Articles tagged ‘Mataram’
Lombok overview
By Nick | November 16th, 2006 |
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Bali’s neighbor to the east is Lombok. The island offers and interesting alternative, to fast developing, and often ‘in your face’ Bali.
Senggigi: The gateway to Lombok
By Nick | August 21st, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Visitors to Bali, as well as expats sometimes look for an close alternative, to the Bali beach scene. One option is Senggigi Lombok.
An old copy of the Indonesia Handbook, from 1991 has this description:
The coral and snorkeling at this popular beach area, 6km north of Ampenan, is fantastic-4 straight kms of pure white sand, [...]
Girl Reports French Man:Lombok, Indonesia
By Barrie | July 21st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
No doubt most of you have seen at one time or another upon your travels these lecherous bastards preying on innocent girls and boys for sexual gratification.
Year Sought for Aussie Woman: Lombok, Indonesia
By Barrie | July 7th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Doing drugs or dealing drugs wherever you travel overseas is a dumb move. Getting arrested and thrown into a stinking slammer is one way of not only stuffing up your life, but also your health.
Police Confiscate Ganja-Laced Ciggies: West Nusa Tenggara
By Barrie | July 4th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Don't you love it when the Indonesian police make a big drug bust and then turn around red-faced because it was only a minor offence.
Australian woman in Lombok drugs case
By Nick | May 22nd, 2006 | 5 Comments »
Barbara Kathleen Higgs of Western Australia, appeared in court in Lombok today, accused of drug possesion. The 43 years old former Pinjarra local, was caught with 50 grams of marijuana in February.
Tetebatu: A mountain hideaway in Lombok
By Nick | May 16th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Bali is a wonderful and most of us love it. Sometimes though, even Bali is too crowded and you need a special remote place. Lombok is the next island to the east and the level of tourism is a fraction of Bali’s. The level of everything is a fraction of what Bali is, including hotels, [...]
Australian hotel owner arrested with marijuana in Lombok
By Nick | February 22nd, 2006 | 2 Comments »
The latest chapter in the mini-series ‘Aussies in a Paradise Jail’, stars 43 year old Barbara Kathleen Higgs, from Pinjarra, Western Australia. She was arrested on Sunday at her Senggigi beach hotel Bulan Baru, in Lombok, with 50g of ‘wacky-backy’ and some seeds. Probably dobbed in by the person who sold it to her.
