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  • And just off the coast, on the largest of three tiny islands known as the Gilis, an Australian couple has opened the 23-room Beach House Resort, one of a handful of modern hotels that have sprung up there in the past few years.

    The Next Bali 2008

  • It's quite a change from even five years ago, when accommodations on the Gilis amounted to little more than spartan bungalows with saltwater showers and catered to scuba divers and backpackers who arrived by traditional fishing craft.

    The Next Bali 2008

  • One of the great things about staying on a small island separated from the mainland for over a week (as I was on the Gilis of Northwest Lombok in the Indonesian archipelago this past month) is that one has time to admire God's creation at a slow place.

    BOOK REVIEW FROM THE EDGE OF THE PLANET: ‎Bill Bryson's A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY ‎EVERYTHING ‎ 2007

  • Now the Gilis are home to 3,517 people or 800 families coming from different regions.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • Hundreds of residents and tourists have been showing up for the ritual since Wednesday morning at the popular tourist islands, comprising three small islands - Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air - also known as the Gilis.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • The three Gilis were previously named using Bugis 'Mandar language.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • Now the Gilis are home to 3,517 people or 800 families coming from different regions.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • The Gilis attract at least 200,000 foreign tourists visiting the North Lombok regency in a year along with some 40,000 local tourists.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • Hundreds of residents and tourists have been showing up for the ritual since Wednesday morning at the popular tourist islands, comprising three small islands - Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and Gili Air - also known as the Gilis.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • "The Mandi Sapar bathing ritual is one of the things that unite all residents in the Gilis,"

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

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