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BALI

COMMON WORDS

• Courtesy

Thank you Tear-eema Car-see Terima KasihGoodbye Selamat TinggalResponse to Salamat datang (thank you) Matur suksimu.Good morning (to about 10am) Salamat pageeBetween 10 to 2 Salamat siangGood afternoon 2 to 6 Salamat soreeGood night Salamat malamGoodbye Salamat tingaalBye bye (informal) Salamat jalanHow are you? Apa kabarThanks for the gift. It's very kind of you.Terima kasih atas hadiah anda. Anda

baik hati sekali.Excuse me for being late. Excuse me for interrupting. Ma'afkan, saya terlambat.

Ma'afkan, saya mengganggu.Excuse me for a moment. May I be excused? Ma'afkan saya sebentar. Bolehkah saya

tidak ikut serta?I beg your pardon. Saya mohon ma'af. or Ma'afkan saya.Excuse me, what did you say? Ma'af, apa yang anda katakan?I'm sorry, I can't help you. Ma'af, saya tidak dapat menolong anda.

Insults

When pigs fly Nantikan kuar bertelurI wasn’t born yesterday Saya bukan anak kemarinYou wish Enak aja

Yes/no etc

Good Bagusyes ya (Dutch spelling and pronunciation)no tidak (with an adjective or verb) or bukan (with a noun)I do not have... Saya tidak punya...There is... There is not... Ada... Tidak ada...Yes, you're right. Ya, anda benar.It seems wrong. It's not necessary. Rupanya salah. Ini tidak penting.In my opinion. That's right. Saya rasa or saya kira or menurut saya. Itu betul or Itu

benar.You're wrong. Anda salah.It's possible. It's not possible. To be able. Mungkin. Tidak mungkin. Bisa or

dapat (may) or bolehI'm glad to hear it. Saya senang mendengarnya.How much Barapa HargiToo expensive terlalu mahal

Me

I 'm tired/hungry/thirsty. Saya lelah/lapar/haus.I want... Do you want...? I'm looking for.. Saya mau. . . Anda mau. . .? Saya

mencari...I'm interested (in) . . . to like. Saya tertarik... .......I need. . . I like. . . I hope so. Saya perlu....... Saya suka....... Saya

harap begitu.I want to borrow... Do you have...? Saya mau pinjam... Anda punya...?Don't. . . I don't like that. . . I don't want.. Jangan. . . Saya tidak suka itu. .. Saya



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tidak mau...I like Indonesia. Fine, okay. Saya suka Indonesia. Baik.I know. I don't know. Saya tahu. Saya tidak tahu.I think so. I don't think so. Saya kira begitu. Saya kira tidak begitu.I have... Of course. Saya punya... Tentu saja.an expression of surprise or pain Aduh!in the future... in that manner... in this manner... pada masa yang akan datang...

begitu... begini...

AT THE RESTAURANT/MARKET

I'm hungry. Saya lapar.Where's a good restuarant? Restoran mana yang balk?Can we stop for lunch/dinner? Dapatkah kita berhenti untuk makan siang/makan

malam.Let's have lunch. Who'll join me? Mari kita makan siang. Siapa ikut saya?This is the best foodstall here. Ini warung yang terbaik disini.I want Indonesian food. Saya mau makanan Indonesia.What time is breakfast? It's served at 7. Jam berapa waktu makan pagi? Makan pagi

dihidangkan pada pukul tujuh.Waiter! I want a table for five people. Pelayan! Saya ingin meja untuk ilma orang.Give me tea instead of coffee. Berilah saya teh untuk gantinya kopi.Is this water drinkable? No, it's not drinkable Apa air ini bisa diminum? Tidak itu tak bisa

diminum.I'm thirsty. Please get me a glass of ice water. Saya haus. Tolong ambil segelas air es.Please give me some hot water. I want boiled Tolong beri saya air panas. Saya minta air matangwater (for drinking). (untuk minum).May I see the menu? What's the specialty in this Boleh saya lihat daftar makanan? Apa restaurant?

keistimewaan rumah makan ml?Were in a hurry, please bring our orders quickly. Kami terburu-buru, tolong cepatkan pesanan

kami.When will it be ready? Whaf's the price? Kapan siapnya? Berapa harganya?That's too expensive. Have you got Indonesian Itu terlalu mahal. Apakah anda menyajikan dishes?

makanan Indonesia?Let's have some sate. Don't make it too spicy! Mari kita makan sate. Jangan terlalu pedas!What is that/this? I'd like another helping. Is Apa itu/ini? Saya mau tambah lagi. Ada lagi?there more?Please bring us some hot chili sauce. Bring me Bawakan lah kami sambal. Bawakan untuk saya coffee.

kopiBring me another glass. What do you have for Ambilkan untuk saya gelas yang lain. Apa yangdessert? anda punyai untuk makanan pencuci mulut?I have had enough. I want a banana. Saya sudah kenyang. Saya ingin pisang.I want to wash my hands. Where's the toilet? Saya mau cuci tangan. Dimana kamar kecil?Good. Waiter, please bring me the bill. Bagus. Bung, saya minta nota.Can you change a 10,000 rupiah bill? Bisakah anda menukar sepuluh dbu rupiah uang

kertas?cold/hot (temperature)/hot (spicy) dingin/panas/pedasplastic bag/bottled drinking water tas plastik/botol air minumfork/spoon/knife/glass/plate/bowl/cup garpu/sendok/pisau/gelas/pidng/mangkok/cangkirrice (after cooking)/rice noodles/sticky white rice nasi/bakmi/ketansoup/noodle soup/curried chicken/fried rice sup/mie kuah/ayam kan/nasi goreng/mie goreng/fried noodlesfish/prawns/squid/crab/carp/lobster/eel ikan/udang/cumi/kepiting/ikan mas/udang

karang/belutmeat/liver/heart/beefsteak/water buffalo daging/hati/jantung/bistik/daging kerbau/kaki/frog legs kodokbeef/chicken/lamb/mutton/pork daging sapi/daging ayam/daging domba/daging

kambing/daging babivegetables/tomato/onion/cabbage/corn sayur/tomat/bawang/kol/jagung/kentang/ubi



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/potato/sweet potato/carrots/avocado /wortel/apokatsalt/ginger/chili/cinnamon/pepper/clovesgaram/jahe/cabe/kayu/manis /garlic/lemon /merica/cengkeh/bawang putih/jeruk

beer/rice wine/water/cordial/ice/orange juice bir/tuak/air/sirop/es/air jeruk/air soda/soda waterbread/toast/cake/cracker/spring rolls roti/roti bakar/kue/biskuit/lumpiabutter/cheese/cream/milk/ice cream mentega/keju/kepala susu/susu/es krimegg/fried egg/omelette/boiled egg/soft-boiled egg telur/telur mata sapi/telur dadar/telur/rebus/telur

setengah matangsnacks/peanuts/candy/shrimp chips makanan kecil/kacang tanah/gula-gula/krupuk

udangWhere can I buy fruit? Where's the market? Dimana saya bisa beli buah-buahan? Pasar

dimana?apple/coconut/citrus fruit/papaya/pineapple apel/kelapaijeruklpapaya/nanas/pisang goreng/banana frittersPlease don’t use cooking spice (MSG) Tolong jangan bumbu masak

Bakso Sapi (Noodle soup with beef balls)Sate Ayam or Sate Kambing (Chicken or Goat satay)Soto Babat - (Offal Soup)Martabak telur (A savoury omelette .....delicious)Sop Kaki Kambing (Leg of lamb soup)Nasi Goreng Komplit (Fried rice with the lot, and a fried egg on top!)Mie Kocok (Fried noodles with vegetables)Lontong Opor (Rice Cake with chicken curry)Tahu Ketupat (Beancurd and vegetables)Karedok (Vegetables with peanut sauce)Cah Kangkung (Spicy mixed vegetables with spinach)Nasi Campur (A mixed rice dish, a Balinese speciality)Es Campur (Mixed fruit drink)Es Kelapa muda (young coconut milk with coconut flesh)Cendol (A dessert or drink made from coconut milk,

palm sugar and rice flour)

TRANSPORTATION

What are the tourist places I should visit? Apa nama tempat pariwisata yang harus sayakunjungi?

There are two caves near the hot springs. Ada dua gua dekat sumber air panas.Is it safe to swim here? Aman berenang disini?Where do you want to go? Anda mau pergi ke mana?I want to go to Yogyakarta. Saya mau pergi ke Yogyakarta.When are you leaving? Kapan anda berangkat?I depart tommorrow/today. Saya berangkat besok/hari ini.not sure/not certain belum tentu/belum pastiI'm worn out. Saya agak capal.How far is it from here? Is it near? Berapa jauh dad sini. Dekat?Far from here. This way/that way. Which way? Jauh dad sini. Kesini/kesana. Kemana?Turn left at the corner. Belok ke kiri di prapatan.Go straight ahead and then turn to the left/right. Jalan terus dan kemudian belok kekiri/kekanan.Go back to the intersection, then follow the sign. Kemball kepersimpangan jalan, lalu ikuti tanda\

arah.My address is... /I live on Melati Street. Alamat saya... /Saya tinggal di Jalan Melati.Straight ahead. On the right. On the left. Terus. Disebelah kanan. Disebelah kin.Cross here. Wait here. Stop here. Di sini menyeberang. Tunggulah disini. Berhenti

disini.to back up or go backwards/to go forward or mundur/majuadvanceTo search for. Where can I find a post office? Mencari. Kantor POS dimana?



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Please show me the way to the highway. Tolong tunjukkan kejalan raya.I want to find this address. I am lost. Saya mau mendapat alamat ml. Saya tersesat.Please show me on this map. Tolong tunjukkan dipeta ini.What is the name of this street? Apa nama jalan ini?What town does this road lead to? Jalan ini menuju kekota apa?Where can I catch a...? Where can I rent a...? Dimana saya akan ....... ? Dimana bisa menyewa...?How many kilometers is it to Rantepao? Berapa kilometer ke Rantepao?What's the best route to follow? Jalan mana yang terbaik?This road is under repair. Jalan ini sedang diperbaiki.This road is very slippery. Look out.Jalan ini sangat licin. Hati-hati.My car has broken down. Where can I find a mechanic? Mobil saya mogok. Dimana saya bisa dapat seorangmontir?I have a flat tire. Will you please repair the tire? Ban saya kempis. Harap perbaiki pompa itu?What's wrong with the engine? Switch off the engine. Apa yang rusakpada mesin ml? Berhentikan mesin.The engine won't start. Is there enough gasoline? Mesin ini mogok. Apakah bensinnya cukup?Fill it up please. Check the oil. Tolong diisi penuh. Periksa olinya.at the bus/train station. di stasiun bis/stasiun kereta api.Where is the ticket window?Dimana ada loket?How long does it take from here to Bogor? Berapa lama perjalanan dari sini ke Bogor?Where's the airport? Dimana lapangan terbang?How much does a taxi to the airport cost? Berapa tarip taxi ke pelabuhan udara?Please help me with my luggage. Bung, tolong bawakan barang-barang saya.There are three pieces. Semuanya ada tiga barang.Where is the passport and customs checkpoint? Dimana tempat pemeriksaan paspor dan barang?Which gate do I go to for the plane for Singapore? Saya harus pergi kepintu mana untuk naik pesawatke Singapura?When is the next flight? Jam berapa ada penerbangan berikutnya?When is the next flight to Jambi? Kapan ada penerbangan lagi ke Jambi?At what time does the plane for Ambon leave? Jam berapa pesawat terbang ke Ambon berangkat?Is there a nonstop flight between Jakarta and Samarinda? Apakah ada pesawat langsung antara Jakartadan Samarinda?What's the fare to Solo? Berapa ongkosnya ke Solo?I want a single/return ticket. Saya mau beli karcis sejalan/pulang pergi.Stewardess, are we near Kupang? Pramugari, apakah kita sudah dekat dengan Kupang?Where is the railway station? Dimana stasiun kereta api?Where is the railway information desk? Dimana tempat bertanya?Where is the baggage room? Dimana kamar bagasi?I want a ticket to Bandung. What's the fare? Saya mau beli karcis ke Bandung. Berapa ongkosnya?Which class do you want? First class or second class? Kelas berapa yang anda mau? Kelas satu atau kelasdua?How much is a first class round trip ticket to Bogor? Berapa harga karcis kelas satu pulang-

pergi ke Bogor?Is it half price for a child? Apakah anak-anak setengah harga?I want to reserve two seats to Bandung on Monday. Saya mau pesan dua kursi untuk ke

Bandung pada hari Senin.What time is the first train for Banyuwangi? Jam berapa kereta-api pertama menuju

Banyuwangi?Is this seat taken? Sorry, already full. Apakah kursi ini kosong? Ma'af, sudah

ada orang.There's room for one more. Take a seat, please. Ada tempat untuk satu orang lagi.

Sllahkan duduk.How long does the train stop here? Berapa lama kereta-api berhenti disini?What time does the train arrive? Jam berapa kereta api datang?Does this train go to. . Apakah kereta api inii ke...?We will arrive in Cilacap at around noon. Kita akan sampai di Cilacap kira-kira

tengah hari.time of arrival waktu kedatangan or jam datangWhat time will the ship be sailing? Jam berapa kapan ini akan berangkat?Where do I get the boat to Balikpapan? Dari manakah dapat saya naik kapal ke Balikpapan?



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Perhaps on Monday. Barangkali hari senin.Which class are you traveling? Perjalanan anda di kelas berapa?First class (or cabin)/Economy class Kelas satu/kelas ekonomiIt's time to go on board. Sekarang ini waktu untuk naik ke kapal.to take a becak/call a becak naik becak or berbecak/panggil becakturn to the right/left belok ke kanan/kiriWhat is the becak fare there? Berapa ongkos becak ke sana?Don't pay more than 1500 rupiah. Jangan bayar lebih dari seribu lima ratus

rupiah.Driver, take me to Losmen Matahari. Bung, bawa saya ke Losmen Matahari.Two thousand! How is it possible nowadays, sir! Dua ribu! Mana bisa sekarang ini, Pak!All right, make it one thousand. Ayo, satu ribu saja.What time will the bus leave? Let's get on the bus. Jam berapa bis ini akan berangkat? Mari

kita naik bis.Are there buses that go there? How long from here to there?Apa ada bis yang ke sana? Berapa lama

dari sini kesana?Which bus will take us downtown? Bis yang mana yang akan ke kota?Does this bus go directly to Bukittinggi? Apakah bis ini pergi langsung ke

Bukittinggi?Are there any empty seats? No standing room! Ada tempat duduk yang kosong? Tak ada tempat untukberdiri!Where shall we get off? Let's get off the bus here! Dimana kita akan turun? Kita turun disini!At the next stop, please let me off. Saya akan berhenti dipemberhentian berikut.Do we need to take a taxi? We have to take a taxi. Perlu kita naik taksi? Kita harus naik taksi.call a taxi/please get me a taxi panggil taksi/tolong panggilkan saya taksiWhere is the taxi stand? Is this taxi taken? Dimana tempat taksi? Apakah taksi ini ada yang pakai?How much is this taxi per hour? That taxi has a meter. Berapa sewa taksi ini perjam? Taksi itu pakai meter.Taxi! To the airport!/Drive me to... Taksi! ke lapangan terbang!/Antar saya ke...Take me to a cheap/expensive hotel. Antarkan saya ke hotel yang murah/mahal.I want to see the city. Please drive me around for sightseeing. Saya ingin melihat kota. Tolong antar sayaberkelilig lihat-lihat kota.Drive a bit faster. I'm in a hurry. Cepat sedikit Saya buru-buru.Please slow down. Please drive more slowly. Kurangi kecepatan. Jalan pelan-pelan saja.Stop here. What's the fare, driver? Berhenti disini. Berapa ongkosnya, Bung?I want to buy... Where can I buy...? Saya mau beli.... Dimana saya bisa beli...?Where's the shopping center in this town? How do I get there? Dimanakah pusat pertokoan di kotaini? Naik apa saya pergi kesana?Do you sell arts and crafts here? May I see some batik? Tuan ada menjual barang kesenian dan kerajinantangan di sini? Boleh saya lihat batik?I'd like to buy silver crafts. Saya mau membeli barang-barang kerajinan perak.I'm just looking around. Saya hanya melihat-lihatI'd like to look at blouses. Which one (do you) want? Saya ingin melihat-lihat bus. Mau yangmana?Do you have many kinds? I only want this one. Punya banyak macam? Saya hanya mau yang ini.Do you have it in other colors? Apakah ini ada warna yang lain?I prefer something of better quality. These are better. Saya lebih suka kwalitas yang lebih baik. inilebih baik.I want one which is new. Can you show me something else? Saya mau yang baru. Tolong tunjukkan yanglainnya?May I try on this dress? Where is the fitting room? Boleh saya mencoba rok? Dimana kamar pasnya?Will it fade/shrink? Where are these goods made? Ini bisa luntur/menyusut? Barang-barang ini dibuatdimana?Those are bad. Same or difterent? Is there enough? Itu jelek. Sama atau beda? Apakah cukup?What is the price of this? May I bargain? Ini berapa harganya? Boleh ditawar?That's too expensive. Do you have a cheaper one?Itu telalu mahal. Ada yang lebih murah?Can you come down in price? No, the price is fixed. Bisa saudara kurangkan harganya? Tidak, ini hargapasti.When will it be ready? Can you deliver it to my hotel? Kapan selesaiya? Bisa anda antarkan kehotel saya?I'll take it with me. Saya akan membawanya sendiri.How much is it altogether? May I have a receipt, please? Berapa jumlah semuanya? Boleh saya minta tanda



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terimanya?Please wrap this with thick paper. Tolong bungkuskan dengan kertas yang tebal.Let's go to the market. Mari, kita pergi ke pasar.What is this? What are you making? Apakah ini? Sedang bikin apa disini?Do you sell mosquito nets? Yes (there is), sir. Jual kelambu? Ada, Tuan.How much is this mosquito net? Berapa harga kelambu ini?Six thousand-five hundred rupiah, sir. Enam ribu lima ratus rupiah, Tuan.Don't give me a crazy price! I've seen some that are cheaper. Jangan beri harga gila! Saya pernah lihat adayang lebih murah.I'll come back later. Saya akan kembali lagiI can only pay five and a half thousand. Saya hanya bisa bayar lima ribu lima ratus rupiah.If you want it for five thousand rupiah, just take it. Kalau Tuan mau lima ribu rupiah, ambil saja.Last price. It's up to you. Harga akhir. Terserah Tuan.Here is four and a half thousand rupiah. Is it enough? Ini empat ribu lima ratus rupiah. Cukup?Please wrap it up for me. Please make a very strong package. Tolong bungkuskan. Tolong bungkuskanyang kuat sekali.for sale/to pick out/to point out untuk dijual/memilih/menunjukkancheap/expensive/to make a profit murah/mahal/membuat untungto pay/to pay cash membayar/membayar kontanthere is/there is not/as much again ada/tidak ada/sekali lagibig and little/little (not much)/same besar dan kecil/sedikit/samaon top of/in front of diatas/dimuka or didepanmaker or doer/merchant or shopkeeper/antique dealer tukang/pedagang, penjual/pedagang antik

TROUBLES, DIFFICULTIES, HASSLES

Indonesia is not a violent environment and you very seldom hear of muggings, rapes, or fights. But due to its hugepopulation base, there is an element of the population who are ill-bred and rude (kasar in Indonesian). If anyone isever bothering you or touching you indecently, it's usually enough to say

'Jangan begitu, ftu tidak baik" ("Don't act like that, it's not nice"). This is sufficiently firm, yet polite, and willcover most unpleasant situations.

