Stormy weather

Some well earned rest

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May 24th 2006
Feeling battered and bruised after some excersize climbing Rinjani I felt like I deserved some rest and was pleased to have the Gili's as my next destination. It's pretty simple really. Three Islands; Air, Meno and Trawangan (Gili means island in Indonesian) which have reputations for family, couples and partying respectively. Air (pron "eye-r") the quietest and Trawangan the busiest though no ... 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