If you've been to any Indonesian country before, you'll know that due to the currency exchange, you can afford to live like a millionaire there. With RM500 in your pocket, you can do tonnes of activities. The same when I was in Lombok recently. I went for a backpacking trip with a good friend. It supposed to be an all girls trip and it was :-). Relax and no rush.

We didn't had any itinerary planned. Just browsing through Google on interesting places in Lombok the night before. Everything is almost impromptu. Because Lombok is only made famous a couple of years back, I'd say it is not as commercialized as places like Bali, Jakarta, Bandung and other regions in Indonesia. It's a small island with not much things to do. So you can do your real chillax holiday here.

Blessed with exquisite white-sand beaches, epic surf, a lush forested interior, and hiking trails through tobacco and rice fields, Lombok is fully loaded with equitorial allure. Many are drawn to mighty Gunung Rinjani, Indonesia's second-highest volcano. Rivers and waterfalls gush down its fissured slopes, while its summit – complete with hot springs and a dazzling crater lake – is the ultimate trekker's prize. In the south, you may need to hold your jaw in place as you encounter one superb beach after another.Meanwhile, off the west coast, the fabled Gili Islands are three exquisite droplets of white sand sprinkled with coconut palms and surrounded by coral reefs teeming with marine life. Each has become a full-blown destination in its own right with oodles of great places to stay, eat and celebrate.

We went for an almost 4 hour spa session which is about 20 mins drive from our home stay. We rented a cab cause it was cheap. Our spa consist of pedi and mani, feed massage, hair spa, head and shoulder massage. Guess what, the moment we walked out of the spa, I had my nails bitten off (very bad habit I tell you :o). We walked about 10 mins down the road after our pampering session to have a look what's install for us at the Art Market. They have small stalls selling souvenirs. Affordable price and you can bargain some more. I bought twinning t-shirt for Juan and #babyjedi

Cost for our 2nd day:

Taxi from hotel to spa - 20,000 rph
Nasi lauk - 20,000 rph
Spa - 250,000
T-shirt for #babyjedi and juan - 150,000 rph
Drink - 7,000 rph
Dinner - 102,000 rph

*We went dinner to a fancy restaurant. You can have cheaper ones at the local food stalls. They're quite clean with more varieties.