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Update On Book Publication
After some frustrating delays I am delighted to say that my debut novel is now available in all forms….paperback, ebook and kindle. I have copies here too if anyone in the UK would like to order direct (I’d even sign it 😁). A big thank you to all who have bought and in advance for those who are going to. I hope it’s a good read.
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Lombok and its coast
With all big events done, we are now nearing the end of our 3 month tour around Indonesia. We have just spent the last 5 days in the coastal village of Senggigi on Lombok, just chilling between our beautiful beach accommodation and the spa in the hills. The village, although the original tourist hub on Lombok is very low key and beautifully lacking the mad tourist crowd and traffic which blight Bali. A visit to Old Town Ampenan, Mayura Water Palace, Meru Temple and Batu Bolong temple was interesting. Facing directly east here, at sunset Agung volcano on Bali mysteriously appears on the horizon. Time to move on today, heading…
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Komodo National Park and its dragons
A two night stay in the activity town of Labuan Bajo before joining our liveaboard boat for 2 nights 3 days sailing around the Komodo National Park. A great experience and some amazing sights. Apart from seeing the Komodo dragons and Manta rays, the snorkelling there was fabulous, the sea so clear and the colours spectacular, will let the photos talk…..
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Debut Novel
We are very excited to announce that Phil’s debut novel The Last Waiting Room has now been published. Unfortunately due to a hitch with publishers you won’t be able to order online (paperback or ebook) for a few weeks yet. However we do have some paperback copies available for purchase. For those of you in the UK who might wish to buy, you can order one of these by transferring to us the retail price of £10.99 and we’ll send you a copy as soon as we return to England on 1st October. Alternatively you can of course wait until it appears on Amazon etc. Thank you 🙏
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Rural Lombok – Senaru, Sembalun, Tetebatu & Mount Rinjani
The village of Senaru on the island of Lombok is a beautiful place, very rural and set in the foothills of Mount Rinjani volcano. We took an amazing one-day hike, a tough walk though rivers to waterfalls, through jungle, peanut and tobacco plantations and through the rice terraces where we had lunch sitting in a farmers hut. Our guide, Nur was from the Sasak community and part of the women’s cooperative which has worked to give women equality, a right to go to school and earn money for themselves. This was so interesting, she took us to her village, talked us through daily life and explained some of their rather…
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Gili Air – laid back vibe, vibrant skies and turtles
The 3 hour fast ferry from Nusa Lembongan to Gili Air was spent sunbathing on deck, watching dolphins and getting a glimpse of Gili Trawangan. Gili Air is beautiful, its sunsets are fabulous with the volcano Mount Agung on Bali silhouetted and reflected in the shallow sea and coral reef. Gili Air is fabulous for snorkelling amongst turtles, you don’t have to go out on a boat, just rent fins and snorkel set and swim off the beach. Amazing experience, saw green turtles and hawksbill turtles amongst a million colourful fish We have loved our stay on the island of Gili Air. There are no cars or regular mopeds on…
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Nusa Lembongan and its vibrant sea
After the 30 minute fast ferry from Bali we arrived at the floating harbour of Jungutbatu on the Island of Lembongan and stepped into a little bit of paradise, we have a few days here for a slower pace of life… not that we were rushing anyway. What a fabulous stay we have had on Nusa Lembongan. We hired a buggy to tour this small island and walked across yellow bridge to the neighbouring island of Ceningan. These islands have some spectacular coastline, apart from the white coral sand beaches and seaweed farms there are the rugged cliffs and the formations of devils tears and blue lagoon which were mesmerising.…
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The Last Waiting Room – Phil Sharman
Coming soon, watch this space for release date
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Bali – beaches, temples and mountains
Our base now on Bali is the coastal town of Sanur. Just the right amount of tourism here for us, plenty of restaurants but without the rowdiness of some of the other resorts on this part of the Island and beautiful beach. Our home is like a palace, traditional balinese house complex and tranquil garden just for us, it’s huge! Up early this morning for a fabulous sunrise. A visit to two of Bali’s most important temples took us through lush agricultural regions through traditional villages and into the mountains, just beautiful. Besakih temple is the most important one in Bali and Lempuyang the highest altitude temple and number 2…
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Debut Novel by Phil Sharman
Its almost here, Phil’s debut novel is soon to be released Some stories stay with you.Some stories change you.The Last Waiting Room invites you into the moments that define us — coming soon.
