View of Gili Air as we approach

21-22 May - Senggigi, and Senggigi to Gili Air

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May 22nd 2013
21 May - Senggigi Bit of a sleep in this morning before heading to breakfast at about 8:30am. Then it was a stroll down through the art market and the other shops before getting coffee/juice at a cafe and then I wandered back to the hotel around midday. From there it was well and truly pool time, which is essentially what I did for the rest of the afternoon. Reading a book, regular swims an ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Lombok

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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