BALI - what do you think about it?

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theGav56 said:
With respect Nickos, you are being s l o w here. Kuta central, near where your wife selected for you to stay, is like Northbridge. I cannot recall hearing almost anything "bad" outside of that area. For sure you'll get offered a happy ending, asked for triple the price for a "genuine" Rolex, and you won't be able to snooze on the beach because someone will want to sell you a pineapple-bintang-manicure-wood carving-kite every 2-3 minutes. But the only beheading you'll get will be from the lady boys.

The Australian equal of Bali would be Tasmania if anything.
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Not being slow, sounding slow, if anything I was being too fast in knocking out my post quickly on my work comp so that it didn't appear I was on BF for almost the whole day. :eek:
But yes, my mistake I was referring to the main central tourist district - Kuta and surrounds etc.
 
Just watched the news here this morning which had the following irrelevant snippets;

- Sydney has had 9 drive by shootings in the past 8 days.

- Indonesia has just had its credit rating upgraded and its economy performing alongside China's.
 

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Nickos66 said:
Indo's gone up, various Euro countries went down.
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I've got to say economically in Bali it is great at the moment. Strong AUS$ bringing many Australians in,many Europeans looking for economic haven here, the Indonesian domestic market is strong, baby-boomers retiring here bring in investment dollars. Air Asia is now going to be flying from Sydney, and that will be significant for the tourist economy.
 
Si Botak said:
Really? Never seen them. That could be because I know and stay with locals there? Mind you, you're correct I don't have personal perspectives on Bali because I've never been, and we all know how overblown the Media present things... maybe that is a bit harsh on my part...?
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Here you go.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=753805&page=12

And I am not bad-mouthing Thailand. i like it. But if you have problems with Kuta, some of the areas of Thailand are up another notch.
 
theGav56 said:
Just watched the news here this morning which had the following irrelevant snippets;

- Sydney has had 9 drive by shootings in the past 8 days.
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The bikie's are a bit different here, in Perth if they have beef with someone they'll beat the s**t out of you or use a car bomb where as in Sydney they shoot the s**t out of your house at 4am.
 
dominguez said:
The bikie's are a bit different here, in Perth if they have beef with someone they'll beat the s**t out of you or use a car bomb where as in Sydney they shoot the s**t out of your house at 4am.
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Geez, between them, shark attacks, floods and bushfires maybe better to avoid Aus for now.
 
theGav56 said:
Here you go.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/showthread.php?t=753805&page=12

And I am not bad-mouthing Thailand. i like it. But if you have problems with Kuta, some of the areas of Thailand are up another notch.
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Well again, I guess I just have to concede that I probably haven't seen Aussies in Thailand at their worst. When I'm there I'm with friends who live locally, and we hit different areas.... I guess that means I run into different expats having a different kind of holiday as well?

Geez, between them, shark attacks, floods and bushfires maybe better to avoid Aus for now.
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Add Heatwaves.
 
Si Botak said:
Well again, I guess I just have to concede that I probably haven't seen Aussies in Thailand at their worst. When I'm there I'm with friends who live locally, and we hit different areas.... I guess that means I run into different expats having a different kind of holiday as well?



Add Heatwaves.
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And when I was there, coupled with power "outs".
 
JunglistPosse said:
Appreciate all the local info Gav. Heading to Bali end of May staying at the Ayana whats the weather generally like that time of year
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Have never been to the Ayana but it looks awesome. Bit jealous.

Weather-wise I am predicting long hours of pool-side, with the chance of a Bintang or two.

May is in the dry season, and the humidity should be down. Will be hot, typically with a max of 30-32. Great time of year to get out of winter and keep the melonomas developing (Just had my niece staying and despite everything I said, her 5 year old got sun-burnt day 1, which was cloudy and rainy).

If you are here on match day maybe we could meet up and watch the game.
 

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theGav56 said:
Have never been to the Ayana but it looks awesome. Bit jealous.

Weather-wise I am predicting long hours of pool-side, with the chance of a Bintang or two.

May is in the dry season, and the humidity should be down. Will be hot, typically with a max of 30-32. Great time of year to get out of winter and keep the melonomas developing (Just had my niece staying and despite everything I said, her 5 year old got sun-burnt day 1, which was cloudy and rainy).

If you are here on match day maybe we could meet up and watch the game.
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Cheers sounds good!
 
I had a lovely week in Bali over Christmas. Spent the whole time in Ubud with a couple of clean living mates. We did Yoga every day surrounded by beautiful women in exercise clothes, ate almost every meal at Kafe (which serves awesome, organic vego food & you can stuff your face & be flat out spending $10 including drinks, coffee, desert), had a massage a day (at a lovely studio where they use scented body oil & serve ginger tea after). $10 for 1 hour full body!
Other than that we spent our time by the pool reading, sleeping, riding motorbikes around.
The whole thing cost me $1000 including airfares, accom, food the lot
Not a bogan in sight in Ubud!
 
E Shed said:
I had a lovely week in Bali over Christmas. Spent the whole time in Ubud with a couple of clean living mates. We did Yoga every day surrounded by beautiful women in exercise clothes, ate almost every meal at Kafe (which serves awesome, organic vego food & you can stuff your face & be flat out spending $10 including drinks, coffee, desert), had a massage a day (at a lovely studio where they use scented body oil & serve ginger tea after). $10 for 1 hour full body!
Other than that we spent our time by the pool reading, sleeping, riding motorbikes around.
The whole thing cost me $1000 including airfares, accom, food the lot
Not a bogan in sight in Ubud!
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Nice..makes me want to go now
 
Yeah the whole Kuta bogan thing taints a lot of people's ideas about it but it's a beautiful diverse place with friendly people & lots more than just the tourist traps!
 
E Shed said:
I had a lovely week in Bali over Christmas. Spent the whole time in Ubud with a couple of clean living mates. We did Yoga every day surrounded by beautiful women in exercise clothes, ate almost every meal at Kafe (which serves awesome, organic vego food & you can stuff your face & be flat out spending $10 including drinks, coffee, desert), had a massage a day (at a lovely studio where they use scented body oil & serve ginger tea after). $10 for 1 hour full body!
Other than that we spent our time by the pool reading, sleeping, riding motorbikes around.
The whole thing cost me $1000 including airfares, accom, food the lot
Not a bogan in sight in Ubud!
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:thumbsu:
 
theGav56 said:
Upmarket food around the island is great, and very good value. A lot of top chefs coming through and leaving trained local chefs behind. Good stuff.
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Thats what i found when i went in August, some of the restaurants are world class! i dont think ive stopped raving to my mates about the cuisne. Sarong in Seminyak left me rolling out of there haha.
 
JunglistPosse said:
Thats what i found when i went in August, some of the restaurants are world class! i dont think ive stopped raving to my mates about the cuisne. Sarong in Seminyak left me rolling out of there haha.
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Got back to Freo over Christmas and for pretty much the same price of a pasta at Ginos (slightly stodgey and definitely nothing special) I could eat at Sarong or Sardine or La Lucciola or Chandi or Deus ex Machina or get a chef to come into my place and cook anything I want. And great service and ambience.
 
theGav56 said:
Got back to Freo over Christmas and for pretty much the same price of a pasta at Ginos (slightly stodgey and definitely nothing special) I could eat at Sarong or Sardine or La Lucciola or Chandi or Deus ex Machina or get a chef to come into my place and cook anything I want. And great service and ambience.
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So true! Had an amazing meal at Breeze at the Samaya, got loads of brownie points for that!
Always feel ripped off when i come back to Perth.
 
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