Graha Ayu Hotel Mataram

... and decided to move on the next day. As we weren&#8217;t interested in mountain trekking, we didn&#8217;t feel that this area was going to offer us anything and the people here (primarily at our accommodation) were rubbing us up the wrong way.<br><br>The Lombok &#8216;Kuta&#8217;<br><br> We gave up on the mountain area, and headed back to the beach! Many people know about the Kuta in Bali. Lombok also had a Kuta beach &#8211; but it&#8217;s very ...

... cooling down so much that we stiffed up again. So on we walked; alone but gaining heart from our new found capabilities of mountain scaling. Just as we approached the rim of the volcano crater Kate had been telling me that she read in the lonely planet book about bandits which occasionally stormed the mountain and robbed tourists. No sooner had she finished telling me than we rounded a corner and were confronted with a gang of 8 men in balaclavas. In a blind ...

... looking places which we decided against, and drove back to the other side of town (it was now dark). We eventually found some reasonably priced and nice enough rooms at Batu Balong Cottages. Our room cost 175,000 per night (£11.50) and included breakfast, so we took it. I then had the job of ferrying our backpacks back in the rain and pitch blackness. I managed and we set up home here for the next three nights.<br><br>The next day we went to explore on ...

... cafes still playing reggae and serving up<br>banana pancakes, but also at the other end of the scale, elaborate<br>seafood buffets, fresh salads and very good western and Asian food.<br>Best of all, there are no cars or motorbikes to disturb the peace. The<br>white sand beaches are without a doubt better than anywhere on ...

... was een imposante 10 tot 15 cm en poseerde dan ook erg graag voor de camera daarbij was hij op geen enkele manier verlegen. De staff besloot echter dat een spin niet thuishoorde in een schone woning en dit leverde een episch gevecht op met de hond. Na vele uren bloedig gevecht (ok, ok&#8230; 2 minuten) moet ik toch helaas melden dat de spin het loodje heeft gelegd en dat Indio (de hond) een overwinningsdutje heeft gedaan. <br><br>Een andere ...

... islands could have been so much cheaper if we had done every stage independently. That would be one of my recommendations.<br> We arrived at Gili Trawangan the larger islands and waded ashore, found accommodation and then headed to the North of the island and found a place called coral beach ,I where we sat and drank copious amounts of Bintang beer whilst we watched the sunset on the island all in the luxury of a 4 post beach hut. Watching the sun disappear into the sea it was a ...

... just in time for Sarah's morning flight. It really was a beautiful place with the clearest water ever and beaches right around the island with ...

... some more. The journey back again to Bali was another long day of faffing and cattle mart like travel. Both of us agreed, when floating off sure waiting to dock at Bali for and hour, that we wouldn't go back to the Gili's given the chance again. It's too much of an effort for only an alright bunch of islands, and I would say this being anti-beachy. We finally arrived back in Kuta on Bali to catch our flight tomorrow to Cairns, AUSTRALIA!!

... the importance placed on buying expensive equipment and the snobby arrogance many of the video's subjects seemed to have. "What? Yeah. I dive. No big deal." "Is the 2008 model regulator? Hmm. Mine's the brand new 2009 model. My manager got it for me." "So there I was at 18 meters. I turn to my left and there's a deadly sea snake bearing down on me. I see my instructor in the background, he's freaking out. But I stay calm and give him the "a-okay" sign. Then I ...

... of foreigners, there were still quite a number of local sales people plying the beach. Much like the entire town of Senggigi, the local salespeople made it very difficult to relax and enjoy the beauty and atmosphere of the area. Although some of the older tourists seemed to enjoy chatting with the local salespeople, they somewhat ruined Senggigi for Lisa and I. We were glad that we had a comfortable room with air-conditioning and didn't spend much time on the beach. We ...