"the fire dance'

Greetings from the Gili Islands

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June 26th 2010
Greetings from Gili! I know I keep saying that every stop we make is more beautiful than the last but this has to take the cake. The Gili Islands just to the East of Bali are a small group of three islands which are part of Lombak, Indonesia. When I say it is a slice of heaven that is an understatement. We were intending on staying for only a couple of days and that quickly turned into a 9 ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Lombok » Gilli Trawangan

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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