Other situations:

Please help me for a moment. I've missed the train. Tolonglah saya sebentar. Saya ketmggalan kereta api.I've been robbed. I've been held up. What a pity! Saya baw dirampok. Saya baru di todong. Kasihan!My money has been stolen. Our bags are missing. Uang saya dicud orang. Barang-barang kami hilang.I've lost my passport. All my IDs are gone. Paspor saya hilang. Semua pengenalan saya hilang.Where's the police station? Please call the police. Dimana kantorpoilsi? Tolong panggilkan poilsi.Can I speak with the manager? I am angry. Bisakah saya bicara dengan pengurus? Saya marah.Let's talk over the problem with... Madlah, kita bicarakan persoalan mi dengan...Is there anybody here who speaks English? Ada yang bisa berbahasa lnggeds disini?Is there a translator here? Ada pente4emah disini?Where's the information desk? Where's the moneychanger? Dimana 'information desk?" Dimana tempatmenukar uang?Don't be angry with me. Don't be ill-mannered. Janganlah marah kepada saya. Jangan kurang ajar.Don't do that. Absolutely not! Jangan bikin itu. Sama sekall tidak!Don't talk nonsense! Don't bother me! Jangan omong kosong! Jangan ganggu saya!Excuse me, I must be going now. Ma'af, saya harus pergi sekarang.I want to go away from here. Saya ingin pergi dad sini.Will you please leave me alone? Please go away. Go away! Sudikah anda membiarkan saya sendid? Pergilah.PergilBe patient, please! Don't disturb me. Leave her alone. Sabariah sebentari Jangan ganggu saya. Jangan ganggudia.What's the matter? Be careful of him. Ada apa? Hati-hati sama dia.His manners are very vulgar. He's ill-mannered (impolite/rude). Dia tidak sopan. Dia kurang ajar.Never mind. That's all right. Forget it! Tidak ape-ape. ltu tak mengapa. Lupakan saja!



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FOOD/WATERResteraunt Review from Sammyjoe in the Bali Forum 26/01/05

Like most of you, we can't help but compare the prices we pay in Bali to the prices we pay in Australia.We always said It's a lot cheaper compared to Australia, not it's expensive by Bali's standard.Somehow we feel we will have a great holidays thinking that way!Having Indonesian/Asian dishes all the time in our house and a mother who is an excellent Indonesian cook doesn'thelp when we go to Bali to sample their food. Our Balinese friends own their restaurant in Jalan Melasti (Gosha), sothey also have an opinion as to which restaurant has the best Indonesian/ Balinese food.Below are list of restaurants we visited during our two weeks stay in Bali.

UBUD

1. INDUSIt is a walking distance from our hotel (Kori Ubud Spa & Resort), Most of you would know that Janet De Neefe ownsthis restaurant. We went for lunch and dinner.As I have mentioned last year their non dairy ice cream of coconut and jack fruit is a must, Peter(husband) agreed onthis. We had gado gado, spiced fish, opor ayam, beef rendang, paella. Prices and food are reasonable.The restaurant is huge, the view overlooks the gorge and Campuhan ridge probably means it is better for lunch thandinner.

2. CASALUNAAlso owns by Janet. Very popular with tourists, we've been here several times before, had lunch one afternoon and wecould smell something bad, depending on the breeze. When we mentioned this to our Balinese friends, they laughedand said it was the smell of the pigs sty in the field behind??3. TERAZZO, near the Ubud Palace.The place was empty when we had lunch, we had Lemak Laksa, daughter had chicken and chips. Food was ok,pricereasonable, the portions were huge.

4. BEBEK BENGIL (Dirty Ducks)Always make time to visit this place, in fact the three of us had their crispy duck, price hasn't changed at all, still Rp48,500 each, it comes with Lawar,sambal, rice and of course the tasty crispy duck!

5. MOSAIC,almost next door to our hotel.Friends suggested we visit this restaurant and compare it to Ku De Ta.This restaurant was fully booked the night we wanted to go, so we went the next day instead. The garden section ofthe restaurant was closed due to the wet season. Tables are slighly crowded, service was ordinary, food was ok.Appetizer costs around Rp 80,000. Main starts from Rp 120,000 to Rp 240,000. They also have Chef's tasting menu, 6courses for Rp350,000 ++ and wine pairing for Rp 250,000 ++. This menu allows you to choose one appetizer, onefisf, one foie gras, one meat, one cheese or fruit soup and one desert. Our appetizers were raw beef and tuna saladwhich were nice, but I must have ordered the wrong main (soft shell crab) as it wasn't nice at all. Poor daughetordered the same as they don't have children's menu. Peter had the Bedugul rabbit, which was also ordinary.Theycharge 10% for service and 10% for tax. We had high expectation of this restaurant, but it is no comparison to Ku DeTa.

6. NAUGHTY NURI (Opposite NEKA Art Museum) What a change from Mosaic, we loved this place. It's hard todescribe it, communal table setting, a dog underneath the table, they bbq your food practically as you enter therestaurant. The place was full, mainly expats. We had spare ribs and chilli con carne, The ribs were huge, came witheither rice or chips, for Rp45,000..it was worth it.I must mention the Neka Art Museum as Peter raves about it.Rp 20,000 entrance fee, lots of original Balinese paintings by Arie Smith, Rudolf Bonnet, Theo Meier,Suteja Neka andothers.

SEMINYAKNever stayed in this area before, what a mistake as there are so many restaurants to choose from!

1. LA LUCCIOLAWe've been here before for dinner only.



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It's certainly worth coming for lunch, for the view and watching the locals building a small shrine on the beachtypically casual or serious at the same time, now and then a group of locals would come and make some offerings andthen wander back to the shade for a chat.The place was half full of tourists and expats.Had pizza, salmon spaghetti, caesar salad,1 sprite, 1 lychee lime granita, 2 small bintangs, 2 New York fries, bills cameto Rp 290,000( Very cheap by Australian standard with a beach view)!!!

2. TRATTORIA, Jalan LaksmanaCheap Italian food, always full, tables are close to each other..great place to meet strangers if you know what I mean.Good value, and the way the waiter/waitress explaining the subtitles of the Italian menu to Aussies was interesting!3.KHAIMA, Moroccan Rest, Jalan Laksmana.We had a choice to go to Mykonos or here. Have read mixed reviews of Mykonos, so we chose Khaima.We had Lamb Tangine with veges, chicken kebab,chicken with couscous, one onion and raisin dish, 1 carafe of redwine, the bill was Rp 266,800 (Incl tax)....Will come again for sure...the food was so delicious.

4. GADO GADOThe restaurant has been renovated and it looks great at night.We were sitting outside, no beach sellers, it has probably 50 people, mostly tourists....including a Russian Couple...wewondered sometimes if they ever go out from their Nusa Dua Hotel?As soon as it was obvious that the rain had stopped, they set the tables outside and moved everybody who wanted tosit by the beach. We had two entrees each as we couldn't have main (still too full from lunch). They have children'smenu as well here...Food always good here, but ambience has improved, staff very helpful,friendly, efficient...Lloyd, you should be proud, well done Gado Gado.(What happened to Blackie, the dog)?

5. KU DE TAPeter's friend always celebrates her birthday here, so we had the best table!Nothing much to say about this place, we still think it;s the best restaurant in Bali, everything is first class, includingthe price

TUBAN/KUTA

1. Local food court at the New Discovery Mall-Top Floor(Lunch for working locals)Had lunch three times here.Gado gado (Rp 11,000), was the best one I had in Bali.Chicken & noodles soup, and Padang food.There are so many varieties of food here,Padang,Manadonese,Sundanese,Balinese,Chinese,sandwiches,crepes, Koreanat very cheap price.With an ocean view for your scenery, why wouldn't you come here?? The system is you order your food,they give youa docket and you pay at a cashier. They will bring your food to your table...You have to know which table you aregoing to sit...(each table has a number).

2. KUTA PLAZA Restaurant at jalan BakungsariIt's our fav. chinese food to have chilli crabs and buttered fried frog legs.

3. BUBBA GUMPS at Jalan Kartika PlazaAs Eva has already mentioned, prices have been reduced, we had Cajun Shrimp Rp 35,000, Fried Shrimp and chips Rp70,000, two lemonade drinks Rp 50,000, with service/tax 15%our bill was Rp 183,645..not bad. One visit for us is enough.

4. MADE'S Warung near Bemo's corner. I was by myself, and had gado gado ( Rp 20,000), ice lemon tea(Rp10,000)..no tax..was a pleasant lunch.

5. CAFE WATAN (will check the name later) next to the New Discovery Mall.The place was full of people when we had dinner, prices are reasonable, portion rather small, service wasn't that goodas food arrived over 15 minutes period. Daughter's dinner came as all of us were finishing ours. Food was just ok.

6. GREEN GARDEN HOTEL, TubanHad lunch here, satay ayam was nice and cheap.



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7. IKAN BAKAR CIANJUR, Jalan Cok Agung Trisna, Denpasar.On our last day, our Balinese friends took us to this place(Sundanese food specialities). Lots of fish(grilled/fried)varieties, no English translation on the menu, but they have pictures of their food. There were 9 of us,the bill came to Rp 295,000. Very good value in a nice big air conditioned restaurant, service was really quick..willdefinitelycome back. .Food was really good by the way, the sambal..yum yum yum.

NUSA DUA/TANJUNG BENOA

Bumbu Bali, Tanjung BenoaNow that the galleria is closed, this is the only good restaurant that we know apart from the hotel.We come to Bumbu Bali every year. Food and service were good. They pick up and deliver guests from local hotels.

EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH, Conrad Hotel,Tanjung Benoa

There were 5 of us, had lovely tables by the beach.We had pizza, 3 paellas, chicken nugget, 6 ice cream, 1 chocolate brownies, softdrinks, 1 bottle of wog shiraz, billcame to Rp 1,173,700 (Incl 21% tax),cheap by Australian Standard!..Ambience, food, service were fantastic.The restaurant was empty, we believe their pricier restaurants Suku and Spice were also empty when we were there.

IKAN, at The Westin in Nusa Dua.Not the restaurant it was, rumour has it that the newish French chef is settling in with a little staff disruption.After having dinner here, Peter had his Bali belly, he thinks it was the beef carpachio(spelling?)

Grand Hyatt has a nice buffet set up in the evenings. Permanent small village at food stalls. Each stall has differentchoises of great local food. Lobster, prawns, soto ayam,babi guling,bebek betutu,etc etc...Don't eat all day beforehand and visit your friendly ATM.Superb buffet plus excellent Legong or Kecak Dance at Rp 325,000 ++.

Wine has become more common in Bali over the years and wine by the glass or house carafes are available mostplaces at Aussies prices. Locally bottled wine of the God is certainly very drinkable. If you bothered to bring Aussieswines, many restaurants will accept byo. Don't forget Aerogard for most of these restaurants in the evening!Hope I haven't bored you all, there are many restaurants that we didn't have time to visit such as rumours, MaJoli..next trip.Happy reading and Australia's Day.

• Adhi Dharma (good)

2004 – (part of the hotel); Jl Legian no 155, Kuta. Excellent satays and nasi goreng although rice servings smaller thanat other places.

• Agung Pub & Restuarant, (good)

Sanur. Excellent seafood.

• Albion Sarat House (cheap)

Albion Satay House. Rp12,000 breakfast. A$2.00!

• All Stars Café (good)

2004 - All Stars Surf Café Jl KartikaPlaza Tuban/Kuta Kuta CentralSumo wrestling??? and Limbo dancing. Surf crowd

OK. All Star surf cafe also good and cheap. At Tuban. Good for breakky.Decent breakfast as well with great smoothies and milkshakes.

Very nice surfing themed restaurant situated on JL Kartika Plaza, between the Bintang Hotel and Kuta Square. Therestaurant cant be missed as it sits on the first floor of a building between McDonalds and Pizza Hut ( Look for thegolden arches on LJ Kartika Plaza and near there you will find the blue external stair case leading to the All Star surf



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Cafe on the 1st floor.) Although it is slightly dearer than what you may pay elsewhere, the food is fantastic. At nightsfrom 8pm, they have psuedo Sumo Wrestling where restaurant patrons don big cushioned suit's and prepare tobounce the other out of the Sumo ring. They also have a guy that demonstrates his skill at making cocktails similar tothe way they were made in the movie by the same name featuring Bryan Brown and Tom Cruise and they also haveLimbo dancing. Kids are welcomed to have a go at the wrestling so long as they can get into the suits and stand up.The ones that are too small to do this usually are the ones that win the Limbo dancing...think about it!!

2001 - All Stars Cafe at Kuta is a good night out for a family with Sumo wrestling & out the front you can get a photowith animals.Went down the road & enjoyed a meal for 1/5 of price it would of cost.All Stars Surf Cafe ,enjoyed meal ,atmosphere, sumo wrestling & all the surfboards signed by surf pros from aroundthe world.

All Stars - the boys loved the sumo wrestling and watching the band - great terriyaki burgers. Not as cheap as someplaces but still cheap enough. My youngest son spent most of the night downstairs with the huge python wrappedaround his neck - loved it.

• Ankerbar, Ubud (good)

but the Ankerbar specializing in pasta has the coldest beer in town and it's cheap. Try brem with ice and lime,refreshing and local.

• Apa Kabar (good)

Sanur Excellent food – service a bit slow.

• Apertite Restaurant (expensive)

Appertite Restaurant Jl Kartika Plaza south of Ramada Bintang. Nice setting. Good food. Good wine list – MargaretRiver wines Rp95,000 – A$17 !!!

• Arak Alcoholic Drink (careful)Be careful of this drink as it sneaks up on you and can give you an awful headache.It is the local alchohol.• Aromas Café on legian St (good)

Great for brekky. Great coffee and cakes. Vegetarian – nice. Aromas as our favourites.2004 - Aroma’s Café. Nice cappuccino Filling Meals, good value.

Aromas Café, Jl Legian. Coffee, cakes, pastries. Fabulous baguettes & iced coffee. Nice setting.

• Arys, Ubud (good)

Behind soccer field on Monkey Forest Rd. Highly recommended as having great food at cheap prices.

In Jalan Raya (main street) not far west of Monkey Forest Rd. Busy place, v good food, reasonable prices. Interestingmenu, moderate price, excellent serviceWould just like to add that Ary's is also great for people watching while enjoying their Bali Kopi (coffee) and cake, anytime of the day. And my favourite drink is their Mango Smoothie, the best I've had just about anywhere.

• Aquarius Bar & Restaurant (good)

Jl Legian. Good for evening meal. Wide selection. Great satays.

• Babi Guling, Sanur (good)

Crispy skin and pieces of grilled suckling pig. Speciality of town of Gianyar. Visit Babi Guling Gianyar on bypass nearsplash bakery between 5pm and 7pm. Cost is about 3,500 – 4,500 Rp per portion. Ususally sold out by 7pm.Sometimes need to order it a day in advance.



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• Bagus Pub (bad)

The Bagus Pub is not ‘bagus’! Bagus Pub. Good food but the waiters want to be gossipy and sell you trips and stuff.

• Bali Aget

Bali Aget, also in Jl Bakung Sari. Good food and prices. Happy hour 5-8.

• Bali Asi (good)

2004 - Bali Asi Poppies Lane 1. (Good food, friendly staff. Cheap. Bar is nice for a drink or two. Great atmosphere)

• Bali Aussie (caution)No good. For breakfast. Yet in late July were sdaying the food was great and every Friday they have a BBQ. The footyis on the aussie channel. Always full of people Bali Aussie: Great breakfast for R10K. Did not have dinner there.2004 - Bali Aussie Jl Melasti (discount White water rafting tickets 180.000rp)Mixed reports about food quality. Few reports about bags disappearing.Bali Aussi - going downhill? Surly staff? V cheap b/fast, Rp7500 all u can eat.Bali Aussie for breakfast – Rp9,500. A$1.90 !!!2004 - Went to the Bali Aussie for dinner located on Jl. Melasti. Hadn’t planned on going there but Gosha where wehad wanted to go was closed because of their holiday. We ordered garlic bread as a starter which came out withmelted cheddar cheese all over it, might seem a little picky but if we wanted cheese on toast I would have asked forit. We sent that back and they eventually brought out bread with garlic on it, imagine that. The food was ordinary andthe service by Bali standards was poor. Perhaps they have gone a little far with the Aussie theme and not only providean Aussie atmosphere but Aussie food and service as well. Bali Aussie – Rating 5/10.

• Bali Bagia, Bakungsari St, Kuta (good)Very good and cheap. If go, between 5-8pm, as soft drinks are sold at 1200rp, small beers 2,900Rp. Free transport toand from nearby hotels if you call hem.

• Bali Bagus Pub (good)Located Poppies 2. Awlways busy and play latest release movies.

• Bali Bintang, Lovina (good)We had lunch at the Bali Bintang Restaurant" on the main beach road in Lovina, heading towards the dolphin statue atthe end of the road where you will also find a "Mini Market" which contains about 10 little stalls. Pizza's were 9,500 rpfor a base topped with tomato, cheese and oregano ( Usually called a Margherita ) and extra's including ham (3,500rp) Pineapple (1,500) etc. They also had a good selection of Indonesian/Balinese meals and Western meals includingsteak, fish "N" chips and club sandwich Their fruit juices were only 2,500rp and freshly squeezed and were fantasticaccording to Koala. The rest rooms were very clean and have western toilets.

• Bali Brazil (good)Bali Brazil. Jl Benesari. Kuta. Good, cheap.

• Bali Budha (good)2004 - Bali Buddha café in Jalan Jembawan – really colourful place with great coffee and tucker (cinnamon rolls to diefor). Great Buddha paintings too for sale if that way inclined. Id forgotten about this little oasis that Id been to lasttrip- glad to have found it again.

• Bali Café, Jimbaran (good)At airport end of area. Great food etc.

• Bali Cyber cafe in Rum Jungle road (good)Somone ate there for 2 wks and never had any Bali belly trouble.

• Bali Deli, Legian (good)



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2004 - Election day, and many businesses closed until lunch. My husband could hardly wait to get to Bali Deli and hiscoffee fix - he maintained that they served the best coffee in Bali - also wonderful pastries. We had lunch on severaloccasions here, nice atmosphere and good food.

• Bali Gelato Company (good)Try their great coconut icecream served chilled in half a coconut.

• Bali Kupu, Lovinia (good)2004 - I ended up dining at Bali Kupu in the main street leading down to dolphin statue on the beach for dinner, afterwalking along the beach and getting mobbed by hawkers ( I tend not to buy off the beaches as I find it opens up anavalache!). Dinner ended up a very good seafood basket (prawns, fish, calamari chips salad and bintang for 35,000R),and the place was full of dinners which is usually a good sign of a great place to eat.

• Bak Mie Jakarta Restaurant, Kuta (good)

Services great yum cha at about 4500Rp per basket. Really give it a go!! Everyone on the forum says it is worthwhileand very good value.

• Bali Seafood, Kuta (expensive)a little expensive

• Bali Too Restaurant, Melasti St, Kuta (good)Brekky buffet for 7500 Rp each. Brekky is great for about 8,500. All you can eat noodles, rice, fruit, toast eggs,pancakes etc. For dinner. Great meals and friendly people. On Jl Melasti St right next to bali Aussie. As much as youcan eat for 10,500 Rp in July 2000 – pancakes, toast, eggs, noodles, rice, fruit salad, tea/coffee, fruit juices. On jalanMelasti more Legian area.Cheap $20 for the familyBali Too, Jl Melasti. (Partic. breakfast, Rp10,000).Bali Too – breakfast Rp10,000.

