Going to Bali for the fist time!

[ali]

Bali is somewhere that really doesn't do it for me, I've heard some horror stories and also some nice things about it too and colleagues seem to go because it's cheap.

[Rossmoyne]

Where did I say there was anything wrong with going? Just stated that the general opinion on here was negative, I couldn't care less where anyone goes on holiday to be honest, but if you ask for Input on a public Internet forum, you should expect the brutal truth.

 

Whose brutal truth would that be? Opinions is a better word perhaps.

[Bibbs]

There are defo two sides to Bali.

 

You have the beautiful countryside, and can see temples / elephants / volcanoes .. really get away from it all.

 

You can also get smashed on fake branded drinks with feral Australians, and buy an arm full of 'Rolex' watches for $10.

 

I didn't mind it as it was cheap and easy to have a break, but it's not on the top of my 'holiday to do' list.

[newjez]

No Bali thread is complete without thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVOIg_lHRzk

[Deb]

Never been defo going go hoping next year

[DomDom75]

Well we are off in two weeks for our first foreign holiday ( Apart from a visit back to the UK last year, which was definitely not a holiday, more torture! ) in two weeks and we are going to Bali. Never been before, we are going to what looks to be a lovely private Villa in Seminyak. Has anyone been? Any tips if you have? Restaurants and bars etc?

 

Yay!!! Good for you Doris. I hope to go one day, but am looking forward to my first holiday since arriving in 2011 - going to Surfers Paradise.......WHOOP WHOOP WHOOP.

[Kerry]

I'm going to Bali with the girls for my birthday we're going to get smashed in Kuta with the bogans

never been before but really looking forward to it

[kazb67]

I was in Bali a couple of years ago & loved it!!!!!

 

We travelled from Scotland & had a few days stop-over in Singapore. We stayed in the Amarterra Villas in Nusa Dua, it was pure bliss & the staff couldn't have been more helpful (yet discreet). The villas were ideally located so that we could walk to most of the big hotels in the evenings to try the different restaurants & bars.

 

We went into Kuta a couple of times but we literally went to the restaurants then straight back to our villa. There's defo a different vibe in Kuta & it wasn't for me. Loads of people looked like they were having the time of their lives but I've done the drinking & partying thing when I was younger & that just wasn't the type of hol I wanted. Also it's not the kind of place you want to draw too much attention to yourself!

 

Funnily thought, my brother lives in WA & when I told him I was going there were all kinds of comments being passed. He's not even been so clearly it has a bad rep!?!

 

I was also concerned about the ole belly but it was all gd. Think I had wee bit bother for 1 day but my OH was completely fine. In all honesty though it was prob just the change in diet (loads of water & gorgeous fresh fruit) rather than any dodgy cooking.

 

All in all I loved Bali & can't wait to go again once I move to WA. It was stupid money to travel from Scotland. Obv there's loads of places I want to visit in Australia too but I'll defo return to Bali. Like most places it has it's good & bad areas.

 

Now here goes, I'm sticking my neck on the line & expect to get shot down but that's ok....... IMO it looked like loads of people travelled to Kuta because it's cheap for them. They drink too much & prob behave in a manner that they wouldn't do if they were at home. My negative impression of Kuta wasn't caused by the locals, it was caused by the drunk/high tourists!

[Shaz]

So, how was Bali? Hope you had good experience.