In some ways it feels like we are living in the era of the shit budget airline. Over the last decade their growth has been exponential, and it is far from just a European disease. Every region now has its own clone, all promising cheap flights, all delivering some variation of misery. And while some…
Whilst very much part of the overall Indonesian genre, Balinese cuisine has also headed off in its own path, with heavy influences from Balinese Hinduism, migrant workers from Java and Lombok, and decades of foreign visitors who never left. This makes Balinese cuisine not just one of the most distinct in the country, but also…
Despite being extremely close to Bali and literally connected to the Gili Islands, few people know about Lombok and indeed Lombok cuisine. And this is either a bit of a shame, or awesome, because while people really should be coming here, that they are not still means it is a bit of a hidden gem….
Gili T and the Gili Islands in general are awash with great budget hotels from $20-30 a night that include decent rooms with shared pools. Start raising your budget though and things get insane for just a few bucks more. And prime center on this is the well located and frankly stunning Utara Villas. Here…
Perhaps what makes traveling so special is that everything tends to be in a state of flux. And this can be for a multitude of reasons, such as a former hidden gem now being overrun to saturation point, a formerly friendly people now becoming hostile, or worse still the visa regime no longer even supporting…
Looking for the best burger on Gili T? Well look no further as the newly opened Dirty Burger ticks pretty much every box worth ticking. And this is all in spite of only being open for two months, with the joint fast gaining a superb reputation. How have they done it? Well there are obviously…