• Bamboo Corner, Poppies Lane 1 (good)Food good and plentiful. Beer dirt cheap.How to get to poppies lane – get a cab to Bemo corner and walk down poppies lane 50 metres.2004 - Bamboo Corner Poppies lane 1. (Plain, really cheap. Always busy. Large Nasi Goreng 7.000. Good for breakfast.)

• Bambu Bali, Benoa (expensive)OK. But 100-150,000 Rp/person. Great Indonesian food. Great Balinese cuisine.

• Batan Waru, Ubud (??)60-70,000Rp for dinner for 2 with beer.

• Bebek Bengil, Ubud (good)Great local food. Avoid dry crispy duck.

• Bennys (good)2004 - Bennys. Near Jayakata Residence. On beach. 300mtr north of Bali Niksoma.Breakfast- plate fruit, homemade bread, fruit smoothie =$3

• Bintang Beer (large)Happy hour 8,000 in cafe - 20,000 in hotel. Local beer in rest’s between 7-60,000Rp plus 21% tax.Could also try Arak a sugarless colourless spirit made from rice, cocnut milk etc. Whole bottle costs 8,oooRp. Servedas is or with lemon or orange juice and honey. the price of bintangs 5000rp in kuta/legianSmall bintang at supermarkets is 4000Rp and at restauarants for 5-6,000 Rp.

• Bintang Lima (good)Another place to experience local i.e. Balinese and East Javanese cuisine is the tiny Puri Seafood BINTANG LIMA, JalanLasmana No. 5A (the beginning of the Oberoi Road). There are just 5 tables (four of them very low without chairs andyou have to sit on the floor), and nearly all guests are residents (up to now). The menu lists many exotic delicaciessuch as curries from banana flowers, palm hearts, tofu and bean sprouts, etc., as well as glass noodles with



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vegetables and many other vegetarian dishes such as fried buttered mushrooms. There are fish, squid, prawn, andchicken dishes, but no pork, lamb or beef. The drinks are great: many different Arak Cocktails – try the "My Bali" withmango juice, brem, arak vanilla, and grenadine, or the Ginseng Arak, Lemon Grass Arak, or Vanilla Arak. My favoritewith the after dinner coffee is the "Arabian Night" – Arak with star anise, cinnamon, and other spices. There is a greatchoice of teas which are good for your blood pressure, your liver, or help against hypertension etc. Prices for mostdishes and drinks are around 8,000 Rupiah.

• Beggars Bugs, Ubud (good)Good restaurant. Recommended on forum.

• Billys Bar and Restaurant (good)2004 - Billy’s Bar & Restaurant. Jl Sahadewa. (0361) 763373. Staff friendly, Quick service. Cheap.2004 - Went to Billy’s for dinner located on Jl. Sahadewa which runs between Jl. Padma and Jl. Melasti. This place wasgreat, relaxed friendly atmosphere, great food and good drink prices. Billy’s – Rating 9/10. If you go there say hello toKetut (or Jack as everyone calls him) from Lynn and Ian.

• Blackies Intan, Jimbaran Bay (good)Blackies Intan at Jimbaran Bay is worth the trip. Great seafood on the beach. They will also provide a pick up and dropback service. Great to sit and watch the sunset.

• Blue Ocean (good)2004 -Blue Ocean Next door to Bennys. Club sandwich = juice =$3 Good view

• Bonsai Café (good)We ate most of our breakfasts at Bonsai Café – a great little place with really good American and pancake breakfasts,and drinkable coffee!! We paid around Rp 8 000 for pancakes, which are my absolute favourite breakfast, while theAmerican breakfast cost Rp 22 000. The bonsai trees grow in proliferation and are worth a look!

• Bonsai, Sanur (good)Great brekky. $3.

• Brazil Café.Near the bungy jump. Good food and very cheap.

• Bridge Café, Ubud (good)Try the Bridge Cafe, at the bridge, naturally enough; not as expensive or as crowded as nearby Murny's, but equallygood food.

• Cafe Dian (good)Good food.

• Café Etnik (good)

Jl Legian No 355, KutaGood cheap satay (16,000) and nasi (12,500)

• Cafe Gayatri, Ubud (good)

Good too.

• Café Intan, Jumbaran (good)

Excellent food but scales are doubtful and inaccurate.Lobster, 4 huge prawns, salad, potatoes, vegies, & 3 dipping sauces was $US40 for 2. with beer.

• Café Lembong, Ubud (good)On opposite ends of the soccer field on Monkey Forest Road. All these are in the medium price range, less than US$10for a complete meal with beers. They have daily specials



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• Cafe Lotus, Ubud (expensive)Good food. 120-200,000 Rp for 4. Not cheap. Some say it is disappointing and service is not good. Pricier that CasaLuna.

• Cafe Lotus, Legian (good)2004 - Café Lotus- Stall behind S&S bar. Nasi Goreng 5,000.

• Café Moccha,Jl Legian – breakfast, french pastries.

• Café Warisan (expensive)Café Warisan, Kerobokan (just Nth Seminyak) Not cheap. French style.

Kafe Warisan, Seminyak. Phone and book to ask for a 2nd Fl. table overlooking rice fields. 731175 Not cheap but***** 3 courses for 2 + drinks A$60

• Cafe Wayan, Ubud (good)Forum person not impressed with cafe. Keep walking past then decide where to sit. Duck and chicken curry is verygood. Huge choice of foods.

Went there for the Sunday Buffet and it was without a doubt the best food I had in Bali during my three week vist. butreally enjoyed the authentic Balinese Lawar and Betutu at Cafe Wayan. One of the family sat with us for about an hourand we really enjoyed the atmosphere, service and food

• Café Wayung, Sanur (good)Nice Asian and Mediterranean food. After 4pm you can get interesting Tapas.

• Café Yogya, Legian/Seminyak (good)2004 - Café Yogya Jl Padma Utara cheap, good juice

• Canang Café, Kenonganan Beach (good)

Recommended.

• CartsThe scene was amazing. Several small trolleys each serving an array of different local food or drinks were parked in noparticular order in an area under the street lantern. There were many local people chatting and laughing while eatingfrom these food vendors. It was just like an outdoor bistro. Like a huge party. Dony told me the food vendors arecalled "kaki lima". They specialize in serving the local community. My, what the hotel guests are missing out on. Thearoma of the food was indescribable. I couldn't help myself, I had to try a bit of everything.Bakso Sapi - (Noodle soup with beef balls)Sate Ayam or Sate Kambing - (Chicken or Goat satay)Soto Babat - (Offal Soup)Martabak telur - (A savoury omelette .....delicious)Sop Kaki Kambing - (Leg of lamb soup)Nasi Goreng Komplit - (Fried rice with the lot, and a fried egg on top!)Mie Kocok - (Fried noodles with vegetables)Lontong Opor - (Rice Cake with chicken curry)Tahu Ketupat - (Beancurd and vegetables)Karedok - (Vegetables with peanut sauce)Cah Kangkung - (Spicy mixed vegetables with spinach)Nasi Campur - (A mixed rice dish, a Balinese speciality)Well all this was simply delicious, but what a thirst I had.........Es Campur - (Mixed fruit drink)Es Kelapa muda - (young coconut milk with coconut flesh)And for dessert........Cendol - (A dessert or drink made from coconut milk, palm sugar and rice flour)What a feast! And the cost of this feast! Less than a dollar a serve...........now where did I put the ENO?

• Casa Luna, Ubud (mixed)



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Someone on forum thought it was good. 3 storey restauarnt - great food and decor - again forum recommends.Someone else on forum said disappointing. Known for pasta and desserts.Dishes can be disappointing. Walkdownstairs for great Balinese paella, fetta calzone and papaya and lime meringue pie. Entrees, mains, dessert,cocktails, bintangs $25 for 2. Always busy, excellent value for money,day or night The Casa Luna, associated with agreat bakery, is the standout. A diverse menu for all meals, good hygiene, but somewhat indifferent service,unexpected from such a large wait staff.Casa Luna - the grilled tuna and lime tart were unbeatable. Ubud is full of greatrestaurants though- we wanted to stay to try them all out.

• Chi Chi, Tuban (good??)Cheap and delicious. Chi Chi’s. Upstairs near Waterbom Park. Free Internet while you’re there.2004 - Chi Chi’s Jl Kartika Plaza 752-304 Mexican Free internet. Toilets disgusting

• Club Med (good)For US$25 per person can enjo lunch buffet and unlimited wine and beer and then enjoy all theit sports facilities. Dayguests leave at 5.30pm or buy another ticket for the evening buffet, disco etc.

• Coconut Wharf (??)Coconut Wharf – Ramada Bintang Resort.Tye Kartika (?) above the supermarket by the Santika entry. All-you-can-eatdinner and show Rp50,000

• CoffeeThe Bali coffee is about the best I've tasted - in fact I brought about 4kg home last time !!! Just make sure you alwaysask for "Bali Coffee" otherwise they might try to serve you Nescafe !!!There are a lot of small coffee shops around the place, but if you are anywhere near Kuta/Tuban look for the Koffe Potin Kuta Square, it is just great!!

• Coke etcTake own supermarket drinks on tours. Cans of coke at tourist sites cost 5,000 Rp. But ½ price at supermarkets. Takea small chill bag. Some will try and sell it to you for 10,000Rp but this is about 8 times the going rate in Bali.Coke (cans) 3,200 rpWater (Bottle 500ml) 3,200 rp

• Copa (good)Copa and Daddy's right across the road. I think Daddy's has the best menu, but the kids loved the big screen TV withCartoon Network at the Copa …. Kids eh !!! Copa near Dynasty.Cheap. $20 for family

• Crusoes, Seminyak (was good)Visit it at least for a drink. It has a fantasy deserted island setting. theme of Robinson Crusoe all hand made out oftimber, happy hour 5-7 pm two large bintangs for 15,000 rp. Large selection of food, seafood, western, mexican,russian & Indo, snacks for kids, try corn on cob 3,000rp & spring rolls for entree.

• Daddy’s (good)2004 - Daddy’s Jl Kartika Plaza Tuban (Good for breakfast (sausages delicious) Prices good.)At Tuban good for breakfast. Copa and Daddy's right across the road. I think Daddy's has the best menu, but the kidsloved the big screen TV with Cartoon Network at the Copa …. Kids eh !!!. Jl Kartika Plaza opposite the Dynasty - hadone brekkie here - terrific, included vegemite for the Ozzies and peanut butter for the Yanks! A little disappointed witha dinner there though. Kakap a la Berse @ 25,000R and Chicken a la Daddys @ 28,000R. Just came back from Baliand wanted to recommend Daddies Cafe on JL Kartika, just opposite Santika hotel in Tuban. Great food, great pricesand great service! They are open for B, L &

• Dayu1 (good)Dayu 1 next to Nagasari in Kuta. Also good happy hour.

• DD’s Bar

2004 - Jl Legian No 99, Kuta. Best Arak Attacks at 15,000 each and very friendly staff.

• Delight Café (good)Rum Jungle Rd. Legian. Lamb. Rp5,000/main course.

• Dirty Duck Diner, Ubud (small servings)



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Great. Very good. Nice setting. Avoid crispy duck which is dry. But the portions are extremely small and you will still behungry.The Dirty Duck, at the opposite end of Ubud, has a great setting, particularly the back tables over the ricepaddies, and great food, as well.

• Dolphin Café, Jimbaran or Legian (good)Red Snapper 65,000rp/kiloSnapper 45,000 Rp/kSquid 45,000 Rp/kLobster 180,000 Rp/kCrab 45,000 Rp/kPrawns 140,000 Rp/k

dolphins Legian. Next to Dolphins leather. Good breakfast/snacks.2004 - Dolphin Café. Garlic Lane Seminyak Breakfasts good, cheap. (Nice meal, friendly staff). Dolphin Malasti streetDolphin Bar & Rest. Legian. Happy hour 5.30 – 8.30 nightly.

• DrinksBottle of coke (small) 3,500RP. Almost all bars rest’s etc use fake alchohol. Do not drink.Only buy sealed bottledwater. I did not even drink their juice. Bought bottled water anywhere and bought big bottles for our room for tea andcoffee instead of using mini bar. Also took my own coffee and tea and bought long life milk from the supermarket.bought water at the shops across the street. 2000rp ($0.20) for a 1.5 liter bottle is the local price, although theythought they could get 5000rp from me. I kept walking, and was able to get 2 for 5000rp a little further down thestreet.2004 - 8,000 small Bintangs; 4,000 soft drinks, water

• Dulang Restaurant (expensive)We had fantastic king prawns at the Dulang Restaurant – Rp72 000.

• EMA Restaurant, near Nusa Dua (expensive)Best bargain - a/c and very comfortably furnished. Services choice of Chinese or Thai set menus *8-12 courses) forUS$6-10 per person. YUM CHA: Emma’s, Galleria Kuta behind round-a-bout. (Recommended by Chinese nationals.)Matahari’s Food Hall.

• Fat Yogis (bad)Fat Yogis Kuta. Forget it unless you only want pizza. Some of the worst food we’ve been served. ‘How can you destroynoodles?’ ‘Is this chicken soup or chicken s—t?’ Indifferent service.

• Flora Hotel (good`roast)Flora Hotel ‘Roast Nite’ is fabulous.

• Food - GeneralThis is just an opinion - fruit for breakfast and a cheesy pisa and chop choy or gado-gado for lunch may be the way togo - and of course, seafood and Bintang for dinner! Food stalls or warungs offer meals for about 4-5,oooRp. Toprestauarnts etc charge 15-80,000 Rp in best places and beers are 8-20,000Rp. 10% service charge usually added tobill as well as tax.Tiny food stalls or warungs offer 1-2 specially prepared local specialities but primitve surroundingscan spoilt the experience for visitors. Avoid small green chillies or sambal.For down to earth experience of Indonesian food visit night markets or food halls in or adjacent to shopping centreseg Tiara Dewata in Denpasar. For $1 or so can try Bakso - different sate and balinese sate lilit which is differentminced seafood etc.Wear long pants and socks at most restauarants as mozzies live under the tables. Ask restaurantsto light coils while you are there. Generally, suggest eating main meal as early in the day as you can as food isfresher.Do NOT eat grapes as they are the most handled of foods. They will make you very sick. Avoid eating anyfruits that you can’t peel. Avoid traditional smoked duck as it can also make you sick. Lots of restaurants like you topay in foreighn currency and will give you very good rates. Ask for spices to be left off kids food. Rahayu are coveredpeanuts (often with coconut etc.) Good eating.Don’t eat Bali chocolate as it tastes terrible. They don’t use fresh milk inits production.Try emping crackers – look lite potato chips but are better. Supermarkets have nibbles. Taro Snacksand Good Time cookies are good and cheap.

• Fruit2004 - On the way back, Nyoman stopped at a local supermarket and we brought mangosteens and mangos for me totake back to my room. (About 10,000R for 1 kilo mangosteens and 2 mangos from memory).2004 - 5,000 pineapples,bunches of bananas, 10,000 coconut



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• Fruit JuicesHi there, the secret about the Bali Belly is fruit acid. Western stomachs are not used to it, if you arrive here, try not todrink to many fruit juices, it's healthy but you're not used to it.

• Gado GadoIs a charcoal grilled skewer with small pieces of chicken, beef, pork, pr prawns served with peanut sauce. Also a nicerestaurant just opened in Seminyak.

• Gajah Gajah (good)Excellent for Indian food. Gajah Gajah. Rum Jungle Road, Legian St end. Indian. Vegetable samoosas!

• Garden View (good) – seafood??Garden View Hotel in Legion great smorgasboard meals and very cheap, different theme each night eg. Mexican,roast, seafood.

• Gayatra Cafe - on Monkey Rd Forest (??)Good place to take a child. Upstairs they had big couches around low tables and plenty of cushions. Very comfy!

• Gazebo Restaurant (great/seafood)2004 - A big favourite was also the Gazebo Restaurant – every night they had a fire going and grilled seafood asrequired. We ate wonderful snapper for Rp13 000 – for this princely sum you get a good piece of snapper, potatoesfrom the fire, some wonderful chili sauce and a coleslaw salad on the side! The tuna was Rp 23 000, grilled calamariRp 16 000. We also had great seafood sate sticks and Nasi and Mee Goreng.

Not being a big drinker I didn’t focus on Bintang prices too much, but they ranged from Rp 7000 for a small Bintangup to Rp 10 000. I love the fresh fruit juices and drank copious quantities of watermelon, papaya, banana and mixedfruit juices. I also love snake fruit and ate plenty of that – chill it in the fridge and take it to the beach – yummm!!

• Goa 2001 in Seminyak (good)Japanese open till 1am but could be sold out. Also serves Indian, Indonesian, Thai etc. Open air. Excellent music anddrinks. Quiet and pleasant during dinner.

• Goes Art (great brekky)Found two good places to have breakfast, "Goes Art" turn left when you come onto Jl Legian from the gang, downabout 5 mins walk, clean and good value, 17000rp each for a full American Bkf, $3.40 Aust.Goes Art Bar & Restaurant, Jl Legian. Good for breakfast.

• Glory Restaurant, legian2004 - We had dinner at Glory. I was very annoyed because I had to eat white rice and nothing else. The juices werethe BEST we had anywhere, the mango and bannana chocolate juices were SUPURB. The prices were okay, 40,000rpfor satays and Kate refused to eat them. The food was satisfactory, quite plain. Prawns cost 75,000rp and they havevery fresh seafood. What really made the evening was the delicious mango mouse for dessert. It was actually ahomemade mango sorbet with vanilla ice cream and fresh mango strips (BLISS). The staff there are great, Jaientertained us with his amazing magic for ages. There is also a lovely garden setting. Check this place out, its a lot offun. You can get jugs of cocktails for 50,000rp too! :We can also recommend "Glory Restaurant" in Legian Street,Legian. Very cheap and great food. It is almost due East of Melasti Beach in Legian Street.

• Golden Lotus (??)The GOLDEN LOTUS inside the Bali Dynasty Resort (operated by Shangri-La Hotels) in Tuban is well-known for a widerange of good Chinese dishes and 'Dim Sum' (during lunch on Sundays) which are served in comfortable hotelsurroundings. The unpretentious but air-conditioned B.M.J. (Bak Mie Jakarta) restaurant, Jalan Raya Kuta No. 22 onthe main road between Kuta and the airport, does serve a tasty version of the fried noodles (Bakmie) which it wasnamed after, but I used to enjoy also their 'Dim Sum' (also called 'Yum Cha') -- a variety of small dumplings, steamedbuns and other mini delights served in rattan baskets. Inside the baskets you find steamed dumplings filled withprawns and pork ('Siu Mai' and 'Har Gau'), or shark fin ('Yu Chi Gau'), crisp-fried rolls with prawns, and 'Char Siu Bau',rather filling barbecued pork buns. The prawns and other ingredients were always fresh, and the prices are aboutRupiah 4,500 per basket (a fraction of what you would pay in Hong Kong or Taipei). Recently, however, the portionshave become smaller, and the quality has gone down, too.



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• Gosha Bar, Kuta/Legian (expensive??)

Just up from Balitoo. Dinner for 4 - seafood platter - $30. For tea. Seemed overpriced to some people and drinks wereexpensive.We were rushed from the moment we went in till the moment we left and did not have time to relax evenwhen we told the staff we were not ready to order on a number of occasions. Someone thought Gosha was good.2004 - Gosha on Jl. Melasti was our dinner destination, was very busy, probably around 150 people there. The foodand service was good. Gosha – Rating 8.5/10.

