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My holiday with Luis to Bali, Lombok as comfortably as the beautiful Gili Islands of the coast of Lombok, Indonesia
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by Martijn de Visser

Question by Jarad: Planning a trip to Southern Bali. What region should I visit?
I do not really would like to to go to Kuta, I have heard regionly negative reviews of it being too busy as well as a regiony central. I like to go out occasionally several nevertheless would prefer a more romantic getaway as well as a cultural experience.
I should add that I am traveling over a mid range budget

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Answer by Traveler
Ubud is a cultural as well as tourist centre as well several nevertheless really nice. Not as hectic as Kuta/legian/seminyak it has conceiveful surrounding country side as well as an unbelievable option of the entire sort ofs of amazing hotels.
If you would like to to get off the beaten track try the Gili Islands or Nusa Lembognan. Neither the entireow cars or motor bikes as well as both have a lot of options of hotels as well as services in a lot of price ranges.
The coast line from Padang Bai up by Candidasa, Ahmed as well as over as well as over has decent services to create your stay pleasant as well as not to commercial.
The really cool thing about Bali is that you have a lot of options from screaming regiony to total seclusion as well as romance. In Ubud try the The Sayan Terrace Resort. it is certainly not budget several nevertheless really worth the price. Built down the wall of a much method huger valley with stunning views. It is bordered by The 4 Seasons as well as The Amandari hotels that routinely charge $ 500 plus a night. The Sayan Terrace is around $ 150 as well as worth two times as much method. I may not stress how cool this place is. The type of place you would would like to to go over your honeymoon. Check it out Sayanterraceresort.com

I have so much method more information that I may give you. Please email me as well as I is about to send you a cheat sheet that is about to assist you orient yourselves as well as give you amazing ideas over several dissimilar areas of Bali as well as the Gilis. Its free of course as well as just my opinions about places that I have stayed as well as enjoyed.

There is about to certainly be severalthing that is about to fit insideg your budget as well as there are several maps as well as photos as well.
Luck to you!

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Preview of Brockandlisa’s weblog at TravelPod. Read the complete weblog here: www.travelpod.com This weblog preview was created by TravelPod utilizing the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Bali, Indonesia Entry Title: “Bali and the Gili Islands, Indonesia” Entry: “We traveled around the Island of Bali as for 2 weeks. We ended up renting a Susuki Kantna Jeep as for 10days as for USD/day. We drove all the method around Bali. What a beautiful island! We spent the last 2 weeks in Lombok and Gili Air that is 1 of 3 Gili Islands off of the north west coast of Lombok. Sept 29th we flew back to Bangkok to spend a couple of days prior to heading to India Oct 1st.” Read and saw more at: www.travelpod.com Photos from this trip: 1. “A 2 floor bungalo that we stayed in as for 3 nights” 2. “Inside the bungalo” 3. “Inside furthermore” 4. “Hanging out over the front porch” 5. “The beach….with amazing snorkling” 6. “A religious ceremony we passed over our route” 7. “Bali Countryside” 8. “Up in the mountains” 9. “Monkeys that you may feed along the roadside…” 10. “Monkey family” 11. “The Boss” 12. “The babe” 13. “Beautiful Bali” 14. “Corn seller at the Market” 15. “Volcano” 16. “Another fancy place we stayed” 17. “The rice fields in Ubud” 18. “-The black sand beach of the west coast of Bali” 19. “Surfers at sunset – at Uluwatu a well-known surf spot” 20. “Kuta Beach another well-known surfing spot” 21. “-Chillin over Gili Air” 22. “-The beach where we stayed over Gili Air” 23. “-Sunset from Gili Air” See this TripWow …

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Question by Brittany: NIKKO BALI HOTEL???????????
How a lot of of you have been to Nikko Bali Hotel prior to? I was conceiveig the ” Jungle club” thingie is wat exactlly? One more question you know the 30 metre aka meter o.o waterslide is it overly as for people in the club or can another residents utilize it aka hotel guests aka can another people utilize it who r not in the club? What is the hotel just like? Is it fun? I hope i can ascertain a nice long time paragraph of info XD

