It was a sad day when we finally had to leave our little piece of paradise called Gili Air. We packed all our gear and said our goodbyes to Yanis and the rest of the crew from Sejuk Bungalows. Since there are no ATMs on the Gilis we scrimped and saved our last 12 hrs on the island to make sure we had something to give Yanis for all of his much a...

We took a plane to Mataram, in Lombok. Here, the highlights were definitely: the Trio-Gili islands, where we took a boat out to Gili Trawangan. There I got to scuba dive, in some of Indonesias top diving spots. We also saw weaving, hand made Sarongs. There were also a collection of pottery, called Banyumulek Pottery. Some other cool parts were d...

We have spent the last seeral days on the tiny tropical island of Gili Air. It is right off the coast of Lombok, an island just to the east of Bali. Getting to the island included a boat ride in the dark - a magical trip under brilliant stars. The boat did not have lights other than a flashlight held by one of the drivers that was mostly off exc...

After Wayan, I stayed with Emil for a couple of days before going to lombok. Emil runs a small travel company booking trips to the Komodore and Rince islands. All bookings can be done through the web site. I rented a car and we went around Bali to visit Tanah Lot, Bali's most famous temple. Then we went up through the mountains to view the three...