• Grand Café Tropicana (good)Our favourite was Grand Café Tropicana. It’s owned by Dutch people who own the Puri Mas resort. They have a reallygood menu, and a fantastic band. They play almost every request you ask for, and have great personalities. We got toknow the staff quite well and really enjoyed our meals there. They do fantastic pizzas if you get a longing for cheese –prices range from Rp32 000 upwards, depending on size and toppings. They’re really worth the price. I had awonderful snapper, and great nasi goring. We had cocktails which were also around Rp45 000, Bintangs from Rp 7500up and fresh fruit juices. They were having a special on buffet evenings – Asian and International buffet nights for Rp30 000 which includes coffee/tea or orange juice. Judging from the huge plates of food which passed us they werereally worth it if you needed to stock up after a long day on the beach!

• Green Garden Restaurant, near Dynasty (good)Great for fresh fruit juice and lunchs. At Tuban. Good. Serves spring rolls, garlic prawns and sauté sticks and give freemassages while you wait. Green Garden - just down from Dynasty - very popular restaurant, turned away one night,too busy, next night had a nice meal, not fantastic but cheap and enjoyable. About $20 for the four of us.Complimentary hand, shoulder and neck massages while you wait for your meal. walk out dynasty gate, turn lefttheres laundromat, kodak shop then supermarket and then green garden

• Griya Santrian at Besakih (good)Good food and great brekky. Right near the beach with beach/ocean view.

• Griya Barbecue, Ubud (good)Further west on Jl Raya from Ary's, on opposite side of road. Food is great, prices reasonable, nice ambience

• The Hann, Nusa Dua (no)The Hann Rest. Jl Pantai Mengiat 88 , BUALU, NUSA DUA. Walking distance from Hilton Hotel. Not a happy experiencefor us in 2000. We will probably frequent the numerous cafes along the main road to Benoa in future. Lotus GardenNusa Dua, Ubud, and Monkey Forest,Tuban, etc.

• Hard Rock Café (no)

Rip off – very expensive. Avoid – why buy hamburgers when in bali? Had a very nice dinner at the Hard Rock Cafe.The place was packed and although it's quite expensive by Balinese standards, it's much cheaper than the MelbourneHard Rock cafe. Hard Rock Hotel, Legian - Expensive - and you have to ask for your change!2004 - Of to the HardRock Café for dinner, we found that the food was very good and at reasonable prices however the drinks compared toother places were a little expensive. It was somebody’s birthday to which they put on a little show which was a nicetouch. Hard Rock Café - Rating 7/10.

• Hueys (good)Seemed good.Hueys - breakfast <Rp10,000. (Peanuts Disco - traffic lights - left - half-minute walk.) Run by Felix. Forteenagers and a bit above.

• IceIce is delivered most mornings from a plant that makes it from distilled water but you can ask first to be sure. MostBalinese in Ubud were careful of their water themselves.

• Indo National (great)2004 – good. Indonational for dinner which Sharon had booked for 6.30pm. Milton quickly rearranged a table once werealized our missing BTF were a no show for dinner as well, and we settled in for a great dinner after using the ice coldtowels to refresh ourselves. My grilled seafood – calamari, fish and prawns with garlic sauce, plus salad and chips wasone of the better meals I had during my 3 week trip.All for 40,000R plus 2 arak and orange juices (50,000R). veryonesmeals looked pretty good and the place was absolutely packed. No wonder I had trouble getting in again for dinner as



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its very popular.2004 - Indo-National Bar and Restaurant. (Gonnas- Milton and Kerry) Jl Sahadewa (Garlic Lane) -Legian. Chilli Crab $6.50. Most meals good. Very busy. Had dinner at Indo National - fantastic food, great service andwould love to recommend this place to ANYONE!. Mainly relaxed and drank heaps of bintang.

• Indus, Ubud (varied reports)I was very disappointed in Indus, which I had heard was so good. I would never go back to IndusOwned by Casa Luna, more upmarket all round, serious contender for my "Best restaurant in Ubud" award. Our alltime favorite was Indus for atmosphere, service,quality of the food and reasonable price.

• Intan Bar, Jimbaran (yes)Lobster etc sold by weight. Lobster 150,000Rp/kilo, prawns 140,000Rp, snapper 40,000. BBQ’d and includes salad,rice, spices and fruit. 100,000 for beer & 1 kilo red snapper.

• Jakz Place, Sanur (good)Friendly cafe with good food and prices - had breakky there almost every day. Recommended on forum.

• JD's Cafe on Padma Street. (good)Good and cheap.2004 - For dinner we went to JDs. Kate had satays every night, wherever we went and she maintainsthat they have the best. The food was great and very cheap. We ate all indonesian and shared dishes again. The onlyreason JDs doesn't do as well as some of the other restaurants is that its lacking atmosphere. The music, lighting etcwasn't beckoning and the staff were very sweet but not dynamic. 2004 - BEST nasi goreng ever (16,000) andexcellent satays (18,000), snapper (30,000) and the crinkle-cut chips are sensational (8,000 a plate) for a snack.Excellent juices and cheapest at 5,000 each.

• Jensens (good)Jensens in Jl Bakung Sari. Clean restaurant and v. good toilets. Karaoke entertainment. Happy hour midday – 8pm.

• Jimbaran Bay Sharkys (good)Café Jukung came recommended. Humble hut with a few seats but the prices are cheap and the sertvice flawless. Hasa really nice beach with white sand. Waves not too high for swimming, wind surfing and sailing. Great for watchingfamous sunsets.Get there about 5.40pm before sunset at 6.10pm. The earlier you get there the better your choice ofseafood. Have a bintang as the sun sets. End of the beach nearest the airport is cheaper and it suffers from less buildup of smoke from the fires.Rp100,000 for lobster/kilo, BBQ’d including accompaniments of potatoes, some rice andsome salad and fruits. More recent prices on Forum are Snapper with vegies, salad, rice, potatoes, sauces, sambals35,oooRp/kilo. Grilled prawns 90,000; lobster 150,000; large bottle of beer only 1000Rp.The lobster was 3kg, 6 prawns1.5kg and the schnapper was 2kg. Including 3 beers the cost was 180000 rh. The lobster was beautifully sweet - beinglarge it did not dry out in the cooking nor did the prawns. We were in the middle of the restuarants and there was atoilet facility for this restaurant.Plan to arrive around 4.30pm for the sunset. Take your binoculars to watch the planes.DON'T FORGET THE AEROGUARD (aka personal insect repellent) The flies disappear at sunset however the sandflies can be a bit savage.Travel as far south as you can as some new ones have appeared. You will find a group of 10warongs on the beach ,they appear to have a common roof but you will see diferent names on the roof and at themoment Yomans is the best,dont forget to haggle about the price per/Kg. In our experience the restaurants closest tothe Inter-Continental i.e. to the South (away from the airport) are the most pleasant.Just make sure that the lobster youbuy is ALIVE! There is nothing worse for PSP than crustaceans that have gone "off".5-6 restaurants closest to KeratonHotel near airport are the best near north side. 1 kilo prawns there 80,000Rp and beer 8,000Rp.Take 1 litre of water ina bottle to test their scales. They are always wrong ie they will want to charge you 1.6 kilos for a 1 kilo lobster.

• Jonis in Jalan Padma (good)Comes recommended. Jonis in Jl Padma. Nice setting around the pool. The night we went they had traditional dancing, which was a nice visual experience. Food was good and prices reasonable. Missed happy hour and did'nt keep detailsof prices, but think they were about average.

• Judi’s Restaurant/Café (good)If you get the chance you have to get a cappucino at Judi's down the lane by the Dwira Hotel ( which is basically justup the street towards Padma and on the other side of the road).

• Jukungs café (good)I was reading through this forum and noticed a couple of people had written about Jukungs Cafe in Jimbaran Bay. Itoo would like to compliment on this Cafe. My husband and I walked along the beach looking for some where to eat.We didnt know where to eat and we were tired of walking so we just picked any cafe, this being Jukungs Cafe. Wewere then seated by Putu the waiter, a very friendly man he is. My husband had hesitations in eating at this cafe



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because it was only a small cafe, but after the meals my husband was completely satisfied and said 'thats the bestmeal i have had in a long time'. I would reccommend this cafe to everyone who is going to Bali. The food is terrificand reasonably priced and the service is great and the people are very friendly. This small cafe proves that big isntalways better!!!

• Kalamantan Restaurant, Sanur (good)One of the cheapest rest’s in this area. Great for brekky and other meals.

• Karina Restaurant, lovina (NO)Disgusting restaurant. The worst meal we had on Bali by far. Food was very poor and he buffet looked appalling.

• Kartika Restauarant (good)Lunch dinner for 2 is $8.50. Buffet breakfast 30,000Rp with toast, crooisants, breads, sausages, juices, fruits, baconand eggs. Great brekky – on top of a supermarket near the Dynasty.Kartika - Upstairs above the supermarket justoutside the entry to the Santika. One brekkie . Their ‘Easy Breakfast’ - very good. We also went to their dinner-show -their Wednesday night all-you-can-eat baked dinner with a cultural dance performance - all for 50,00R each - excellentvalue

• Kedin’s Café (good)2004 - Kedin’s Café. Poppies 1. Cheap, good food, movies playing.

• Ketaput Restaurant (good)Traditional Indonesian food. At jalan legian 109. Great. Great food and seafood. Haute cuisine Indonesian style. Notcheap but in range 60-90,000Rp. Great for Indonesian. Good eats.

• Kin Khao Thai, Seminyak (good)2004 - Kin Khao (Thai) Jl Raya Seminyak 732-153. Good service, cheap .Lots of good but lacking a bit of Thai spcie soget them to add spice to it. Most dishes 10-15,oooRp. Thai food is served in the air-conditioned KIN KHAO ThaiRestaurant, Jalan Raya Seminyak No. 37. However, their "Thom Yam Gung", Fried Fish Cakes, Green Papaya Salad,Spring Rolls, a Green Chicken Curry, and "Hormok" (steamed mixed seafood) are recently lacking the spiciness of realThai food -- although you can specify when ordering how you'd like your food. Most dishes are 20,000 to 30,000Rupiah. The same owners opened in Summer 1997 a larger, more luxurious new branch in Jalan Kartika Plaza. Thefood there is equally "touristy", and the prices are about 50% higher than in Seminyak. Kin Khao - Thai restaurantopposite Dynasty. Fantastic meal - beautiful Thai Beef Salad, spring rolls and red curry - very reasonable prices andthe staff were great. Kin Khao Kuta (Thai food – excellent).Kin Khao, Thai. Jl Raya Seminyak #37, Kuta. 732 153 Highon our list.

• Kecak Bali, benoa (good)OK

• Ketupat (good)2004 - Ketupat Jl raya Kuta Authentic indo. Excellent. Good value.2004 - Ketupat 109 Jl Legian. Indo great food and setting. Opposite Kopi Pot.

• Kokis, Jalan Bypass, Sanur (good but expensive)German Food. 20-60,000Rp for meal. Can play billiards or watch a movie. Open for food till midnight.

• Kopi Pot.Not only coffee but lemon meringue pie!

• Kori’s, Poppies Lane 2 (good)Recommended on forum. Also went ot Kori on Poppies 2 a bit dearer but excellent food, and greatBrownies with ice-cream, pasts, garlic bread etc With the restaurants, the list of Ian & Cathy just about sums it up. Iwould add the Kori in Poppies 2 ( If you can get to it). KORI Restaurant & Bar, hidden away in nearby Poppies II Lane,offers comfortable open-air seating in pleasant surroundings (tropical garden with several ponds, nice decoration andatmosphere). Service is attentive, and the menu lists specialties from many countries such as Indonesian Satays, Thaibeef salad, Thom Yam, and Green Chicken Curry, Singapore Chilli Crab, Australian beef steaks, tuna steaks, beefburgers, pork chops, Caesar salad, and Italian pasta. There is a good choice of desserts (from Balinese Black RicePudding to Bavarian Vanilla Cheese Cake), and they have several kinds of delicious home-baked breads with a



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crunchy crust. Good food, nice presentation, large portions, and very reasonable prices also for wine. They offer topark your car a few hundred meters away as you cannot leave it in the narrow, often congested lane.Kori’s RestaurantPoppies lane 2 1st class food excellent atmosphere. Reasonable price. Kori Restaurant down Poppies Lane 1diagonally opposite to Tubes- excellent cuisine in a gorgeous setting. Kori Rest. Poppies Lane 2 - (absolutely the bestplace I have eaten at. says Nell.)2004 – great restaurant.Kori’s, Kuta. Poppies Lane 2. 758 605 Not cheap but nice.Another favourite.

• Kubuku (good)Kubuku- Poppies 2. Cheap, good.

• Kuta Seafood (no)A big tacky restaurant with an awful dance performance.

• Kuta Seaview(part of Seaview Hotel) a wide miss.

• Ku de ta - in Seminyak (good)Good restaurant.2004 - Jl laksmana no 9,Seminyak or just walk up the beach from Legian (approx 30 minutes) andenter from there.Very funky with DJ playing at lunch. Appears to now be a place for the “beautiful people’ to be seen,mainly Europeans. To give you an example, we saw a girl strutting around in knee high leather boots despite the 30 +temperature. They have day “rave” parties (dress code: less is more) and fashion shows, art house movies. The cigarbar has closed but you can still buy cigars and smoke them in the new bar area. Food was sensational – as werejuices. A must at least once just to experience it. Make sure you visit the toilets – individual hand towels!

• Lakeview Rest, Kintamani (??)Buffet expensive at $6US and not very good. Some are saying it was only $5 and quite qood.

• La Lucciola (expensive)Awesome setting. Well presented nice food. Pricey for Bali. Location out of the way.Italian food sometimes nice but not reliable. Dinner 375,000Rp. Always full of people .LA Lucciola - the best we went to. Bit pricy but good. You can take wine and corkage is 50000rp. Watch the rats in thepalm trees at dusk -yummy!

2004 - on the beach. Seminyak.La Lucciola, Seminyak. $$$ On the bch. Talk to Denise French about Bali Street Animal Rescue.2004 - Oberoi Road,Kay Aya Beach. Just up from Ku De Ta if you walk along the beach. Sensational as always – best view and a bit morerelaxed than Ku De Ta. Try the fruit granitas.

• La Porchetta (good)Went to La Porchetta for dinner, very reasonable with excellent food and service.Its on Jl Legian just south of Melastist. This is near Peanuts for everything ranging from pizza to spicy Thai seafood.

• La MondePadma Utara street, above Loji Supermarket. More western than Asian. Pizzas, spaghetti, sweets etc. Interestingoutlook.

• La Tabu (great)2004 - La Tabu Jl Petitenget, Seminyak. Around corner from La Luciola.Opposite Petitenget temple. Cheap. 9.000 Mie Goreng (with chunks of chicken). Nice cake and iced tea.

• La Teras (good)Ok food. Nice setting. Not as expensive as La Lucciola. Complimentary bread basket, best mushroom rigattonni, greatpizzas. Most dishes between 20-30,000Rp.

• Lazer Sports Bar (no)Dinner at Lazer sports bar across road, not far from Gazebo - good place for watching sport on big screen TVs, butthere's better food elsewhere.

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2004 - The Legend- Jl Sahadewa, Legian. 755376 ( Great food, reasonable price.(Entertainment, music, dance party, (9.30-). Balinese dance (Tue, Th, Sat) Too many staff who tend to hover a bit toomuch. )

The Legend – all-you-can-eat b/fast Rp10,000.

• Legian Snacks (great)

I would also recommend Legian Snacks for a cheap meal .2004 - Good restaurants CHEAP lunch - definitely LegianSnacks - Ultra cheap and great indonesian food noodles etc - can get western food as well. Legian Snacks? This maybe a bit cryptic because i don't know the street name - but Jl Padma has only three streets that run off it. The top endis Jl Legian then as you head down Jl Padma towards the beach the first street on the left is Garlic Lane, where theIndo National is, then the next on the right is the street Legian Snacks is. You go up this street about 50 metres and itis on your right - there is also a great DVD shop next door. is in Jalan Padma Utara near Garden View Cottages, LojiSupermarket and La Monde restaurant. There pancakes are superb if you have a sweet tooth.

• Legian Gardens (great)

2004 – Great. For dinner we went to Taman Legian Garden Restauarant (Legian Garden). #* Legian Garden (TamanLegian) Jl Melasti. Ph 751-544Good prices, friendly staff. Breakfast buffet 12.500. Happy hour at dinner (cheapcocktails). On Malasti street. It is called the Legian Garden. It serves cheap breakfasts all you can eat for 12000rps.($2aus or $1 us) the people here are extremely friendly and make everyone feel welcome.The Legian Garden is a verycheap clean place to eat where the staff are friendly. it is situated in Melasti Street Legian bording Kuta diagonallyacross the road from the Bali Aussi Restuarant. A place where we often eat is called Legian Garden Restaurant in JalanMelasti - the food is very good, cheap, the staff are great and most importantly the beer is very cold. Breakfast is allyou can eat for 12,000rp. Legian Garden is not far from the Intan - head up Jalan Melasti and it's on the right handside, opposite Garlic Lane.2004 - We still think the Legian Garden in Melasti St is still unbeatable for breakfast and atethere a couple of times. Legian Gardens, Melasti St. Breakfast ‘eat all you want’ A$2.

• Le Monde (good)2004 - What a lovely setting, on the airy balcony (we were actually cold). We got there at 8:45 and they said it wouldtake an hour!! Get there at 6pm or don’t bother. La Monde - ate their heaps upstairs as you got a really nice breeze -nice pizzas, pastas, nasi goreng

• Lemongrass (good)2004 - Jl Raya Seminyak 37, Seminyak. We eat Thai every Friday night in Melbourne and this place was sensational.It’s indoors which is also quite a nice change – easy to drop in at lunch but book if you want to eat in the evening as itonly seats 50 people. Can’t rave enough about how good the food is here.

• Lennys (yes)a great restaurant and not expensive: "lenny's" near the hard rock hotel. great fresh seafood! staff is very friendly

• LG Restaurant, Kuta (probably not)Indian specialities. But no air/c and surroundings are not attractive. Cost 150,000 Rp for 4-6 people. Most dishes20,000Rp.

• Lotus Café, Ubud (expensive)has a spectacular setting, Also the Lotus Chain of Rests. are good and clean, a little more expensive but a good feed.

• Lotus Pond, Ubud (good)Food is good and pond near tables is fabulous, cooling and refreshing.

• Lotus Resto (bad)Terrible. Expensive and no lotus flowers. Food not good.

• Made Warung, Kuta (good)Full of tourists. Food is good and inexpensive. Recommended by a few people on forum.Excellent place. Good asianfood. Everyone recommends. Closes at midnight. Made’s Warung I (Kuta) & II (Seminyak). Regular good reports.

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- also in Jl Tamblingan opposite the entry into the Besakih - One dinner fantastic! We each had 2 sprites, 2 araks,shrimp cocktails and gado-gados. - Total 51,000R. Great.

• Mama Lucia’ (good Italian)Mama Lucia’s Legian Street (fantastic Italian food).2004 - Went to Mama Luciaon Jl. Legian just down from the hotel for dinner, met a guy called Wayan there who was trying to teach ussome Balinese with maybe just a little success. We both had a Bolognese which to our surprise was very nice;the drinks were also reasonably priced. Mama Lucia – Rating 8.5/10.

• Mango Café, Sanur (good)Great spot for lunch. Brekky is cheap for about $3.

• Markets, KutaDon’t buy local produce as you will pay 20% higher and quality will be inferior. The markets at the top end of Melastihave just been closed and are under renovation,expected to take a few months.A new car park is planned to beincluded as well. Try a beers and burger at hueys over the road from there,really good!! Some are saying that theLegian Art market is open though. Two different markets?