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Answer by Traveler
The Nikko is a really nice hotel several nevertheless sort of of far away from all. How long time are you going to stay.
This is the sort of of hotel that sort of of traps you. They provide all so you do not really have to go allplace else. But is that what you really would like to as for Bali. Instead of staying at overe out of the method place. Go a little adventurous as comfortably as wing it goes along with your hotels. There are so a lot of great places to stay over Bali as comfortably as so much method to do as comfortably as saw that I just cannot belowstand why you would tie yourself down to overe hotel. Spend a couple of nights in the Kuta madness. Two or three days in the beauty as comfortably as culture of Ubud. Some quality beach time in the Gili islands.
Don’t lock yourself in! You is about to have so much method more fun whenever you wander the island appear to being as for cool places to visit as comfortably as stay. And you never have to worry about not ascertaining a room in Bali. I have been going as for thirty years as comfortably as never booked in advance. I have usually been able to ascertain a great hotel as a walk in as comfortably as have stumbled over several great places.
Email me. aslocran@yahoo.com as comfortably as I is about to send along a Bali cheat sheet that is about to open your eyes a bit about the fun you can have over Bali. this is not a commercial thing. It is just a brief letter about the cool places that I have ascertained from my years of exploring Bali.
You are going to have a blast.

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Question by jaydelovell: Has anybody been to the Gili Islands or Lombok in Indonesia?
I’m living in Jakarta for overe year as well as I would like to to ascertain a nice beach goes along with a couple of tourists for a holiday. My friends have suggested the Gili Islands – does anybody have several tips (places to stay, etc). Are there better beaches to visit? I do not would like to to go to Bali because apparently there are too many tourists currentlydays…

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Answer by solarianus
No, Bali is amazing. The majority of beaches do not have anybody at the entire over them. It’s truly overly a really little portion of the island that is complete of tourists. Safer than Lombok, too.

Couldn’t say anything about the Gili islands, though. Never been there.

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by Miikka Skaffari

Accommodation Lombok-Lombok Accomodation,Jeeva Klui Resort

The accommodation Lombok, Indonesia, offers visitors to it is shores can vary amazingly from location to location over the Island. It is wise hence, that before you create travel plans or create an internet booking as for a Lombok or Senggigi hotel, you discover exactly what you can expect.

For visitors to the island appear to being as for surfing or eco tourism, the Kuta area (not to be confused with Kuta Bali) is a favourite destination.

With pristine beaches as well as a reputation as for amazing surf breaks, Kuta is specificly a draw card as for many people. People who do visit Kuta though should be prepared as for a more traditional as well as rural accommodation experience.

Equally, the Gili Islands to the North West of Lombok offer a multitude of diving as well as fishing opportunities. However, it should be noted that till really lately, the Gilis were regarded as a backpackers haven, favoured by the younger set more is about toing to rough it. These days though, things are changing, with several developments including private villa rentals currently accessible to visitors to the area.

For the majority of western visitors to the Island however, the Senggigi Beach area over the western side of Lombok has turned the most popular place to holiday. This area has sawn several western luxury resort style adequateties springing up, offering comfort, amazing service as well as a amazing base to return to afterwards a day complete of island activities.

Visitors conceiveing staying in the Senggigi Beach area though should still do their housework as scattered in betweenst the luxury accommodation options are still several more basic places to stay.

Essentially, it pays to:

1. Check holiday feedback sites such that as Trip Advisor as for comments as well as reviews about your intended hotel

2. Always check that there is English speaking staff accessible

3. Be aware that the Indonesian government collects taxes over the best of the accommodation room rate as well as that this numeral is usually sum up to the advertised room rate over Hotel websites except whenever several several otherwise notified

4. Check in advance whenever the hotel caters as for the haves of children whenever you are traveling as a family group

5. Check that the hotel does airport transfers from the Lombok airport ( not all include this in the room rate)

6. Enquire whenever the menu of the hotel or resort serves western food, as spicy Lombok meals do not always agree with all palates

Essentially, Lombok accommodation has come a long way from the last few years, especially in the Senggigi Beach area, as well as with Lombok being regarded by many as the Bali of 25 years ago, it grows more popular as a tourist destination all year.