Coral Beach 1 is closer to ‘town’ while Coral beach 2 is a beautiful quiet spot about a 15 minute walk into the village. I prefer Coral beach 2 – they have those wonderful dining ‘huts’ over the water. You could probably just rock up and get a room if it isn’t hight season. Or try calling 0370 639946

Have a great trip Marek
cheers
Brian

do you know if there is any difference between Coral Beach 1 and Coral Beach 2 on gili Trawangan ?
How we can get int touch/book accomodation over there.

Photos looks briliant!!! Also from UBUD

regards,
Marek

Yes, Bali is definitely worth a visit (just stay away from Kuta and Legian). And yes, there are lots of tourists (and drunk Aussies), but it is so easy to get away from that and find the ‘real’ Bali.

And Anthony, I couldn’t agree more. I had a wonderful time in Java and Sumatra – and not a Bintang singlet in sight! You can check out my blogs about Java and Sumatra here:

http://www.brianthacker.tv/blog/the-best-fruit-salad-in-southeast-asia/

http://www.brianthacker.tv/blog/583/

http://www.brianthacker.tv/blog/and-its-burn-burn-burn-ring-of-fire/

http://www.brianthacker.tv/blog/i-took-my-wife-to-indonesia/

cheers
brian

Before I talk about Indonesia more, your readers might be interested in the interview I had with you recently! Check it out!

http://www.thetraveltart.com/brian-thacker-interview-funny-possie-travel-writer/

But there is so much more to Indonesia than Bali! There’s truckloads of stuff to do on Sumatra and Java, but it takes time!

I checked out quite a lot of these 2 islands on a month long blogging trip in 2009, where I stayed with members of local blogging communities and saw their Indonesia. You can view the feed of the trip here!

http://www.thetraveltart.com/category/special-events/pestablogger-2009/

Cheers,

Anthony, The Travel Tart

I’ve stayed in a resorty place in Thailand but Bali is obviously with a charm all of its own… I hadn’t heard much about the character of the people, so your thoughts on them are encouraging. The level of hospitality I can expect often plays a big role in my travel decisions.
I was also reluctant to consider Bali as destination worthy of my attention a few years ago – the proximity to Australia coupled with the religions of Indonesia kind of put me off, and then there were the concerns about terrorism which didn’t help – but then I researched it and was very impressed by the temples and scenery, so it’s on my list now… unfortunately that list is very long, so I don’t know when I’ll get there! But hopefully, I will… ’some day’ Lol

Btw, I just got ‘Planes, Trains & Elephants’ and it’s hilarious!