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TLDR: I'd recommend Gili Islands if you like to scuba/want to learn how to dive, have extra days visiting Bali, want to drink/party with Aussies, and/or want pictures sitting in a swing near the ocean. Not having a care in the world - except getting a pic for the gram. Half a day away from Bali, are a few tiny islands known as the Gili Islands. I first heard about them from a random girl on a train in Peru, who told me that was her favorite part of Bali. Janet and I had booked two nights on Gili Trawangan, and found a driver/boat service there after we were in Bali. We left our hotel in Ubud at 6 AM, got to the port around 8 AM, and our ferry left around 9 AM. A little over 2 hours later, we got to Gili Trawangan, the largest of the three islands. One of the first signs was this- and it represents the plethora of beer/bar options on Gili T. Right after getting on the port we walked .4 miles along the main street- noticing all the bars, places to learn how to...

It's been almost 2 months since Bali, but I still miss the beach and being on vacay mode.   The trip could be categorized as eat, pray/play, love: eat is obviously eating, pray is praying at all the religious sites, play is for fun experiences, and love since I went for my friend Joey's wedding . Here are some highlights of things to eat and the sight-seeing in Bali: Eat:  Mangosteens by the beach - the Mangosteens were actually from Singapore tho   Nasi and mi goreng - fried rice and fried noodle Luwak Coffee: Babi guling special- roast pork with rice Satay: Dinner at Sangsaka with Blair: Pray: Stunning view at Uluwatu Temple Tirtha Empul - Holy Water Ritual Ulun Danu Batur: Play: Tegenungan waterfall: Tegallalang rice terrace swing: Infinity pool at Puri Sebali in Ubud: Strolling along Seminyak beach on the last day:

Before going to Joey's wedding in Bali, Janet and I touched down in Singapore for 16 hours, which I used to basically preview my Crazy Rich Asians (CRA) themed Dirty 30 next year. Some highlights: eating at the CRA food market, drinking at the top of Marina Bay Sands, and meeting some of Janet's old friends! Here's an hour-by-hour breakdown of my 2/3 of a day layover in Singapore: 6:34 PM | Land in Changi, go through Immigration, get confused trying to find pickup area for Grab (Asian lyft/uber) Hour 1: 7:30 PM | Check into Carlton City Hotel - shower after 17 hour flight, change Here's me in the fancy lobby while Janet checked us in Hour 2: 8:40 PM | Newton Food Center - we got picked up by Janet's friends and went to the Food Center where they filmed Crazy Rich Asians! On our table: sea snails, satay, sting ray, chili crab, veggies, chicken wings, sambal, and Tiger beer. My favorite was actually the sting ray even though I'm not ...