Gili Trawangan, Lombok
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Not doing much at the moment
... whenever he wears clothes i.e. you can see the outline of the body, but not actually see any of the person underneath. Between Lombok and Gili Trawangan we had to venture onto a small boat that perhaps only carried 12 people at a time. The boat was small ...
Beach bums
... the staff were nuts - probably due to the properties of certain mushrooms that they sold! A few pics from our time on Gili Trawangan: After 7 days we headed back to Bali where we spent 2 more nights in Ubud before catching a flight ...
I've got great news i'm now officially a ...
... manicures and sell sarongs, cars whipping through the streets, and scooters swerving in and out of traffic. Lombok, and especially Gili Trawangan, is the complete opposite. While Lombok is definitely greener, clearer and less crowded than Bali, ...
I've finally accomplished my goal ...
... their stay, acts as a surrogate girlfriend. This is prevalent all through the region, centring primarily on Thailand. But on Trawangan, things seem to work in reverse. Instead, there are many extremely good-looking girls, most are blond Scandanavians, ...
Party Island
28 May We had been told that Gili Trawangan (GT) was Bali's mini-me answer to Ibiza (without all the hyper expensive clubs) and this was exactly what we were looking for after the quietness of mainland Bali. It's 2km x 3km, with only 700 residents and ...
The Gilis
... this same situation - the main island of Lombok with its high mountains are just a few short kilometers across the water from Gili Trawangan. Many afternoons we were soaking up the sun while watching the downpour on Lombok. Many talk up the diving ...
Nyepi!
Tsss, da hab ich doch aus Solidaritaet fuer das Land der Indonesier meinen Bart wachsen lassen, und dann hat's nicht mal viele Muselmaenner auf diesem Bali... Also hurtig, hurtig die Pracht entfernen und sich mit der lokalen hinduistischen Kultur ...
Gili T, he pity the fool
... the stresses of the big day. After coming up with a few locations we settled on The Balikana Resort in the north of Gili Trawangan island. It seemed perfect: lush resort next to a pristine beach; luxurious sunsets and a swish chalet, not to mention the ...
Gili T & Mount Rinjani
The slow boat to Gili Trawangan was sooo painful; the sunburn on my shoulders and back was not a pretty sight. Poor george had to carry my bags after seeing my pathetic attempt of getting it on the boat! After the boat, we were transferred to a mini ...
Auntie Jilly
... !! Nights out were cool, not hugely busy, but a nice island vibe - far superior to any Nighlife thus far in Indonesia (but I still miss the more real experience of non touristy Malaysia/Singapore) Met some really nice people including Adam the Scot ...
Volcano and Sharks
... because it was so steep that you could barely help but run, but my legs sure were paying for it! So we headed over to Gili Trawangan for a couple of days to recover - the largest of 3 little tourist islands about a half hours boat ride NE from Lombok. ...
Island Life
... Sean heading out to the dive site. Gili Trawangan, Lombok Is that Nemo? Clown fish hide out in a sea anenome. Gili Trawangan, Lombok Tips for travelers - if you have ciprofloxacin with you, and you have a sensitive stomach, try to pick up some ...
Gili Trawangan - almost perfection!
... , whilst hundreds of monkeys lined the road. Then a 45 minute boat journey and we'd finally reached our destination of Gili Trawangan...and I fell for it immediately. Swedes, Elin, Martha and Linnea told myself, Fabian (German) and ...
Entspannung pur
Als Zueckerli nach dem anstrengenden Volcano Trek, entspannten wir uns einige Tage lang auf Gili Trawangan. Konnten unsere Toefflis bei einem Hollaender einstellen, der am Hafen, bevor man das Boot auf die Insel nimmt, ein Resti betreibt. Ein cooler Typ ...
Surfing in Indo
... 5.5 hr ride. Just to refresh your memory, I decided to go to KL so i can catch my cheapo air asia flight to Denpassar, Indonesia to meet up with my friend. Nothing better than surfing in indo!!!! My bus ride was surprisingly quick and met some rad people ...
Snorkelling Gili Trawangan
We're still on Gili Trawangan, and are really enjoying our time here. The first hour or so after arrival everyone is trying to get you to rent their room, eat at their restaurant, or buy their souvenirs. But after they know that you didn't just get off ...
Time and a place
... day on reef at Gili Meno, then days spent on Lambok under the impressive Mt Rinjani 3750m second highest volcano in Indonesia!! it even has a smaller cone/volcano in its crater with a super massive lake around it were comming back to climb it when ...
Indonesia "study" trip
... and exams, I took off for Indonesia. Fantastic trip. I began in Lombok, just to the east of Bali. Spent a few nites on Gili Trawangan, which was an absolute paradise. There were no cars, no police - nothing but a few bungalos, dive shops and barbeques ...
Eine kleine paradiesische Insel
Nach der aufregenden Fahrt sind wir auf der größten der Gili Islands, auf Trawangan, angekommen. Auf den Inseln fahren keine Autos oder Roller (eine willkommene Abwechslung) und so wurden wir mit einem Pferdewagen zu unserem Hotel gefahren, bzw. ...
The adventure to Lombok!
... a bench, Elizabeth had a suitcase - which didnt work out quite as well to say the least!!! Once you get to the port in Lombok - we hired another Bemo to get to Siniggi for the night. Good thing for the Lonely Planet book! It was like a check list for ...
The arrival at Gili Trawangan!
... and managed to get it away from them. The boat ride was interesting, mostly interesting that it didnt sink!! Once at the Gili's everything slowed down, and was beautiful!!! We found a guesthouse that was okay right off the bat - then headed to ...
Beautiful Beaches, Bartering and drunken cycling
Today we ventured away from Bali and went to check out one of the neighbouring islands; Gili Trawangan. Gili T was only inhabited 50 years ago by fishermen and has since become a kind of tropical Ibiza. Ok so it's not that bad but the main drag boasts ...
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