With just 3.5 hours sleep after our heavy night the night before, we got a public ferry over to Gili Air - the second of the islands we were staying on in the Gili islands. We hadn't booked any accommodation but Dave soon found a lovely place in the village set back from the hustle and bustle - it was so peaceful and gave us a glimpse of real Indonesian island life. All the locals were so friendly to us as we were walking up and down the windy alleys to the mor...

Our plan in Bali was to stay in Seminyak for a few days just to chill by the beach, then head to the Gili Islands off the coast of Lombok for a week or so exploring a couple of the islands, before heading back to Bali to explore more of the island and immerse ourselves in the culture some more. We gave ourselves 2.5 weeks to complete all of this as we had never been to Bali or the Gilis and were really excited! Seminyak is on the southwest coast of Bali and kn...