What an interesting few days 🪷
As I walked around Gili Air on my last days, I reminisced over the sacred weeks we shared 💜
My first taste of the wonderful underwater world of weird peacock shrimps, colours, coral and sharks 🐟🩷🐠💚🐡💛 In fact I thought I'd have racked up more than 559 minutes diving but my Rescue Course will just have to wait...
Locals shouting out "Hey Steph" as I walk by, giving me the "cool" handshake which I never quite get right...
The sand beneath my bare feet, the sound of the waves gently touching the shore, the faint noises of the horses passing by 🐎
I will not miss the proximity of my Home Stay to the local Mosque, however, I do somewhat miss the iconic sounds that float through the island...
The people I met 💖 some of whose paths will cross with mine again some day... And those who will not 💔
All I know is that on Gili Air, I began a highly anticipated journey towards becoming a goddess. I say it with a little g, so as not to disrespect any of my Dear Readers and to not liken myself to a deity in any sense...
Rather what it means is that in a glittery corner in paradise, I drifted throughout all the corners of my mind, where my skin shined as bright as the stars and I created a dance that I will continue for the rest of my life ✨ cryptic but I'll let you guess...
A little line to remember Lombok (I feel like the night in Gili T is not worth much space, other than the epic breakfast at Hello Capitano) but Lombok. Sweet Lombok with your surprising vibes and Kind Strangers...
In Gili Air, I uncovered the shadows of a Stranger, felt the warmth of inner peace and connected with the universe. So if you ever think about going there... Stop thinking and book the tickets.
Shout out to The Elf for showing me how to build a Temple 💜🦋
Shout out to Kati for showing me how to be vulnerable 💚
Shout out to Dila for showing me I will always have good people around me if I choose it. And for giving me cool braids 🪷
Contact me directly for accommodation tips... 😅
Here are my recommendations for Gili Air:
⭐ Eat a Happy Mango smoothie bowl at Aura Bowls 🧡 and Papaya juice here is delicious
⭐ Also eat the Strawberry French Toast at Gili Coffee Roasters and sit in their lovely garden 🍓
⭐ For dinner, go to ZZZ and have Burbur (insert chicken/tempeh depending on your level of carnivorous energy) and enjoy the gentle guitar music by a man with the most infectious smile in the world 🎸
⭐ Once you have done that for a few days, go to Waring Sunny, and eat anything but just get a HOT Jamu - it will fill you with love ❤️
⭐ Get your PADI certification with Blue Marlin Dive and ask for Katon 🙌
⭐ Get your advanced PADI (just two extra days, c'mon)
⭐ Go to one of Kati's classes at Flowers & Fire Yoga because she is the epitome of positive female energy (also still go if you're a dude, yoga is for all)
⭐ Talk to the locals. Smile at them. Greet them. Sing with them and bathe in the beautiful vibes they resonate
⭐ Workout at Holiday Fit and remember to take a cool towel from their fridge- you'll need it
⭐ Pamper yourself at Frangipani Spa on rest day
⭐ Follow the White Rabbit 🤍💜✨
Thank for making it through Dear Reader... More to come soon as I update on Ubuddy-budding...
And thank you to Gili Air for the magic 🪄✨🖤🦋
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