• Massimo. Sanur (good)2004 – great restaurant.

• Matahari Food Stall (great)2004 - Emas Galleria Kuta, Matahari food hall. Yum Cha

• Metro 77X (great)Places to Eat - recommend Metro 77X just down from Bintang. Chicken Satay with rice 15,000rp ($3 Aus).

opposite Gocarts. Highly recommended.

• Mini’s Restaurant (good)Across the road from Novotel. Great value. 2004 - Mini’s Bar- Jl Legian. Seafood good.

• Miro's Garden Restaurant (good)Excellent food in a beautiful garden setting. Highly recommended. When in ubud we when to Miro's Restaurant andalso another restaurant on Monkey Forest Road next door to the bakery,

• Murni’s Warung, Ubud (good)Someone on forum thought it was good. Recommended again. Should try Bebek Betutu here - duck speciality slowlybaked in banana leaves with different herbs and spices. To try the above dish suggest booking day in advance. Lovelydesign and setting. Go before it gets dark.The best thin about Murni's is the general manager, an Aussie named Peter,who is one of our best memories about Bali. If you go to Murni's Warung at the Campuhan Bridge.Located right at theSuspension Bridge at the Tjampuhan end of town. Has grown dramatically over the years and now covers 3 levelsoverlooking the River. Food is v good and prices very reasonable. They do about the best Gado Gado in Bali!

• Nasi Campur, Ubud (good)Recommended.

• Naughty Nuri’sUp the road towards Kedewatan (where the fancy Ayung Gorge Hotels are) further up the road from the MuseumNeka. Doesn't look much, but food is excellent and staff are great.

• Nusa Indah (good)Nusa Indah Bar & Restaurant Poppies I opposite Masa Inn. Clean, good selection, always hot and good staff.

• Nyomans (good)Comes recommended.

• Orchid Garden Rest (good)Great. Orchid in Melasti st comes recommended.Orchid Garden near Hotel Jayakarta. Part of Puri Anggrek Hotel. nearHotel Jayakarta. Went here the first morning at Jayakarta and used it 5 times in total. Unpretentious place, but food



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was pretty good at a good price.-Orchid Garden in Jalan Melasti is very cheap with good food and nice staff.I am surethere are plenty more places that I haven't written about...so happy holidays!! Tia

• Padma Restaurant (good)Not the hotel was good for seafood especially the shrimp cocktails .Padma Club – Not recommended.

• Pantai (great)2004 - Pantai Restaurant (Filo favourite) Jl Wana Segara, Tuban Ph 753-196 Between Dynasty and Patra Jasa. Walkthrough Ramada Bintang hotel. On beach, great, cheap. (meals we had were very ordinary) Pantai Restaurant.,beachfront, Jl Wana Segara, Tuban. 753 196. Sunset dinner or breakfast. Our most favourite. Unbeatable location asthe sun goes down on the beach and the fishing boats light up. Fransiskus Ruben, Manager. Renovated 2000. Pity thetoilets are just 6/10. Onion soup, Seafood Cocktails, seafood, Indo, burgers etc. etc. The resident dog is named Tata.Owned by one of the staff and tolerated by all he is a sleepy 7 year old trickster who will love your breakfast bacon.

• Papas (good)Papas. Jl Pantai, Kuta. Great coffee – good meals. 2004 - Jl Pantai Kuta (near Legian Beach Hotel end) Pizza and pastaas close to Lygon Street standard as we have found in Bali. Generous serving and free herb bread rolls and stickswhich was nice touch. The Italians from our hotel ate there regularly which is a good example of how good it is.Owner is from West Australia and has a café there too apparently. Happy hour Bali Moon cocktails from 6 – 7pm.

• Pisang Goreng (good)4 pieces for 1000Rp in Java but in Bali 5000Rp for 1 piece!?\

• Pita Maha, Ubud (good)Food is good, service excellent, prices fair, but you will NEVER forget the location

• PJ’s (good)At the 4 seasons – have great pizza.

• Poco Loco (OK)Great menu, lots of variety. Mexican. Nice setting. Pay a bit more. Open for dinner from 6pm till midnight Always fullof people. great atmosphere and great Mexican - average main cost 30000 rp -small beer 10000rp. July ’01 - We hada meal at POCO LOCO. DONT BOTHER hardly any body there and the chimchguas(sp) were ordinary and beans andrice were barely warm.2004 – good Poco Loco. Went to Poco Loco and it was really busy - but compared to TJ's inPoppies Lane it was not up to scratch - alot more expensive and the music was sooo loud you had to shout across thetable just to be heard - service was a bit slow too. # Poco Loco, Legian. (A little pricey for what it is.Food OK. Nicetoilets.) Poco Loco, Legian. Generally good reports but claims of whole parties suffering food poisoning mid ’01.Strongly supported by others at the same time!? Toilets 10/10.

• Poppies2004 - Poppies. Poppies 1. 751059 (Lovely home made apple pie and iced coffee- 32.000).

• Puri Ayung (good)Puri Ayung Ubud. On the side of a forest valley. Nice people, good food when the chef is 'IN'.

• Pura Bali IndahPura Bali Indah, great Chinese and seafood. Just by Legian Beach Hotel. Frequented by oriental tourists! Extensivemenu.

• Rainbow Café (good)2004 - Rainbow Café. Opposite Bounty. Bfast (2 pax) Nasi Goreng and/or pancakes,and juice/coffee- 50,000."Rainbow Cafe" down Poppies11, about 10 mins walk, here you can get an Aussie breakfast, with Baked Beans hiddenunder your fried egg, nice touch,eh! price around the same, clean and good value.

• Rajas CafeGot ready for dinner and went down to Kuta Square for dinner at Raja’s Café, good food, good prices. Raja’s – Rating8/10.

• Raja Hotel Happy Hour (good)



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2004 - Raja’s Near New Bounty. Cheap, huge servings .The hotel has a happy hour from 6.30 – 7.30 with deliciouspeanuts with crunchy coatings with canapés and cocktails. Local drinks are ½ price but anything with OJ etc isn’t asfruit juices aren’t local. Rajas Café is great. Rajas Kuta Square.The evening finished up with dinner at RAJA's cafe inKuta Square - nice foods at reasonable prices.Raja's is a good cheap restaurant in the centre of kuta. good clean food.no belly aches.supermarket is very cheap.

• Rama Bridge Kuta (??)Rama Bridge Kuta (opposite market) good & clean toilets. Prices increased in ’99 for some reason.2004 - Taxi back to Tuban and went to Rama Restaurant for dinner (part of Ramayana Hotel) can’t really give anypraise to this place unfortunately, maybe caught them on a bad night. Best part of the meal was cutting up theleftovers of which there was a lot and feeding the chicken to 3 small kittens than were playing in the corner near ourtable.

• Ratu (ok)2004 - Ratu Restaurant and Bar. Jl Legian 56 62-0361-762069 -behind corner of Poppies 2- next to Sari site (New.Cheap. Great food. Friendly staff. Happy hour 3-6pm. 2 people x 2 courses each + 3 drinks = 94.000)

• Restaurant Bareclona (good)2004 - wandered up the lane from Rambutan and tried out an omelets as Restaurant Barcelona, as my gut was nowsending me a warning about too much spicy tucker which I wasn't game to ignore! Ill spare you the details! Excellentbreakfast with fresh mixed juice for all of 18,000R.

• Restaurants General

Avoid tourist trap restaurants near or on way to tourist attractions as they were expensive and were unwellafterwards. In some smaller rest’s can eat main course for $1-$2. Rest’s in Bali are dark - take a flashlight. Don’t eatat hotel rest’s. Can feed family of 4 a 3 course meal with drinks for 75,000Rp.Best places are lanes off main streets. Don’t eat from vendor stalls. Ask them to light coils at dusk.

• Romas Café at Jimbaran (good)

Great seafood variety. Ask for table close to water to avoid smoke and ask for spices to be left off kids meals.

• Ryoshi Restaurants (Sanur and Kuta) (good)Good sushi and a/c. Recommended on forum. If you go after 8.30pm most of the fish will be gone.Japanese chain of rest’s open until midnight. Can have sushi or sashimi. Low prices.

• Rum Jungle Road Restaurant (good)Average food, but plenty of it. Very cheap. Looked a bit ord. as we were the only customers at that time of the day(7am)...we didnt realize that all was too early for Bali. WEnt back there for dinner one night, totally differentatmosphere and GREAT food. The kids loved all the fish in the tanks. So cheap about $12 to feed all of usRum Jungle out the main gate and just up Rum Jungle road we had most of our breakfasts there. The food was great,the price ranged from 50,000-95,000 (depending how many pancakes the kids had ) for 2 Adults & 3 kids and thetoilets were clean.

• SA Café, Jl Segara (good)Cheap, wonderful and friendly. Ate there ¾ of the time. SA Cafe, Tuban. Just great. Always reliable. Try an icyBintang here on a hot afternoon.2004 - S.A. Café- Jl Wana Segara Tuban (Filo 2nd favourite) 754- 551. Indo and vegefood, good prices. SA Café, Jl Wana Segara, #31 Tuban. 754 551 Our second favourite. Try to get the raised ‘bale’with the tiled floor. Good food, great value. Pity about the toilets, 4/10.

• Sanur Beach Market (good)It is at the end of Jl Segara and serves from noon to 9-10pm a choice of Indonesian, Chinese and Balinese dishes withan emphasis on seafood. Great location, good food in an unpretentious setting and reasonable prices.

• Sea Breeze, Restaurant, Lovina (good)After a quiet night at our hotel we headed off to the Sea Breeze Restaurant as mentioned by Ringo on this Forum. Weweren't disappointed as the food was excellent and very reasonably priced with bacon and eggs at 9,500rp and openham, cheese and tomato sandwich on wholemeal pita bread for 12,000rp (it was a huge meal). The restaurant issituated right on the beach with great views along the beach to the mountains. With its black volcanic sand, Lovina



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Beach is certainly a different look from Kuta or Sanur Beach. There are heaps of restaurants, cyber cafe's and bars tochose from.This is an absolute MUST. The ‘Sea Breeze’ is a Beach Bar/Restaurant which is located in Lovina center,directly at the beach near the hugh Dolphin Statue. It is made of only natural materials like wood, bamboo and naturalrock and it breathes a tropical atmosphere. And there is always life music at night (guitars, bongos and singing), and Imay say of a very high quality! Can’t understand that these guys haven’t recorded an album yet.And the food!Incredibly delicious. Home made bread and marmelade, sandwitches the best I’ve ever had, home made pies andcakes (lemon, chocolate, apple crumble, if you have no self discipline you’ll just keep ordering them), beef importedfrom Australia, wow! And the service is sublime. There’s only about 12 tables but they have a staff of 26 in two shiftsof 13, so there’s no long waiting till you’re served.

• Seafood,In exchange they introduced us to Wayan of the Georgia Cafe on the beach at JB. We paid 120,000 rp/kg for 1kg ofking prawns (3!) and 25,000 rp/kg for 1.2 kg of red snapper, Wayan then threw in an extra king prawn and a freebeer. These along with rice and a delicious chili sauce fed Jill and I, although I must admit we got the torches out toensure we hadn't missed any fish. Altogether 7 of us dined at the Georgia Cafe that night on worldclass seafood. ThisCafe is at the Airport end of JB and the Cafe immediately before this one is just as good, yet they starve for custombecause tourists believe that the best food will only be near the best hotels!Great seafood on the corner of Padma andSahadewa Street

• Seafood MarketsBali Seafood Markets and Kuta Seafood in Kuta offer variety of fresh seafood.

• Secret Garden (good)FIND OF THE TRIP:- Secret Garden, set back off Poppies One,been open since march?,great. Owned/operated byAlvin,(English-great guy). Good food, very reasonable prices,band most nights, large beers 7700 all day-all night, amust place to check out, highly recommended, try and you will return, we did-several times, even to the extent ofintending to eat there, few drinks then off to finish at the Bounty or wherever, couple of times we never did make it tothe Bounty!!!.(no I am not on commission!)2004 - Secret Garden. Poppies 1. (Cheap, good food. Nice Garden area. Litup at night.)

• Segara Village (good)Tables are under candlelight. Not expensive. Bill for dinner $10-20. Great brekky for 11,000Rp and full brekky for17,500Rp.

• Swiss Restaurant (no)Not a great restaurant. Food average, dog sleeping on fllor.

• Sunset Café Tuban (no)Sunset Cafe Tuban (Beach) Did not seem as popular in 2000.

• SupermarketsMatahari shopping centre, Kuta Square excellent for grocery shopping and low priced beer.

• Surfer Bar, Jalan Legian (no)Scotch is undrinkable. Even if you don’t drink it – they charge for it.

• Taman Gardens (good)Taman Gardens – (Taman Legian?) , Jl Melasti, Rp10,000 breakfast. 2004 - Jl Melasti (opposite Bali Aussie)Very “Australian” – food nothing to write home about but adequate and good value.

• Taman Legian (Kuta) (?????????????)2004 - A little note of warning re Taman Garden Restaurant in Melasti St. We enjoyed our meal there and theatmosphere was great, however the next day we all had diarrhoea! Don't know if this was where we got it from butthink it may be. Two other friends since then have also had an upset tummy after eating there, so be careful. Has awonderful atmosphere tho! I found the best thing for upset tummy was taking the local remedy, ie. going to a chemistand getting their own brand of tablets for upset stomach, of which there are manyLots of people got sick at TamanGarden restaurant.Good quality and inexpensive. Best place to eat. Alll you can eat breakfast (eggs, noodles, rice,juice, pancakes, jaffles, tea and coffee) for 8,500 Rp. Huge dinners and safe salads for $5. Address is JL Melasti Kuta.



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Jumped in a cab and for about 5000Rp ($1AUS) had breakfast here. Can east as nuch as you like eggs, fresh fruit,toast, pancakes, juices, noodles, coffee, tes etc for 8500Rp each. Service and food is great.Always full of people.Taman Legian Gardens -watch for Joe Cool in his police uniform. Taman Garden Resturant in Melasti St, Legion (nearKuta). Drivers will be able to take you there. Great for snacks or anything. Happy Hours from 6-8 (we think) GREATand friendly staff. Please go there early in your trip as you will go back frequently. There are numerous other rest. justlook inside for regulars. Taman Legain gardens was also great, all you could eat for breakfast for 8500 Rp and only asmall taxi fare from Jayakarta. For dinner our favourites were Gajah Gajah (Indian) this was probably the best mealwe had, Lo's Warung 123,000rp for 5, Rum Jungle and theThai restaurant (Meal was lovely but restaurant was verydark and we had to sit on cushions at low tables which is alright unless you have long legs) These are all in walkingdistance out the main entrance of the hotel and up Rum Jungle Rd..2004 - We ate at the Taman restaurant – goodvalue for money, but they use copious quantities of garlic on everything (good for the mosquitoes I guess!) We wentto Club Papaya for drinks – they had a fairly good acoustic band playing.

• Taman Sari (good)2004 - Taman Sari- Good food, service slow. Poppies 2?

• Tanayas (good??)2004 - Jl Legian (up from La Porchetta towards Kuta)Lobster & Beef tepnayaki 120,000Sensational – although they ran out of lobster on one night :-)Seafood 165,000Chef’s are very entertaining and tepanyak price includes miso soup, fried rice and banana flambee which are also doneon the grill.

• Tanjung Sari (no)Nice but 250 – 300,000 Rp. Very expensive.

• Tasman (no)Saw more people in this resturant than any other but we were disappointed with the meal as it was very bland.

• Tebu (good)Good for coffee croissants and cakes.

• Telaga Naga, Sanur (no)Expensive. US $60 - $80 per person.• Thai Rest, Maino Rd, Ubud (good)

Good food. 120-200,000 for 3-4 people.

• Taman Gardens(good)Taman Gardens Rest., Malesti street, Legian. Breakfast or Happy Hour. Is this the same as the Taman Legian GardenRest?? All-you-can-eat breakfast Rp15,000 per person. Pancakes, rice, eggs fruit, etc, etc.

• Thaman Thai (good)Authentic thai food. On Jalan Camplung Mas. Service is excellent and atmosphere relaxed. Don’t get much business asthe location is hard to find.

• The Pub Legian (no)The Pub Legian (don’t waste your time!)

• Tina at Siki Bali, Kimbaran (good)Ate great seafood. Forum.

• TJ’s Mexican Restaurant, Kuta (good)2004 - Went to Poco Loco and it was really busy - but compared to TJ's in Poppies Lane it was not up to scratch - alotmore expensive and the music was sooo loud you had to shout across the table just to be heard - service was a bitslow too. Good food and dacquiri’s.Quality and price is great. 12 chicken skewers with sate sauce with bed of rice , 2cokes, bottle of mineral water and bintang = 79,000Rp. In poppies lane. 25000Rp for a main course as they arelarge.The Sol Beer and frozen marguerites were pure heaven.The difference is the Kuta one is strictly Mexicanwhereas, the one in Candi serves a variety of meals! In fact the one in Candi only has 1 or 2 mexican items on the



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menu. The cakes also vary although you can find the TJ's wicked chocolate cake at both !!!! Bigger and bettercocktails in Kuta too ! CheersTJ's - Mexican Poppies Lane KUTA - watch out for the chilli!TJ’s - Poppies Lane - terrificMexican lunch! Try their "tropical fruit soothies"!!T.J’s., Kuta. Poppies Lane Kuta. 751 093 A favourite. Great Mexican.Toilets 3/10 after we’ve had a drink or two!

• Treehouse (good)2004 - Treehouse- Poppies 1 (beach end). (0361) 762755 (Cheap, good food. Great for lunch. Yummy spring rools7.000).

• Tropical View Rest, Kintamani (good)Spectacular view. Lunch is $1-2.

• Tropik (no)2004 - TROPIK was that lucky place. The prices weren't bad, not excellent by Bali standards but the helpings weresmall. The food presentation was nice as was the food, and it is a quiet and relaxing restaurant. We were there at7pm and there weren't many people inside, so the 45 minute wait was a bit too long. It ended up costing 175,000rpfor 4 people (Kate didn't eat) with no alcoholic drinks.

• TuamIs a palm acohol wine and it too will blow your head off.

• Tutmak, Ubud (ok)60-70,000Rp for 2 dinners with beer.

• Twice Restaurant (good)Best Nasi Goreng. Rp6000. Cheap drinks too. On poppies 2.

• Uncle Norms Bistro, Kuta/Legian (good)Brekky $1. Main courses at night $2-$3.2004 - We went to Uncle Norms for lunch (Well, we only had beer, milkshakesand iced coffee - all good) but the staff were soooooo grumpy. I don't know if they were just having a bad day but Ihave never seen such depressed and grumpy staff anywhere!? 2004 - Uncle Norm’s Jl Melasti, Legian (nice food, stafffriendly, cheap) Uncle Norms Malasti street (great seafood basket)

• Unos, Nusa Dua (good)Ate brekky there. Good value and excellent food and service.

• Un’s Paradiso, Kuta (ok)Swedish and Italian. 50-90,000 Rp per person.2004 - Un’s Just off Poppies 1. ( Nice place. Good atmosphere. Goodprices for quality, designer meals ie nice presentation, small) Meals 30.000-50.000.http://www.unsbali.com/default_en.asp?strContId=12

• VerandaVeranda, Seminyak. In side lane not far from Gado Gado Road. Steaks, Lamb, seafood. Balivillas Staffrecommendation.

