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Beyond Bali: Neighboring isle of Lombok has Bali's beauty, none of its touristy bustle
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LOMBOK, Indonesia -- As the tropical monsoon clouds roll in,
obscuring the towering volcanos along the Bali coastline, the
pristine neighboring island of Lombok seems a world away from
Indonesia's premier tourist destination.
In fact, it almost is.
This unique isle lays to the east of one of the sharpest fissures
in nature, the so-called Wallace Line that cuts through the
Indonesian archipelago and divides the flora and fauna of Asia and
that of Australia, Papua, New Zealand ...
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Feathered surprises in Lombok
New Straits Times
; Andrew Ponnampalam New Straits Times 09-26-2000 Feathered surprises in Lombok Byline: Andrew Ponnampalam Edition: Life and Times; 2* Section: Earth Matters Column: Words & wings I HAVE just returned from the lovely island of Lombok in the Indonesian archipelago. This picturesque island has
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Lombok is awaiting its time in the sun
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; LOMBOK, Indonesia -- As the tropical monsoon clouds roll in, obscuring the towering volcanoes along the Bali coastline, the pristine neighboring island of Lombok seems a world away from Indonesia's premier tourist destination. In fact, it almost is. This unique isle lies to the east of one of the
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EAST FROM BALI
The Independent - London
; "THIS is a land waiting to be raped," said a friend, melodramatically, as after a long drive through arid landscapes we stumbled out on to the empty white powder sand of Kuta beach, fringing a turquoise sea and dotted with billboards showing which hotel chain had bought which plot. There were
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There's life beyond Bali
Evening Standard - London
; Why go to Lombok when you can get off the plane in Bali? NICK REDMAN went the extra miles and found out for himself IT LOOKED less like a plane than a balsa-wood mosquito through the departure-lounge glass at Denpasar, Bali. And, while it possessed two wings, little else suggested it could get 40
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Bali - a priceless paradise; The strong pound makes a trip to far away destination well worth the money. Cathy Gordon visits Bali and Lombok.
The Birmingham Post (England)
; Stop drooling over that glossy holiday brochure, get your swimming costume out of mothballs and head for paradise. It's the perfect time to turn those seemingly impossible dreams of exotic climes into reality. The destination to go for? The unique, lush and spiritual island of Bali. Once there,
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