Tuesday, 11 March 2008

Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia






This is possibly the most idyllic place I have visited during my trip. Indonesian travel is never simple but this destination was well worth the crazy van ride, the motorcycle shuttle, many hours on a dreaded ferry, a speeding van soaked by monsoon rain, another van, and then a speedboat. The reef here teems with gorgeous tropical fish, and turtles are quite common. Almost everything was sublime: the diving, swimming, snorkeling, sunsets and the food. So good.