• The Wayan Café, Ubud (good)is a delight.. It doesn't look like much from the street but then you go into the gardens where you choose yourfavorite dining pavilion.. Food is excellent. Local warungs are fine.

• Warisan Cafe, Seminyak (ok)Got a good response on forum. Café Warisun is good for western food.

• Warung Bali Corner and Warung 96 (good)2004 - close to each other and very cheap.

• Warung Brasil (good)Restaurant - our favourite which we returned to often was Warung Brasil - great food at excellent prices - try theirlemon juice, very refreshing.2004 - Warung Brasil Bali- Jl Benasari (cnr Benasari Lane). Good choice of food. Mainsapprox 15.000. Excellent.


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• Warung ketut (??)And you must eat at Warung Ketut also up nearer the Padma st corner. Say hi to Julie and the girls form us - they aregreat and found the food equally great.. Near Melasti.2004 - Warung Ketut. Jl Padma Utara (mixed reports) Comboseafood for 2 150,000 Nasi Campur 23,000 Happy hour 5.30-8.30

• Warung Kopi, Jalan Legian 427 (??)Cheap but boring Indian foods. No real spices etc. The food is absolutely first-class and I would recommend it withouthesitation. Great indian restaurant.

• Warung 96 (good)Warong 96 is located in an alley off Poppies 11. Directly opposite the Barong hotel and about 10 metre down on theright hand side. They make the best pizza at the cheapest price. 2004 - Warung 96 Jl Benasari off Poppies 11 Cheap,woodfired pizza, burgers, indo food. Bfast 7,000-toast, eggs, juice, fruit, coffee. Warung 96, Poppies II. Lunch &dinner. Very popular. At night patrons queue to enter. Cheap and quick service. Am. Or Indo. B/f Rp 6,000, Greatpizzas & Nasi Goreng under Rp10,000. Highly recommended. (Down popes gang 2 – the first lane on the right fromJalan Legian end. Not a bad restaurant.

• Warung Man Is (good)- Warung Man-Nis in Sahadewa Street (Garlic lane). Found this great place late in the piece. Really enjoyed it. Wentthere a number of times. Nice touch was that they give you a cool hand towel to cool down/clean up with and acomplimentary fruit drink when you first arrive. Good happy hour prices.Large bintang 8000R, Long drinks 14950R and cocktails 12500R. Food was very good and prices reasonable. They hada buffet breakfast at 10000R for all you could eat. Didn't try it. God knows why, cos at that price it would have beenworth the taxi fare from the Jayakarta. Just did not get around to it.

• Wayung Mendra, Sanur (good)Great open air location and great satay which arrives on the table on its own little hot coal rack.

• Warung NasiThree Brothers St near Sri Ratu Hotel. Owned by Agung Ketut. Nasi Campur !!! – Rp4,500.

• Warung Nyoman (good)Oppositre Besakih is small restaurant with great rijstafel about $6-7.

• Warung Padma (good)Warung Padma Indah (near MBR) Indonesian buffet excellent.

• \Warung Yogyanear Garden View hotel. – Lontong Cap Gomeh Rp7,000/bowl – full!

• Water

Always drink bottled water. Don’t drink or wash teeth in their water. Even suggest washing hair in the bottled water toavoid it getting into your mouth or ears – can cause ear infections. Check that water used or provided in restaurantshas been boiled or else done in spring water. Ensure ice cubes in drinks have also come from boiled/spring water.Don’t gargle in the shower or with water from the handbasin.

• Wayan and Friends (good)

2004 - Lunch was at WAYAN AND FRIENDS. I have to say we were dissapointed. The juices were OK. The meals werenice as usual. What upset us was that we had dishes in the middle and a plate each so we could share, and theseempty plates were quite dirty. Maybe their hygiene standards have slipped? #* Wayan and Friends Bar andRestaurant Jl Padma Ph 761-024( Whole snapper Delicious. Reasonably cheap. Meals 25.000-40.000. Has beenextended. Wayan & Friends. Jl Padma Legian. Good steaks – not big but good. Rp40,000. Wayan and Friends in JalanPadma rught next door to Da Hui Sur shop- really freindly and great food!- I love their chicken and coleslaw rolls.Sometimes you just get cravings for home food!2004 - Wayan and Friends one night - by chance - absolutely beautifulmeals there but always quite busy would nearly need to book. Wayan & Friends, Jl Padma. "Jody". Filet mignon +,Rp30,000. Also chicken breast. OK if your outlook is under 30’s. Bacon imported from Oz. 2004 - Jl Legian Raya. Smallmeals and not much menu variety – had live band which was rather sweet though.



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• Wina Rest.Cheap – best spring rolls and sweet/sour chicken in Bali!

• Yum Cha (good)Ema's (Galleria Kuta, Matahari's Food Hall, Kuta)Perhaps the only Yum Cha in Bali. Comes recommended by Chinese nationals, and one would expect they know whatthey are talking about. Excellent value.

• Zanzibar (good)2004 - Zanzibar - fantastic cafe on legian beach - beautiful food

• Zoo Café, Sanur (good)2004 - Found the best breakfast in Sanur at last! A few metres to the left of the Lazer sports bar is The Zoo cafe. It'san enclosed shop, glass front and air-conditioned. They have a blackboard outside stating English breakfast 25,000,but the place is set back a bit & is easy to miss. We had walked past it several times and only noticed it when westopped to wait for housebounds to get past the watch seller & catch up! The said English brekky has 2 eggs, bacon,ham AND sausage, 4 pieces of toast, fried potatoes, tomato, tea or coffee (big cup and Nescafe as well as Bali kopi),fruit juice, fruit platter, and the most amazing pineapple jam (and grape jam too, which we think is really blackberry).



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ACTIVITIES

Massages

From Lloydy – Baliforum 2005I should of passed this on a long time ago.That Plaza where the Duty free, Matahari and Planet Hollywood is. (Not sure what its called)There is 2 Salons that have what they call a Creambath.15000rp for 45 min head massage and if you want your Back done for 1 hour after that only 25000.I get the head, back and shoulder and Foot massage for 40000The place i go to is Johnnie Andrees.The other place is fine as well but i like Johnnies better.

Somtimes i tip more than my bill.They are better than the beach ladies and no sand.Lloydy

NOTE: Take a sarong with you when sightseeing as you are required to wear one in palaces, temples etc. This willavoid you needing to buy or hire one.

• GeneralTake a Bemo (small 4 wheel drive, 6 or up to 8 small people, for longer trips) - Try Wayan Suka Ph 411965.Tanah Lot (1/2 day)Kinatmani VolcanoWhite Water RaftingBali Hai Cruise - Day or SunsetUbud (excellent watches) & Monkey ForestUluwau (temple on cliff) & excellent monkeysElephant TempleHot and Cold SpringsGit Git Water fall

Waterbom park was fantastic. Also, find a cockfight on the side of a road. Go to a full moon ceremony (if there duringa full moon of course). Shop til you drop at all of the many markets. Go to Dreamland and Padang Bai beaches.Monkey Forests are a must see. Don't go to turtle island, the butterfly park(tabanan) or kintamani.But have Fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Amed

Off to Tulumben and then Amed for snorkling. Really great. Some weeks ago I have been for snorkeling in Amed,andI have never seen on any place in Asia(Phuket,Vietnam,Malaysia)so many and different fish like there.Also most of thecoralls seemed to be intact.2004 - Ahmerd is about 3.5 hours from Kuta. Things to do....relax, swim, snorkel, look atthe scenery, take photos, sightsee..chill. My friend and I paid about 150,000 for the 2 of us. He has been to Bali manytimes. Remember that the driver has to go all the way back to Kuta, probably with no passengers. 2004 - Ahmed - Hithe water is clear the sand is black there is no surf the diving and snorkling is fantastic only nusa lembongansurpasses it for beauty the people of amed are really frendly and are great hosts you will not go wrong going there

• Bali BaratBest diving is off Menjangan Island. Lots of trails on island and protected deer herds.

• Bali Bird ParkTaman Burung bird park with 1,000 different birds and a small Komodo dragon in the nearby reptile park in Singapuda20 mins south of Denpasar.Entrance fee $6US. Or 51,000 Rp. 100,000Rp for bird park and reptile park.Later information on the Internet suggests the entrance fee is US$35 for 4. Best to check.Good selection of macaws,hornbills and birds of paradise. Can go early and enjoy breakfast with the birds for $10US extra. But this is notavailable at the gate and only through agents. Opens from 8am to 6pm.The restaurant is great to eat at.Go -it is good. Bali Bird Park - we were both very impressed and enjoyed seeing the many strange birds. Expensivethough at 57,000rp.

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We all went to the reptile park and having 3 boys found it to be a great place. Many snakes, Iguanas that you canhold and lizards that are very friendly.2004 - First stop was the Bali Zoo Park, cost was 150,000 Rp for the two of us,this was perhaps a bit of a disappointment as far as Zoos go. To us there seemed to be a lot of birds, for that sort ofthing perhaps better of going to the Bird Park. We didn’t like the condition of the Tiger, Lion and Orang-utanenclosures, cages with concrete floors, matter of fact most of the enclosures were ordinary. Still, even though it wasn’tquite as good as we had expected was still worth the visit.

• Bali Butterfly ParkWe had planned to then go to the Bali Butterfly Park but time was against us because of the long trip to get to theElephant Park so we decided not to bother and got Ketut to drop us of at the Kuta Galleria.There are mixed reportsabout the park.

• Bali Festival ParkCombination of culture, entertainment and wildlife. New. Reptile and bird park with over 150 crocs, 500 birds, ridessuch as the Water Swinger, the Stimulator, Wet and wild log flume ride, a timezone complex, zero gravity rollercoaster. There is also a Bali Splash – Bali’s largest pool and waterpark. Price includes entry and all rides.

• Banjar Hot PoolsThat the entrance fee is next to nothing. ( A few Aussie Dollars,)There is a nice little restaurant there also with a lovelyview , that looks down on the pools.Try the Hot Springs of Banjar, close to Lovina.I think entree fees are around Rp.2,000. Banjar hot pools are absolutely fantastic. We always make a point of visiting there whenever we are in Bali. Iam meeting up with visitors from Singapore in a few weeks and this is one place I have put on my must see list forthem. The surrounding countryside is lovly also well. This place is well worth a visit

• BatubulanDancing there not worth going too - too hot and dancers etc bored. Look at hotel dancers etc instead. Cost 20,000Rpeach.Out of Denpasar on road to Ubud.ots of stone carvers here.5 times a week at 10am they perform dances.Least favorite outing: anything involving driving through Batubalan and Gyanyar. Traffic was horrendous and thestench from the fuel emissions is really bad.

• BeachCrossed flags mean the beach is unsafe and closed.Beaches between Singaraja and Serit - Low dark sea makes thisuninspiring beaches.

• Beach CruiseTake the beach cruise and not the reef cruise. The glass bottom boat of the reef cruise was worthless and the snorkelarea was small and choppy and the banana boat rides were OK but the slide didn’t hold much interest. On the beachcruise, kids can stay on the pontoon to do the scuba diving. Kids can also play on the island with snorkelling andbanana boat rides etc, kayaking and the sub. Great day.Although the beach cruise is cheaper it is actually better,especially with children. Lots of activities, wonderful snorkelling, banana boat rides, glass bottom board tide, greatBBQ lunch etc.

• Bedugalbeautiful temple in a serene mountain area.A colourful little market at Bukit Mungan offers a wide selection of produceincluding exotic orchids, roses and colourful birds. At lake Beratan there are canoes and motor boatds for hire.Bedugul Tour: After a stop in Sangeh to visit its holy forest inhabited by wild monkeys, drive up into the mountains toLake Bratan (1,200 meters above sea level) and the picturesque water temple Ulun Danu. Visit the busy flower, fruitand spice market in Candikuning where most of Bali's vegetables come from. Drive back through small country roads,villages and rice fields, with a stop in an artisan village specializing in gold threaded textiles (Ikat) worn duringimportant ceremonies.

• Besakih

2004 - the Mother Temple at Besikah but was concerne d about the hawkers and the guide scamming being reportedto the travel forums. has rubbish around it. Is a complex of 30 temples with a large shrine in the courtyard.The "Mother Temple" and East Bali Tour: Drive to Besakih through various villages visiting on the way a weavingfactory, see the famous painted ceiling at the old "Palace of Justice" in Klungkung, and visit the school of painting inKamasan. The "Mother Temple" in Besakih is Bali's most holy and Indonesia's biggest Hindu temple. It was build in the11th. Century in an altitude of 1,000 meters (3,000 feet) on the slopes of Mount Agung. You pass picturesque riceterraces on the way to the walled "Bali Aga" village of Tenganan, and continue to Candi Dasa on the East coast. On



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the way back it's recommended to stop at the famous Bat Cave "Goa Lawah" with thousands of bats hanging from thewalls.

• Bike Riding18 speed bikes. 10,000 Rp per day.

• Bird MarketTake a walk through the bird market at Denpasar near the north end pf Jalan Veteran - lots of tropical birds, fish, cats,dogs, monkeys etc.

• Bounty to Lombok Dinner CruiseThe Bounty goes to Lombok every day,it takes two hours and fifteen minutes to the Gilli Islands and about anotherthirty minutes to Lombok.I think it costs about US$30,very similar to the air fare but a lot better(includes a nicebreakfast).The dinner cruise is on three nights a week,leaves at six oclock and returns at nine oclock.It is a great tripwith very good entertaiment and terrific food,i think the cost is about the same as the Lombok cruise ,it is probablythe best value in Bali at the moment.Hoping this is of some help to you.The Bounty dinner cruises are onSun/Wed/Friday I think.The dinner cruise does not go to Lombok it does not go far out of the harbour.I havepurchased my tickets at the Bali Rock Cafe in Melasti St,you can get them at any travel agents or the BountyHotel.When buying any tickets for cruises or tours always get a lot of prices as they vary anything up to 50%.

• BungyBungy Jumping: A. J. Hackett in Double Six, Legian is the island's only beach bungy with a lift. US$50. With the "SlingShot" at the "Adrenalin Park" in Kuta you can get shot 52 metres into the air in just over one second, and they havean overhanging climbing wall, too. For bookings and information call 703-060.

• Butterfly ParkTHE BUTTERFLY PARK NORTH OF TABANAN IS A MUST SEE. ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR. NO WHERE INAUSTRALIA HAVE I SEEN SUCH AN ASSORTMENT OF BUTTERFLIES. I WAS QUITE SUPRISED AT THE NUMBER OFSPECIES IN THE PARK. GREAT DAY OUT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.Don't forget the Butterfly Park either .Taman KupuKupu -in the village of Wanasari, north of Tabanan. May I suggest an excellent tour guide. He can take you anywhere.Lovina Beach, Singaraja, Tanah Lot, Elephant Cave, Bird Park, Butterfly Park, Uluwatu, Jimbaran Beach and heapsmore - he is a very reliable man, when we come to Bali Tasman shows us around. His name is Tasman, tour officeaddress is Genta Jaya, Jalan Sahadewa, Legian - give him a ring and he will come to you, his phone number is 0361-751922

• Camel RidesCamel rides on the beach are offered at Hotel Nikko Bali in Nusa Dua.

• Canggu BeachNear Kuta. Dumpy with solid undertow and rips. Can’t even snorkel.

• CinemaOne in Denpasar – costs 10,000Rp and plays latest movies with Indonesian subtitles.try Wisata 21 Cineplex at ThamrinStreet Denpasar (Just ask the taxi driver). The one next to Planet Hollywood is still under construction. Maybe nextyear it will be ready.

• CruisesBali hai cruises. 2 are offered. Cruise A goes to Lembongan Island, reef cruise. Fullk day including snorkellying, bananaboat rides, village excursion, semi submersible sub, coral viewing. Includes lunch adult $105 and child $53.Lembongansnorkelling is great. Can go organised or head to Sanur and hire a little boat for the day with driver and he takes youto better places at lembongan.The lunch was great. But try to get in first.Much cheaper with bali hai than the Wakawhich was $60Us. The Bali Hai cruises are run by aussies.Lembongan trip can be disappointing if the swells are highas everyone will get sea sick. The beach visited by Tour B is pleasant with shelters, nice grounds and an attractivepool. You can do everything on Tour B that you can do on Tour A. Except for the semi sub ride and the snorkellingwasn’t that great.Tour B is cheaper and the better option.Not worth paying for the full monty to come back on theluxury catamaran.Not worth the extra.Cruise B is to Lembongan island and beach club cruise. Cost pp including lunchis $78 adult and child $39. Cruise to the club for the day at a private bay. People on the internet advise that thecheaper cruise seemed just as good? Wakalouka Cruise – luxury 23 ft cat sails from benoa Harbour to Reef Club onNusa Lembongan. Sumptous BBQ and buffet lunch at reef club and cocktail at sunset. Adults $130 and child $65. Goesto Waka Nusa Resort after crossing Badung Straight. Drive through quant village and visit seaweed farm.



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2004 - the Lembogan Beach Club cruise in $105Adult or $50 4-16 or $280 for 2A 3C

• Dancing and PuppetsBarong Dance (opposing forces)Legong Dance (young girls - difficult and intricate)Kecak Dance (bare chested male singers)Fire Dance (girls dancing on hot coals)Ramayana Dance (?)One evening we hired a driver to take us to Ula Watu for the Ketut(fireDance,Wednesdays and Saturdays(bring sarong)at sunset.It was $25000rpfor the show but well worth it.Get there around 5 to look at thetemples and the show starts at sunset.When this was over he took us toJimbaran Bay for fresh seafood,we went to Melasti Cafe and had greatmeals(prawns and lobster are expensive,Snapper and calamari were great)our driver waited for us and brought us back to our hotel,he was with usfor 4 hours and we only were charged 80000rp($8 us).We gave him a big tip.We hired another driver who was great,his name is DavidWatan Kulit classic puppet show.Dance performances at Palace, Ubud 15,000Rp each.Kecak Fire Dancing at Padang Tegal, Jalan Raya 15,000Rp.Cultural performances at Ubud 15-20,000Rp.The Legong Dance at the Royal palace in Ubud on Monday night was good. The Sunday night versuon wasperfdormed by children and wasn’t as good. Was a medley of short dances and new performers so kept the interestup. The Ramayana was boring and too long.Dancing at Ubud 15,000Rp.Ramayan Dance at Palace, Ubud 15,000 Rp per person.Fire Dance is very good spectacle. Buffet and ketcheck dance at bali Cliff Hotel is great but the buffet excludes drinks.Really good value.On Monday nights there is a dance at the Uluwata Temple – very striking 15,000 Rp each.Performed by local boys and men from the village.Galleria Nusa Dua shopping centre features different danceperformances each night.Legong dance is most interesting dance as it changes frequently and maintains interest. Usually at Rpyal palace inUbud. Get there early for good seats. The Ramayan is too long and boring.

• Denpasar (Bali Museum)Jalan Cajah Mada is central artery with shops, banks and restauarants.Visit Bali Museum.The Art Centre at Abian Kapas organises dances etc.Avoid Denpasar at all times and at all costs.Bali market was horrible. Every women in there follows you around trying to be your agent which meana they try andstear you to certain stalls and charge you much higher prices to get a commission). We started for the Bali nationalmuseum, got there and a Canadian couple said not to bother, the moths had eaten everything and it was dank inside.Unlike the rest of Bali, after you'd agreed a price with someone, they'd try and screw you for more saying that is whatyou agreed. The air is also thick with car exhaust fumes, the place is filthy and the people downright unfriendly.

