Has anyone been Is there much to do Not that I will be doing much of it can you drink the water etc Send me ideas I have booked for me Mrs kiwi Kiwi Jr And the eighteen year old Stop it at once I do look old enough to have an eighteen year old All ideas gratefully received
Here is a list of the top ten cake shops in Bali... http://www.bali-indonesia.com/magazine/10-best-dessert-places.htm
Not too many on Bali apparently After the bombings which almost destroyed the tourist economy the local mainly hinduists were allowed to force most of the Muslims out
Is that why you booked it Kiwi? As nobody wants to go there anymore you could not resist the 75% off Bali sale...
Met up with my daughter there for two and a half weeks last August with the rest of the family, she'd been at Uni in Melbourne for 4 months before travelling, New Zealand, Bali, Singapore, Thailand, home. Some great surfing beaches in the south, some great diving/snorkelling sites in the North East and the Volcano trek (Mount Batur) to see the sunrise fantastic if Mount Agung next door has stopped erupting. Coffee plantations interesting to see the Luwak Coffee, most expensive in the world. Coffee bean eaten by a monkey, digests soft outer, poops the coffee bean which is collected and made into coffee! Ubud and the rice fields also picturesque, stayed in three different locations to get to see the island. Find some Warungs to eat in, usually very small, sometimes veranda on back of owners house, but food fantastic (trip advisor recommendations) and very cheap, could get six main courses and six soft drinks for £20!
Honeymooned there back in the late '90s, had a great time Kuta Beach is the Aussie Magalluf as I recall. Stayed at the Oberoi at Legian Beach, very nice. Seminyak v nice also Ubud and the monkey forest are worth a trip and the active volcano is not something you get to see everyday. As per Durbar towards Denpasar / Nusa Dur its all built up big chain hotels. If you can, try and get to the Gili Islands, absolutely fantastic http://www.bali-indonesia.com/gili-islands/ Otherwise, beaches, surfing, satay's and Bintang beer
Went there last year with family & friends when Mt Agung was about to erupt, unfortunately it didn't erupt until after we returned (was looking forward to telling my boss I was stranded in Bali). Stayed in Seminyak which is a well developed resort with good beach nearby. Lots of good restaurants and easily accessible from Dempasar. I hope you have a great time.
I didn't go to Kuta for the 'Aussie Magaluf' reasons above. Ubud is nice, go on a cycle tour to see rice terraces, beautiful views etc.. and the monkey forest is great. Don't buy the Luwak coffee, it's a type of cat-like animal not a monkey and they trap them to keep in tiny cages for the tourist coffee dollar. The Gili isles are stunning, proper crystal clear waters, perfect for snorkelling, you'll see literally hundreds of tropical fish, we saw a huge turtle too which was wicked.
Thanks all Football off-season here utrs Drinking lots of bintang Lying on the beach hoping no one passing wants to eat lobster Off to watch midget boxing later
