Gili Trawagan

Paradise off the Coast of Paradise

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July 15th 2008
Deciding to take a vacation within our honeymoon, we have now gone on two day-trips to the Gilis, three small islands sitting just off Lombok's northwest coast. Our route took us north from Senggigi along the breathtaking coastal road, which follows the shoreline through a series of scallop-shaped bays of white beaches, turquoise water, and thick palm forests. Our first visit took us to th ... read more

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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