Gili Trawangan....Paradise on Earth....Really!!!

Absolute paradise on a 4 x 2km island off the west coast of Lombok! Stunning beaches and coral, BBQ fish and salads every night, films and bars. We could've been back in Laos in Vang Vieng! We had a bit of nightmare journey getting to the island, first off, we didnt get on the boat to the Gili's by stepping off a pier as usual, instead we had to take off our boots and socks, roll up our jeans, and carry our bags on to a small boat that we had to wade across the shore to get to, before we could get into the big boat to get to the island. It was the same deal getting off the boat to the shore of Gili Trawangan but this time in the pitch black with no lights! And did I mention, I got seasick!!!! Yuk! it was all worth it though!

Anyway after the boat ride we had to find accomodation, easy one might think....but as every traveller in SEA will know, this isn't the case. We got led to a number of guesthouses by a random bloke, the first place we saw had cockroaches and massives spiders in the small room! If you know Tim, you'll know he doesnt like spiders bigger than the size of his fist, so you can imagine his face when I pointed out this tarantula sized beast on the bathroom wall! The second place was the same sort of story but a bigger room. We eventually pissed the man off enough with our fussiness so that he left us alone and we eventually found a nice hut close to beach and behind a small bar that shows movies every night. (Cockroach landed on me and went up my skirt when we were watching a movie there, come to think of the place now!)

We enjoyed a beautiful walk around the island, passed many secluded beaches and found many pieces of dried coral, some with their colour still and many urchin shells! Found a lovely cafe on the part of the island thats best to view the sunset from, and had the tastiest fresh coconut milkshakes we have had since arriving to this part of the world! The rest of our time was spent enjoying a movie at the beach, eating woodfire pizzas, walking on the beach and having a few G&Ts at the Irish bar. Now thats the beach life!

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Priya&Tim on September 13, 2006 from Lombok, Indonesia

from the travel blog: Cheeky Round The World Trip

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