Hafen können wir die Wartezeit mit den anderen Touristen in einem kleinen Café verbringen wo sich schnell herum spricht, das jeder beim Buchen des Trips übers Ohr gehauen wurde. Ein Pärchen aus England, mit denen wir die meiste Zeit auf dem Schiff verbringen, hat pro Person mehr bezahlt als wir beide zusammen. Aber das soll der Stimmung keinen Abbruch tun. Die Sonne scheint. Der Fahrtwind ist angenehm kühl und es gibt viel Platz auf der komfortablen Fähre. Sogar eine Art Liegewiese mit Kissen und Decken ist vorhanden. Gelassen schauen wir ... read more

It's been just over a full month since we got to Indonesia and there are a couple of milestones that should be acknowledged. Tyler has been travelling for about 32 days and has not had a single injury! Yay Tyler! This is definitely the longest either of us has been travelling. Every day going forward will be a new record for us and if our trip goes as planned we will have been away from home for over 240 days. (sorry for the reminder Mom, I love you – only like 200 more days until I book my flight home!) I cannot believe how much we have learned and accomplished already. We have climbed active volcanoes (as in more than one), partially learned a different language, witnessed once-in-a-lifetime sunrises and sunsets, walked on ancient bricks that ... read more