The Public Ferry

Gili Islands and Ubud - Leaving Indonesia

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September 20th 2006
Gili Trawangan (Gili Islands) Sunday (Sept 10) I headed over to the Northwest coast of the island of Lombok to the Gili Islands. I started at 6am, and I arrived in the Gilis approximately 13 hours later! But compared to the roads and the conditions in Flores, this was easy traveling! My travels included a 2 hour bus to Padang Bai (Port on east coast of Bali), then a 4 to 5 hour publ ... 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