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Travel Blogs from Gili Trawangan
Gili's island - a paradise on Earth
Dear family and friends,
Gili Trawangan!! A peaceful island of 8km of circonference located off the coast of Lombok in Indonesia... The island is part of a group of 3 islands (i.e., the Gili islands) famous for its diving schools, good food and laid back atmospheres. Indeed, no car nor motorbikes are allowed and one can only commute either …
All Hail Gili T!
Welcome to paradise! Gili Tarawanga is one of three Gili Islands just off the coast of Lombok (next island over from Bali). The island is tiny and there are no roads, therefore no scoot scoots and no cars. Instead you arrive on the island and are faced by a row of horse (or should I say ponies) drawn carriages and bicycles. My brother and mom …
Finding Paradise on Gili Trawangan
Just to start off, I will say that I got my pictures working...& I've added a few to the previous Bali blog, in case you're interested. But anyways... ---- Gili Trawangan. Just saying it puts a smile on my face. Gili Trawangan, better known as Gili T, is the biggest & most popular island in a series of 3 islands off the coast of Lombok …
Setting sail
The forty minutes or so to Gili Kondo was smooth and before long, we were docked off the shore of a tiny sand island surrounded by clear aqua water. We were piled into the small boat
and taken ashore in three or four trips. Here we spent the afternoon laying on the sand, snorkelling on the reef, watching a killer game of beach volleyball and Marcie even planted some coral, contributing ...
Trouble in paradise...BIG TROUBLE!
... nightmare was to rest my head back on the seat and sleep, a plan that worked rather well until we started going so fast we were getting air over the bumps on the road! You will be pleased to hear that we did make it to the port on time, with enough minutes spare to empty my upset stomach in a toilet that had no toilet paper, before boarding our ship!
Memories of the awful sea sickness experienced last time we made this 2 hour crossing are all but forgotten within 2 minutes ...