I am back from a very little island in the middle of the Indonesian seas. Strikingly beautiful, with glorious white-sand beaches lapped by warm, brilliant blue waters & circled by coral reefs. Each island as developed its own character, Gili Air, Gili Meno and Gili Trawangan.

I was on Gili Trawangan which is the biggest of Lombok’s Gili Islands located in West Nusa Tenggara. The island is the best destination for a tranquil holiday to escape from the saturation of big polluted cities or from the cold winter.

I just spent 5 full days without internet or any phone line. The transportations you can use on the islands are only bicycles (rented by locals) and cidomo (a small horsedrawn carriage). I rented a basic bicycle and went everywhere on the sand roads of the island stopping to watch cows, goats everywhere.

Of course we had no hot water or anything that you take for granted every day of your life…. so inspiring to go back to a primitive lifestyle, watching the sunset in front of my friend Stephan Attia’s beautiful and peaceful home located right on a white sand beach. Very beautiful underwater scenery, also my boys were diving every morning, I could not because of my broken back…. even though I am a sea lover and a certified diver.

Actually Elisabeth Gilbert, the lady who wrote the book Eat, Pray & Love (movie played by Julia Robert and Javier Bardem) is living on the island of Gili Meno (the island in the middle of the 3).

I met many artists and most original people on the island. Nobody wears shoes, it is a swimsuit lifestyle. And it was good to talk exclusively about nature, fishes, music and life influences, instead of business for a while!

Thank you Stephan for these 5 days of uniqueness!

And Marko for being such a great guide for my family.