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2004 - to start with the Denpasar Market is actually three adjacent markets. Badung,Kumbasari and another one(thename escapes me) across the river.If you've been to the market in Ubud, then, this is the extra large version of it withan emaphasis on household goods and textiles. There's a small informal market selling items for offerings andvegetables in the evenings in the car park. The streets around the markets especially Jalan Sulewesi and Gajah Madais the textile clearing house of the region.You could find cloth being sold by the piece, metre and kilogram.Everythingfrom handloomed fabrics to Solonese silk batik. Of particular interest are the "Djaya" coffee co. shop which roast,grind and sell their own coffee powder and "Dewi Mas" which has got an excellent selection of Indonesian fabrics.Both are on Jalan Gajah Mada and their owners speak English. There is large-ish jamu shop on the same road. Thereis of course a LOT of goldsmiths on the corner of Jalan Hassanudin and Jalan Sulawesi. 2004 - I do not know of anyother night markets in Kuta, but have been to the Kereneng Bemo Station night market in Denpasar. It is a bemostation by day, but at about 4.00pm it transforms into a wonderful market, sells everything, food, clothes, jewelleryanything you could imagine. It is aimed at locals, not tourists and priced accordingly. Any taxi driver will know of it.2004 - Yep they do exist. From Bemo Corner gho toward the bridge then yurn right as if you are going to the airport.About 500 metres or so on the left hand side down a short lane you will find the night markets. I haven't eaten there



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for some years now but have been told that they have been done up, no more dirt floors, metal drums on the floor fullof live seafood etc etc. The more well to do locals eat at night markets as the food is cheap and very good. I thinkthere is another small one in a gang that runs off Jalan Legian near the old Matahari store. Just as an aside there usedto be night markets at Legian as well, on the corner of Jalan Legian & Jalan Melasti from memory.It is called theDenparsar markets. The best way to get there is via cab and from kuta this should be around 15000rps. Ask cabdriver to place meter on. There is two sections to these markets. One is the spice side which is extremely smelly andcan make you sick if you go into these markets but if you look across the river (which is a canel) you will see a 3 storybuilding which is a good market. I am a keen lover of Art and can often buy really cheap pictures from here. Thesepictures are from modern (australian stuff like flowers etc to baliesse art) for very cheap prices eg $4 for a 1m by50cm painting. The funny part is if you want it framed then you can pay 10 -20 dollars aus. However these are alotcheaper than Kuta. Also the bed spreads which you see in every shop in Kuta you can buy a large bed spread queenfor around 100 000rps if you are good a bartering. they also have alot of wood carvings which go extremely cheap. Asthey see little tourist you can play one stall up against the other. I also always buy my copy watches from the sells outthe front of the markets which are the hawkers. They sell them cheaper than Kuta around 20000rps and i still have 4from when i went there in January which are still working.

• Dinner CruiseOn the brochure the maps shows that you go right arround the bay, that seems like it would be great !!! This is notcorrect . The boat leaves the wharf and just goes round and round in circles in and out of the harbour. I was a bitdisapointed - though it would be too dark to see anyway . Save the money and go on the all day cruise or the oceanrafting these are suppose to be great. -If you are in Australia you can book and pay here - its a lot cheaper than inBali

• DivingDive off Pulau Menjangan off the Bali Barat National Park - regarded as the best in Bali.Boats will take divers to the island which is uninhabited.

• Dolphin Ride2004 - Lovinia renowned for dolphin watching, for a very reasonable 30,000R with a 6 am start but I decided to dothat on the Sunday. 5.45 am and it was still dark! We never did see any of those dolphins (bashful critters) but it surewas nice and peaceful chugging around up and down the coast looking for them anyhow.Near Lovina can go for a dolphin ride.Lovina was gorgeous. the dolphin trips were excellent and the snorkeling was okexcept for the tiny jellyfish which stung us all over. we also went to hot springs there...i don't recommend it. itslukewarm water and the sulfur turns you yellow.4 hour drive to Lovina and although snorkelling was OK it wasn’tworth the drive there and back.Dolphin trips cost 30,000Rp and they pick you up around 6am and you go out on alittle boat for a few hours, it well worth. (2001 info)

• Dolphin WatchingCan do this off Lovina. Get up early one morning and hire a boat to watch hundreds of dolphins.Can go out with fishermens boats at about 6am for 20,000Rp.Experience consisted of 20-30 boats racing after some dolphins with engines roaring, trying to get close. Mostly justsaw their backs.If you go out with local boats at about 6am fixed price is 15000Rpeach. You can book from the hotelor direct with a boatman. Don’t see much though.Lovina didn’t impress very many people recently.Rp. 25,000 p.p. total duration 2 hoursEvery morning at dawn many dolphins visit the north coast of Bali to feed themselves with small fish. We sail around06:30 with the traditional Balinese junkung just a few km out of the coast to meet these wonderful creatures. Wereturn at approx. 08:30 to enjoy breakfast at the terrace of the hotel.

• Elephant Jungle Trek2004 - For the entry to park and ride, the cost was 420,000R (roughly $65 AUS). The park was extremely clean andtidy, and is owned by an Australian company. The restaurant offered a buffet or you could order a meal (I ordered agado-gado and bintang, about 20,000R). Enjoy jungle treks on top of Sumatran elephants starting from Taro - avillage north of Ubud. Note clothes etc are more expensive at Ubud generally than they are at kuta.Used them for both White Water Rafting and Elephant Safari. We went on the late afternoon rafting trip as we werenot interested in having lunch included. Despite them being about an hour late in collecting us from our hotel it was avery enjoyable experience. We used the lateness of our pick-up to negotiate a further discount on the elephant safari.The elephant safari was pleasant but not as exciting as the rafting. Would definately recommend the rafting. If youwant to do several of their trips don't accept the price in their brochure it is always possible to negotiate a discount.Have a good time.



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We went white water rafting with the Bali Adventure Company, it was great fun, quite safe, and went through somelovely gorges and landscapes. We went on the late afternoon run, which was interesting and different because of thenumber of people that were in the river at the end of the day. Whole families were at the river edge washingthemselves and clothes. Most were quite amused by us floating by and as with most Balinese, smiled and waved. Wealso went on the elephant safari, but was quite tame after the rafting. If you decide to go on any of these types oftrips, they are always open to bargaining for multiple trips.My kid loves the Elephant Trekking, North of Ubud, in theMts. - a bit cooler up there too.Elephant treking is up near Ubud, we got it from a pamplet at the hotel, they pick youup and take you there, the jungle trek is only about half hour then they have a swim, cost was $63 aussie, was greatfun and to me worth every cent, I have noticed on the forum that some people just go up there and barter for theelelphant treking but I did'nt realise you could do this so I just paid the set price. We went with Sobek white waterrafting, have done this a couple of times now, this is the best fun, again we just paid the set price, about $85aussie,both were very safe and really enjoyable. Hope this helps anything else just ask.Elephant trekking is at Taro,north of Ubud.It cost us $AUD90 for two adults, kids are free. That was for a short ride (20 mins) longer rides areavailable. It is well worth the trip. You have plenty of time with the elephants and the mahouts. By now there shouldbe a good amenities block in place. They take Visa (thankfuly!)They also can arrange pickup from your accom, but we found a driver and paid about 50,000 Rp for that plus the restof the day driving around.My wife and son went on the Elephant safari whilst my daughter and I went rafting. My wifedidn't really feel that a 45 minute ride on the elefant was worth 1 1/2 hour drive each way. Just one point of view...We have just returned from Bali, we went on a elephant trek for 30 - 45mins for $53 US per adult including transportto & from your Hotel, thru Bali Adventure tours.Elephant Safari Park (transfers, lunch, insurance and entrance to parkand elephant ride) $US56.2004 - Next stop was the Elephant Safari Park run by Adventure Tours, this was a totallydifferent story, cost was $132.00 Approx. Aust Dollars for entry and rides for the two of us. This included lots ofphotos with the elephants, sitting on their knees and so on, also got a lot of photos taken while on the ride by anotherelephant driver. Our driver for the ride was called Wayan, the elephant was a 35 yr old 2 tonne female, her name wasEva. The ride lasted around 30-40 minutes around the park which ended up in her walking through a large pond andthrowing water around with her trunk. After the ride we went and had lunch at the restaurant there, food was verygood.

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Never more than 2,000Rp per person, cameras 1,000Rp and camcorders 2,500Rp. Driver paid all car parking andpetrol charges.

• Fishing in BaliFor those that have asked about fishing in Bali while I was in Benoa, I found out that if you go to Tanjung Benoa, app15 mins from Kuta, you can easily hire a small boat and captain/driver, for local fishing or take an ocean going vesselfor deep sea fishing ( mainly Tuna ) I don't know what the charge is but you can barter with the local fishermen inTanjung Benoa if its just a bit of fishing you would like to do in and around Benoa Harbour and Peninsula. If you aretaking a taxi, make sure he takes you to the village of "Tanjung Banoa" and not Banoa Harbour as Tanjung Benoa ison the peninsula protecting Benoa Harbour from the surf and in a different direction from Kuta than the Harbour. (Tanjung Banoa is close to Nusa Dua ).I always try the fishermen infront of the Melia Benoa. A good mornings fishingwill cost about US$40. I have used them several times with varing results. In April I Caught a 37kg Tuna with them(the photos will be on show next week when I return for a few days). There is almost allways a good show of Dolphinand Porpoise as well, and last November there was also several Whales, species unknown, in the same area. All in allan excellant mornings sport.Game Fishing: A number of companies offer yachts and fishing boats with guides forcharter. The catch includes Tuna, Wahoo, Mai-Mai, Mackerel, or Marlin - and Snapper, Cod and Coral Trout to becaught reef fishing should you so desire. From US$40 per hour for a small boat, US$500 per day (US$250 half-day) fora 30-foot catamaran with satellite navigation, top-of-the range fish finder and sonar as well as Brownie divingequipment, and US$660 per day for a state-of-the-art BLACK WATCH game fishing vessel with experienced crew, fullinsurance, and all electronics and safety gear. For bookings and charter information call 703-060.

• Gagar BeachNear Nusa Dua.Number of warongs there - favourite was Trxi’s Warong - sun liunges were free and could get fullycooked lunch from chicken soup to Satay to club snadwich.Temple overlooks the sea. Waters are protected by a sandbar.Very peaceful.

• Git Git WaterfallDon’t bother. Too many hawkers and stalls.A long way from the road to the waterfall and the path is littered withshops from start to finish. It is interesting! Worth a visit. Quite beautiful.Bedugal, and git git waterfalls, for those



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whom are not in any kind of physical shape I do not recommend this as the falls are at least 1 mile down which is noproblem its going up in 90 plus weather and 90plus humidity that will make even the most fit of people sweat off 5lbs,very beautiful and well worth the walk though, on this tour we viewed numerous temples, learning about thereculture, offerings, and festivals which one was going on at the time we were there and lots of woman were bringingfood and flowers up to the temples for the gods. from bedugal on to Lovina, by the water, there we had a niceseafood lunch with our driver and conversed with the locals and the restaurant workers, had a great lunch, travel timefrom Sanur to lovina was roughly 3 hours or 115 km, a nice jaunt, coming back we were pointed out some of the finerparts of Bali, seeing some of the most beautiful sights, stopping along the side roads for a soda just to chat with thelocals, almost everyone we met was very friendly and were interested in us as much as we were interested in them.Finally arriving back to our hotel roughly about 5pm after a wonderful and interesting day we were ready for dinner orsomething like that, so upstairs for a shower and off to jimbaran bay, there at the beach there are some great seafoodrestaurants, and it was hard to choose were to eat so we went to the one that looked like the seafood was thefreshest which was almost impossible since most of it was alive and you choose which you like and they prepare it foryou right there and then grill it, real tasty, full 7 course meal at the beach ran roughly 50,000 rupiah or 5 american,such a deal, almost a crime to pay so little,

• Glass Bottom BoatDon’t go at Nusa Dua to the turtle island and coral watch with the glass bottom boat as it was expensive at US$15 foran hour. And not that good.

• Goa Gajah (The Elephant Cave)Ancient Buddhist hermitage from 9th to 12th century.Nearby are Budhist monuments and statues and royal bathing pavilion.Elephant cave has carvings on outside. Avoid guides as many of them speak poor English and they will offer no serviceat a high price. Villagers will try to tell you it is closed unless they guide you (for money although they won't say thatuntil the end) Just wave your ticket and march on saying you will ask the policeman about it..

• Goa Lawa - The Bat CavesSituated in grounds of an ancient temple courtyard, the Bat Caves are inhabited by hundreds of screeching bats.Don’t go there as the hawkers are bad.

• Go-Kart RacingThis is a short distance from Warterbom Park.Open from 10 to 10. US$17 for 15 minutes.30 minutes of hard driving at the track. Go Kart Track:-Located on JL Kartika Plaza it's a small track but a heap of funif there are a few of you. Scott is aged 5 and we hired a double cart for 65,000 for 15 mins. We loved it so much wewent for another 15 mins. If I recall correctly, the price in April 2001 was 60,000 for ten minutes

• GolfPali Handara Golf Course rated in world top 30. Nusa Dua’s Bali Golf and Country Club is also good.Nirvana Bali Golf Club at tanah Lot also good.Nirwana Golf Club recommended. Near Tana Lot temple. About $90US.

• Gong FoundryBetween Gianyar and Blahbatuh to south is gong foundry. Very interesting.

• GyanyarLeast favorite outing: anything involving driving through Batubalan and Gyanyar. Traffic was horrendous and thestench from the fuel emissions is really bad.

• GymHey guys, there's a great gym in Kuta. Every time I go there I always train there and love it. I am what you would callan amateur/ natural bodybuilder and the equipment there more than meets my needs. If I can recall correctly it costs15000rp per workout. Don't know the name of the street but it is the street that is off Legian St just south of MelastiSt. If you were at the corner of Melasti and Legian you would walk down Legian St towards Matahari's and turn left onthe first street you come to. There is a fancy leather shop on this corner. You walk up this street about 200 metresand it is on the right. Enjoy!

• Hairdresser2004 - More shopping next day at Matahari Galleria, and a session at one of the Hairdressers there - very good andvery cheap by our standards.



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• Horseback Ridingumalas stables i think near seminyak, go through the rice fields.US$20 to $40 per person per hour.There is a horse riding tour with ER Tours that lasts 6 hours, costs US$45 perperson and takes in rice fields, the beach and then to a waterfall, a sea-salt harvesting area, a lake, a temple set oncliffs, a bat-cave and a natural rock headland. Then enjoy a well deserved lunch. The tour operates 2 x daily startingat 8.30am and 2.30pm. They have a home page at : http://www.ertours.com/actionadventure.html just scroll down onthis page to "horse riding". For more infor you can email : [email protected]

• Hot Springs2004 - I had arranged with Richard Rambutan from Rambutan Cottages to send down a driver for 10 am, and wewere to go to Lovinia via Munduk- Banjar Hot Springs- Buddhist Monastery. 250,000R as I decided that Id make a fullday of it, and do some exploring along theway. Next stop- Banjar Hot Spring near Seririt. By now it was about 2 pmand pretty warm. I had to pay the usual 3000R and run the gauntlet of store holders and hawkers at the front of theHot Springs but thankfully they are not allowed to enter the landscaped grounds. There are two main pools fed by hotsprings, looking very green and murky this afternoon, with another pool of cold water as well. The water is fed intothe pools by carved stone serpents into the polls midst beautifully landscaped grounds and restaurant. It was a realoasis but the water too warm for me to indulge.There are hot springs along the North Coast near Lovina. Not too badfor a dip, we went towards the end of the day when it's a bit cooler, although this meant there were a lot of locals(not a problem), but all men (as I was with my boyfriend, I felt okay, though a bit under the spotlight!). There arealso quite a few waterfalls up along the north coast and also cold fresh water springs at Air Sanih which are great toswim in.Near Lovina there is a special hot spring?Also Ubud. - Benjar Hot Springs.Beware as pools are slippery.Near Lake Batur - original village hot springs and the whole village still goes down there to bathe. Tourists are allowedto use the springs but I wouldn't recommend immersing your head. Nearby a large hotel development has beencompleted but has suffered from the downturn in trade. In conjunction with this hotel a hot spring fed pool and spaattraction has been built on the site of the old tourist springs. Entry is $5 US although you can negotiate up to 3entries for this price. HOT SPRINGS OF BANJAR Rp. 60,000 p.p. total duration half day tour - (from Lovina)Traditional Balinese junkung we sail for about one hour along the jungle rimmed coast of Bali to Banjar. Once we havearrived there we will take you by car to the famous hot springs. It’s sulfuric water has the agreeable temperature of 37degrees Celsius and is renown for it’s healing capabilities against rheum. You may stay and swim there for as long asyou whish. Entry fees included, meals and drinks in the Banjar restaurant not included.

• Jet Ski etcIn resort this was US$15 for 15 minutes.For safety and reliability stick with hotel services.By memory I think we paid for 15 mins jet-skiing RP70 - 80,000 (something like that) but he ended up having morethan 20 mins. When he did the jet-skiing & para-sailing together it was quite reasonable - about RP 140,000 for bothactivities wth extra time again for jet-skiing.2004 – Sanur - Did Parasailing after boat, USD 10. 2004 - us$10 for oneround, their normal price is us$20, or you could have package, parasailing, jet-skiing 15 minutes, banana-boat 15minutes for us$30. To get this price, you may call my best friend in bali, gede 0818359079

• JimbaranSmall sail boats, catamarans and boards for wind surfing available for rent along Jimbaran Beach.Get there at about 4.340 before sunset and get dropped off at the pier where fishing boats are.Some say go at 4pm and then also go and see the fish market.Order dinner around 5pm as it gets very dark and you won’t be able to see what you are eating.Take a flashlight..

• JUNGLE TREKKING Rp. 225,000 p.p. total duration half day

Vi scenic routes we drive you in about half an hour to the twin lakes Buyan and Tambligan. On the way you willenjoy the beauty of magnificent views on green rice terraces and jungles.After arriving at Tambligan you will enter the over 1000 years old jungle with a special jungle guide, who willtake you down to the beautiful lake. Then we walk along the grassy banks of the lake to the small Desa of‘Wana Giri’ where just a few farmers live who grow corn, not for consumption, but especially for offering to theirgods in the Pura of the desa. Total duration of the trekking round trip through the jungle will be about one anda half hours and can easily be done. Lunch and drinks in the restaurant, where the car will be parked, are notincluded.

