Travel Experience: Solo Backpacking to Gili Trawangan Island I always want to travel somewhere but never have a courage to do it before, but after I finish my final project and two months internship, I feel like I should go somewhere; a little pause in my life. Everything is changing and I just feel like my life is moving way too fast. So, I decided to travel alone to a small island near Lombok called Gili Trawangan. Of course the thought of traveling alone in a very far distance scares me, but it's now or never. So I gather my courage and did it. My trip to Gili Trawangan wasn't a short trip, not the usual path that everybody took, which is by plane to lombok and boat afterwards but by a series of train and boat and bus.I guess I choose the road less traveled because all of my friends think I'm insane to do that. Maybe they're right but I already made my decision. I went from Pasar Senen,Jakarta to Malang. In there, I visit several Alun-alun (some kind of public park or a square) and eat bakso malang. Too bad I wasn't able to visit Ijen Crater there because I've heard that it's amazing but my next train that will take me to Banyuwangi will arrive in a couple of hours so I went back to the train station. It took 9 hours from Malang to Banyuwangi by train. I arrived in Banyuwangi around midnight, it was the last train for the day and the station was closing down, so i hurriedly went to Ketapang Port to take a boat to Gilimanuk Port. I met two other backpackers in the boat, but their destination is Denpasar, Bali whereas my destination is much more further than that. But still, it was nice to meet them. After I arrive in Gilimanuk, I took a bus that will take me to Padang Bai to catch a boat to Lombok. It was a new experience to me and it wasn't a pleasant one, so i slept the whole time i was in the boat. I met another stranger on the boat, not a backpackers this time, but a business man on his way to Lombok. He offered to take me to Lembar Port, which makes me really grateful, because honestly I'm not sure about how to reach Lembar from Bangsal. It was a 1.5 hours ride and Lombok is very hot. I know something was off with this stranger, but I guess I'm just too trusting. I arrived safely to Lembar Port, and really grateful for his kindness but the saying that nothing comes for free is right and I hope I never see him again. At last, I arrived in Gili Trawangan, and I love it. The vibe and the ambience of the whole island is so laid back and peaceful, and yet so vibrant with youth.(to be continued)