Tag: Gili Islands

  • Lows and Highs: Day 30

    Lows and Highs: Day 30

    From now on, whenever I wake up on a travel day and I find an insect in my room I’m going to know it won’t be smooth sailing. I have an outdoor bathroom in my hotel room – outdoor in that there is no roof, even though there are walls. The open space is covered…

  • All Good Things Must Come to an End: Day 29

    All Good Things Must Come to an End: Day 29

    Last day on the island. I have to admit, I am starting to agree that maybe one week on the island is too much. I did think at the weekend that I might book a snorkeling trip for Monday or Tuesday, but I wasn’t enamoured with the party boat-style vessels I saw in the  waters…

  • Do Not Play ‘Hotel California’: Day 27

    I sleep in late and I miss the breakfast time. Never mind – there are plenty of places for me to go and eat, so I slip out and walk down to the boat station and up the east side of the island. I’m pretty hungry now, and I soon stop in at Chill Out…

  • A Scratch for the Itch: Day 26

    A Scratch for the Itch: Day 26

    Saturday morning. No other insects have appeared in my room overnight, thankfully. Although it is the weekend I continue working on my proofreading assignment throughout the morning while sitting in the hotel’s restaurant. Although I plugged my phone into my power bank last night, when I got up this morning it had not charged. I’m…

  • Third Time Lucky, Twice Over: Day 25

    Third Time Lucky, Twice Over: Day 25

      After yesterday’s snorkeling success I decide that today is going to be the day that I find a turtle. I spend the morning doing work just as I did yesterday, then I drop the bike back from where I rented it. I’m not going to bother with getting one again today as it was…

  • I Am On Holiday Now: Day 24

    I Am On Holiday Now: Day 24

    I was looking forward to a long, peaceful lie in – one of those lie ins where you are drowsy and sleepy and comfortable and have no inclination to wake up. Instead I kind of ping awake at 8.30 am but stay in bed for an hour. I’m on holiday now, so I have no…

  • Some Kind of Paradise: Day 23

    Some Kind of Paradise: Day 23

    In a story which will be told in later entries, I lost a lot of photos that I took on my iPhone 7 Plus. When travelling between different destinations I usually pack my Canon camera away and use my iPhone to take photos. Sadly the pictures to illuminate the boat trip to Gili Air in…