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Hot springs temple and best looking rice terraces in Bali. Hot springs are near lake front.Rises 1500 metres above sea level, mountaineous village.Every third day is market day with fruit and vegetables forsale.Nearby is the volcanic lake Lake Batur.Don’t eat at restaurant at the top as the buffet is lousy and foodoverpriced. Forum said this a few times. Volcano here was clear and smoking. Very interesting experience.Hard sometimes to get out of the taxi because of the hawkers.Lakeview hotel told us it would be 70,000 for the driverand an additional 50,000 per person admission. We bargained for awhile and got it down to 150,000 total includingadmission for 4 (we knew it was still too much, but decided we were too bored to refuse it). We were taken to the hotsprings at the base of the volcano and absolutely horrified. There are two "springs" that are actually more like boilingdirty jacuzzis. There was an olympic sized pool with only about a foot of dirty brown water in it. As for admission -there was no admission fee. The driver then showed us to the "natural" hot spring. This was no more than a mud holewith some water in it and some locals bathing and washing clothes!!!! We were so mad at this point that we just hadhim drive us back. See my other post on the Lakeview Hotel itself - it gets even worse...Kintamani Volcano Tour: The first stop is often in the village of Batubulan to watch a performance of the Barong andKris Dance. Afterwards you visit the villages of Celuk (silver jewelry) and Mas (wood carving) to see Balinese artisansat work. Ubud, Bali's cultural center, has grown to a busy town with numerous Balinese art galleries and shops. Ascenic drive over small roads overlooking beautiful rice terraces brings you to the mountain village of Kintamani (about5,000 feet above the sea) which offers spectacular views of Lake Batur and the volcano. You can cross the crater lakebelow the still active Mount Batur and visit the "Bali Aga" village of Trunyan. Return through traditional villages withstops in Tampaksiring to visit the temple of Tirta Empul, and to visit the Elephant Cave "Goa Gajah", a hermitage fromthe 11th. century used by both Buddhists and Hindus.2004 - Picked up at 2:00am by Bali Budaya Tours again and was taken on a long trip to the base of Mt. Batur in theKintamani region, on the way stopped and picked up two people from Ubud. Was dropped off and met our guide whowas there to ‘guide’ us up the mountain. The trek started fairly easily on a slight incline over soft sandy soil until about1/3 of the way up where it turned what felt like a vertical climb. Over rocks and rough tracks all by torch light with afew breather breaks along the way. Finally reached the top after around about 1.5hrs perhaps ?!?! Something likethat. We would consider ourselves to be reasonably fit as we walk quite a bit at home but this is by no means an easystroll in the park, it was damn hard work getting to the top ! The whole point of leaving at that time of morning was towatch the sunrise from the top of an active volcano (Mt. Batur), and we got to see it. Can’t really describe the viewapart from to say it was spectacular seeing the sun coming up with Ganung Abang and Ganung Agung is thebackground. One thing I should mention is that when people think of Bali they think of hot, sunny weather and ofcourse you dress appropriately. We were wearing shorts and t-shirts, Mt. Batur is around 1700meters high and it wasfreezing cold !!!!! We then had breakfast which consisted of hard boiled eggs and jam sandwiches, cooking facilitieslimited up there I guess. The guide took us to some steam holes which had warm steam coming out, then into a cavewhere we broke off some crystals to bring back. Mt. Batur is made up of two craters which we walked around the veryedge of both, along the way near one of the craters we came across a lot more steam vents which were to hot to putyour hand right inside. We then started the decent to the bottom which after the climb felt nearly as hard to get backdown. Once down again got picked up right on time and taken back to our hotel at 12:30pm.

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Antique shops (Main Street) fabric and clothing markets behind antique shops to the south. And large general market– very non touristy – should get good prices.Hawkers are a problem here.

• KorisIn poppies 2. seems ok.

• Kuta/LegianAvoid walking along Legian Street - hawkers are rough here. Also pick pckets here.Avoid Kuta centre at night.If you have any business in Legian Street go by day pr take a cab.

Awful, noisy - avoid.

• Lake Batur/PenelokanNear Kintamani.Penelokan is perched high above the lake.Great place.Can see smoking peak of Mt Batur volcanoe.



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Tours to Mt Batur to see the sunrise are available from Kuta and Ubud at an advertised cost of approx $50 - $60 US.Travellers notices posted at Ubud warn of climbing from Segara (?) owing to the presence of "Mafiosi" who will not lettourists onto the mountain unless they hire a local guide at an extra cost of $50 US on top of what you have alreadypaid to your own driver/guide. Warnings apparently also appear in the Lonely Planet guide about this village. Happilywe had no such problems when climbing from Toyabunkah on the shores of Lake Batur.

• Lake BeratanCanoes and motor bikes for hire.

• Lake BratanPura Ulu Danau very beautiful.

• Lake BunyanCool fresh climate is reviving after heat of lowlands.

• Lombok

Lombok is recommended. Less developed, quiet, locals friendlier, scenery stunning, lots of culture.Lombok is the neighbouring island that people are discovering.Ferries, hydrofoils and shuttle flights fly back and forth daily.

• LovinaEerveyone says that Lovina was no good and the restaurant there was disgusting.Too far and very empty. And persistant hawkers.Lovina is a tranquil, protected cove.Sand is grey but it is quiet and peaceful.Dolphins play in the waters here.Black sand. Lots of hawkers.We have only taken guided tours on 2 or 3 occassions. Twice we went in a minivan, once alone, once with anothercouple. It is probably better to take a guided tour if you are going up to the hot springs at banjar, Lovina, git gitwaterfalls, bedugul, lake bratan etc. That is a very long trip and it was good because we had a driver and a guide withus. On the way to Lovina we went through a village and the guide was telling us that there had been a lot of violenceand some deaths recently there because 2 villages were feuding, running around cutting everyone up with machetes.As you can imagine, we didn't stop there! Had we just taken a taxi on our own, ourWe spent a couple of days touring around the mountains around lovinaand the singaraja area.Lovina which is a two and a ½ hour drive from Kuta, we decided to hire Wayan Merta (as read about on this forum )for the day and also take in some sight seeing on the way. Wayan speaks excellent english, has a nice Toyota 4 doorJeep type vehicle he maintains in great clean condition. Wayan took us through some backroads so we could enjoy thecountryside. On the way to Lovina:-We were surprised to find some monkeys by the side of the road. Scotty loved it and I am sure its a regular thing as inthe middle of nowhere on a road through the jungle are these monkeys with hawkers selling peanuts and banana's tothe tourists to feed the monkeys. We also took in Gitgit falls, which were in fine flowing form after the rain over thepast 2 nights. The narrow path leading to the falls is lined with hawkers stands and although we didnt enter into anybartering, they were eager for our business offering T-Shirts and Sarongs for 5000 Rp 1/3 of the price offered in Kuta.It's obvious the Balinese shop owners / hawkers in the countryside are hurting with only one other car load of peopleat the falls there was a total of 8 tourists and about 50 stalls. Even with this low number of tourists, they didn't hassleyou much other than invite you into their shop. Once you said no, they left you alone.Gitgit Falls, on road towards Lovina. CHEAP shops. Long climb back.Day Trip to Lovina -Hired an Air Conditioned Bus for the day with Driver and Guide, the bus was a fourteen seater and there was 10 of us,so ample room for all. Cost for the day was 300,000 which is more than the norm but this was a large bus. We leftaround 8.30 and drove first to Taman Ayun Temple near Mengwi then on up the mountains to Bedugal, I have tomention that this trip was done two days before Nyepi so we seen so many Ogoh Ogoh lining the steets ready for theparade we lost count in the end. We stopped at the lake in Bedugal, the gardens are as beautiful as I remember frommy last visit, while we were there we were lucky enough to see a Melasti Parade Ceremony, these ceremonies werehappening everywhere leading up to Nyepi, by the end of this day we must have passed at least 10. Next stop wasthe Monkeys, the ladies selling the bananas were truly fierce and had no concept of the meaning of No, no matterhow many times you said it or how loud they continued to shove bananas in your face, absolutely impossible to takephotos, even after buying some they keep going. Left there and drove through Singaraja, the wider streets and



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cleanliness is remarkable, not a tourist to be seen though. Onto Lovina where we stopped at the Aditya BeachBungalows for a buffet lunch, extremely clean restaurant overlooking Lovina Beach, had a look around the grounds ofthe hotel and they were very nice, would definitely stay there if I was going up to Lovina Overnight. After lunch wewent onto Banjar to the hot water springs, it was a stinking hot day this day so going to the Hot Springs was probablynot a great choice, we had been before but our friends hadn't so they enjoyed it. Obviously by this time it was around3 pm to time to head home. Had a great day out, although long, seen so much, and was lovely to escape the hustleand bustle of Kuta for the day.

• MakroMakro We usually visit as soon as we arrive and stock up on eats & drinks. They have nice cold meat. We usually havethe kids with us so buy up on snack food, cheese and of course the Bintang for us. Lots of the grocery lines are sold inbulk (usually 3 or more) but you can by in single issue. You can get frozen food, fruit & Veg, grocery lines, cleaningproduct etc. To the right when you walk in they have a large white good/electrical items/cooking items etc. They alsosell basic clothing and quiet an array of stationary items which the kids always seem to enjoy. My hubby gets lost inthe isles were there are car accessories, tool items etc. They also sell crockery, linen, alcohol and just abouteverything. They also have a website www.makro.co.id. They don't take all cards (credit) so best to take cash or makesure they accept your card.2004 –the way to describe this place would be to say they have something of almost everything. Very much like alarge supermarket and department store where things can be purchased in small quantities or in bulk, they also havea range of electrical items, furniture, clothes, bedding and the list goes on. It was a Saturday and there were childrenin there even though the forklifts were busy lifting pallets down from the racks. We purchased what we required for afew days supplies, water, chips, chocolate all the essentials and headed to the checkout with our trolley loaded. As theperson at the checkout unloaded the trolley and scanned the items they then went back onto another trolley whichfrom what we realised later was supposed to be checked as you leave and then pack, we just put everything intosome bags we took and walked out, the guards said nothing. We were allowed to wear our bum bags inside but hadto leave another shopping bag with the people at the front who give you a ticket to pick it up on the way out. You alsopay 5000 Rp to be able to shop there.

• Markets, JimbaranAs you will be near Jimbaran, I'd suggest you visit the early morning market at Jimbaran. You'll see everyone therebuying their groceries for the day. Be there at 6:00 a.m. (don't laugh)...it's worth it. This is colorful..you'll take loads ofpictures and you'll see real Bali people in their natural habitat

• MarketsMOST INTERESTING: Sulawesi Street and Kombarasi Market in Dempasar.Could have spent hours wandering around this rabbit warren of shops, selling everything from food, spices,materials,handicrafts,ceremonial sarongs etc. Be prepared to bargain very hard here though. Also the bird market wasinteresting with monkeys as well as birdss etcI bought heaps from markets near Dynasty - sequined shoes, boardies, t-shirts, heaps of wooden articles (love myfather christmas statues), bowls, bags, paper flowers, etc etc etc.2004 - There is Paul Frank and Louis Vitton stuff EVERWHERE2004 - Took a taxi to Denpasar where we went to Tiara Dewata Night Market on Jl. Peng B. Sudirman, walked throughsome back alleys kind of following a map through to Jl. Diponegoro where we ended up at Kertha Wijaya ShoppingCentre and Pekambingon Night Market. Interesting places and well worth a visit. Had kids rides and so on inside TiaraDewata which we couldn’t resist and had to go on the dodgem cars and run into a few little Balinese kids, theythought it was great. The dodgems cost 2000Rp per ride 30-40cents, kinda better than the Royal Show $5 !! We alsocame across a tandem bike in Kertha WIjaya which worked out to be $330.00 Aust. Dollars, very cheap, a little big tobring back though but tempting.

• Massages/Beauty Treatments

So cheap. Should consider.Go to Milano’s, Ubud for couple of hrs massage and pampering.

All in all I think that Milanos wins for consistency but if in Ubud I'd go to Maria's. Comparative prices areMilano Maria

Facial 50,000 (1hr) 40,000 (1.5hr)Pedicure 30-40,000 20,000Manicure 30-40,000 20,000Massage 50,000 35,000


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Mandi lulur 60,000 45,000Mandi susu 60,000 50,000The at work that they seem to do is pretty much the samedesign throughout the island, flowers. But you can pickyour own colours (depending on what they have) and you shouldpay no more than 50,000Rp for full manicure and painting.Some prices elsewhere – 2,500Rp for 1.5 hr massage.ManicureM had her nails done by Mandy on the beach in front of the Besakih. 35,000R.We last stayed in Sanur and the girls on the beach had it fixed priced at 35,000rp ( about Aus $7) for hair and thesame for nails

• Markets and DenpasarThe markets or night markets here are well worth seeing.Mult-level market is great but smelly. You don’t need a guide.

• Melasti Beach Resort

There are lots of great value places nearby. When we were there last October we really enjoyed La Monde above thesupermarket back towards JL Padma and the Tanjing Sari opposite Adikasari down towards Poco Loco. Legian Snackswas great value but vry basicSuites were big. They are divided into 2 sections with a sliding door between them so the kids were separated fromus. The bed in the main section was huge. The hotel is divided into 3 storey buildings, with 6 rooms in each, andeveryone had a balcony with a couple of chairs outside. It has a nice pool, probably not as big as Kartika Plaza orHoliday Inn, but it certainly wasn't small. The kids loved jumping of the little bridge. We were very pleased with thehotel, and it was quite a lot cheaper than the others I mentioned, the breakfasts are also included. When we werethere, there was only one restaurant, but it was pleasant and was just about on the beach. The location is also good,just a very short walk to restaurants and shopping and also a supermarket for soft drinks, water etc.We had just returned with 5 days at Melasti, Legian. Fantastic! They also allowed us to check out at 8.00 pm for nocharge, rather than 6.00 pm. This was very convenient. They weren't very busy however, and this may vary.huge rooms with ensuite and balcony, and a seperate lounge area at the front of the room which can be used as anextra bedroom....these rooms all adjoin the second style of room...the twin room...exactly the same size, and withplenty of space to sleep 4 adults in 3/4 sized beds...all these suite rooms are located in bungalows...two near the poolare 3 storey walk up..all the rest are 2 storey..has been affected by the new road to the extent that......the sunset bar on the sand/paved area is gone...the stepsthat went from the restaurant to the lower concrete deck and then onto the beach now stop about 2.0 meters short ofthe edge of the roadway....and the grassed area that was being established under the trees is now cut back in area toalmost where the cars used to turn around...just about 5 meters from the pizza oven.....there is a new deck area builtin the corner just near the entrance to the main part of the restaurant, but you would have to lop a few trees to seethe sunset on the beach clearly.....the road is now white limestone, quite driveable and will probably be asphalted in afew weeks...or maybe a few months..!!There are a lot of motorbikes and the odd few cars using it today, and the localpeople are parking along the verges and going to the beach, or just enjoying the shade.. most of the hotels arebuilding new fences along the beach front, but these are more of a bamboo "safety fence" rather than a full wall, andso, the privacy has gone in many cases...and the sellers would now be able to stand up on the "bank" and see directlyinto the resort areas......was pretty nice - not luxurious, but more than adequate, and it was clean. The staff were very friendly and thegrounds were nice. Good pool area, decent breakfast (it was included in the price).It is call : Melasti Bch Resort it is good for your honeymoon. the price : Suite Room : SGL/DBL Usd 75,00/night.It was pretty nice - not luxurious, but more than adequate, and it was clean. The staff were very friendly and thegrounds were nice. Good pool area, decent breakfast (it was included in the price). We would definitely recommendgetting one of the larger bungalow rooms.Gardens are impressive. Restaurant has great view of the beach. New road has not had a great impact on the resort.If you go down the beach outside Legian Beach Hotel to the right of the lifeguard tower you will meet 2 wonderfullocals Sammie and Suzie for ice cold bintangs at 5,000Rp. Tell them you were sent and say HI.The biggest problem there is the water in the sea, because you have to swim in rubbish. But taking a taxi to beautifulbeaches is very cheap. For example Padang Padang beach about 3 US$. Very nice if you're not going in July orAugust.Enjoyed the property because it wasn't overcrowded, more "medium sized". Staff friendly and not pushy.Nice/adequate breakfast included. Pretty gardens and good pool. Can recommend the suite rooms - spacious even fortwo adults and two children. Location - between the Jayakarta and Padma on Jalan Padma Utara. Summary- probably



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not quite up to the appointments as the Hotel you stayed at in Sanur but definately good value for money. Quietlocation suit your walk to Kuta.Several small and moderately priced restaurants and warungs nearby. Close to PocoLoco Mexican Restaurant.It takes about a 20 min walk to get to kuta along the beach. This resort was very clean and also offered breakfastincluded everyday in the package.They are divided into 2 sections with a sliding door between them so the kids were separated from us. The bed in themain section was huge. The hotel is divided into 3 storey buildings, with 6 rooms in each, and everyone had a balconywith a couple of chairs outside. We were lucky enough to get one close to the pool, so we could sit and watch the kidsswimming. It's a nice pool, probably not as big as Kartika Plaza or Holiday Inn, but it certainly wasn't small. The kidsloved jumping of the little bridge. We were very pleased with the hotel, and it was quite a lot cheaper than the othersI mentioned, the breakfasts are also included. When we were there, there was only one restaurant, but it waspleasant and was just about on the beach. The location is also good, just a very short walk to restaurants andshopping and also a supermarket for soft drinks, water etc.The hotel and grounds are very quiet and peaceful, but plenty of shopping and restaurants outside. They are alsoplenty of hawkers on the beach, but the're not allowed into the hotel grounds. There was also a lovely lady whichgave massages, either round the pool or in the room if you preferred. I have heard that in other hotels, the masseurspressure you, and even wait outside your rooms, I was not approached once. I didn't have one as I thought it wouldbe expensive, I wish I had - apparently it was only A$3.We made sure we were down at breakfast at starting time to get the best pick-they have a small selection offruits,toast,eggs,bacon & cereals.A beachfront hotel, large pool in the middle, restaurant on the beach, and HUGE rooms. They have just completedsmaller rooms overlooking the pool, so if you book here be sure to request the Suite Rooms. They have a largebedroom with an extra sitting area.Breakfasts were included in our package and were amble, selection of fruit, bacon, sausages, rice, eggs cooked whatever way you like them, fruit juice little cakes, toast white & brown even vegemite. Coffee if you don't like bali coffeeask for nescafe, you get a pot of hot water and sachets of nescafe.The pool lounges like everywhere get reservedearly but you soon learn the ropes. The 3 balinese ladies that do the massages (25,000rp), manicures & hair plaits areget very reasonable and its worth it just to be pampered. It is better to eat outside for your other meals as thelunches and dinners as not crash hot.

• Menjagen IslandSpice Dive do day trips to Menjagen Island for snorkellingand I think these cost about $30AUS for everything (food,transport, equipment etc) Menjagen Island has fantasticSnorkelling!

• Monkey ForestThey now have a treehouse cafe which sells the best banana smoothies that you will ever taste. We spent about anhour and a half just sitting up in the treehouse talking to the cafe girls and taking in the great views. There is also arope bridge that takes you from the treehouse to a small landing. even though a little dangerous the kids had a greattime on it.Beware monkeys - they can bite.(don't make the same mistake, don't buy bananas or peanuts to feed the monkeys because they can get violentaround food)Take oranges/mandarins to the Monkey Forest instead of buying peanuts.Don’t go too early as the monkeys are a bit eager until they have had some good feeds.If you feed them they will climb all over you. Can buy bananas on the way.Watch hats, glasses and cameras as they love to run away with them.Can hire bikes to ride through the forest - 10,000 day.Monkeys at Ubud are less agressive than in other areas.Don’t buy food from hawkers as the monkeys will rip at your pockets and may bite you.Whether this will be of any interest or not, I don't know, but for anyone visiting the gorgeous Ulu Watu temple,seriously heed the warnings about the monkeys. Fortunately, our tour guide called over a young man (who evidently isat the temple just for this reason) who was carrying a bag of fruit. He threw the monkey some fruit, the monkeypromptly forgot about my glasses, and the young man retrieved them for me (although they were slightly mangled).As per our tour guide's instructions, I tipped the young man 1000 rupiah. So anyone nearsighted venturing to UluWatu, wear contacts.(I lost a hair tie later that trip to another stupid monkey). Other than the nasty simians, the viewthere is gorgeous and well worth the trip. Very close to both Jimbaran and Nusa Dua.



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• Mt AgungClimb Mount Agung if you’re fit. 4 hours up. Striking dawns from the top looking towards Gunung Rinjani in Lombokwith the lights of the villages in the mists below you. 4 hours down.

• Mt. Batur:Huge live volcavno with a great all around view...about 5,000+ elevation.

• