Senggigi, Lombok

Lombok and The Gili's

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January 5th 2011
Hi Guys, Happy New Year or as the locals say Selamat Tahun Baru Bali to Kuta, Lombok. A couple of hours on the ferry! Now when we read about Kuta and it said no ATM's it should have given us an indication it was out in the sticks. Also lack of home work we got off the ferry to be greeted by cowboy taxi drivers to be told it was 2 and half hours to get to Kuta. Oops I misread that and th ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Lombok » Kuta

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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