I'm Rick Steeves.

Coronavirus has put countless travel dreams on hold,

and until we overcome this crisis, many will stay on hold.

But to dream on and plan future travels is good medicine for those of us who will forever be done. Dream on together right here on Travel with Rick Steeves.

If the noise and crowds on Bali start to make it feel like Paradise Lost,

Travel writer Dave Seminar says you're just a short flight away from the real thing. He found the quiet of the

neighboring Gilly Islands to be the relaxing kind of tropical getaway he was looking

for. All three of these islands, they're small enough that you can ride your bike around them in about an hour and

I did that I actually rode my bike around the circumference of all three islands.

And while you're halfway around the world in Indonesia you're also just a few hours by air from Australia.

David Willett returns with more recommendations for deciding what to visit in his country

any time a year.

I would really recommend going to Australia and doing what you have to do in the cities and then getting out because it's outside the cities that I think you see the real Australia

the Australia that visitors from the United States expect to see and we'll open the phone lines to hear from our listeners about their favorite travel experiences.

Tell us about the trip you'll never forget.

It's all in the hour ahead on Travel with Rick Steve's. A tour guide from New South Wales helps narrow down what you should see in Australia any time a year.

And listeners share some of their most memorable trips that's coming up on today's travel with Rick

Steve's. Let's start by exploring a trio of tropical islands in Indonesia, a place

where Aussie backpackers, scuba divers, and South Sea Adventures have found Paradise.

The Out of the Way laid-back Gilly Islands called themselves the turtle capital of the world

with no cars, no motorbikes, and no worries.

When Dave Seminara took his family to Bali, they found the streets

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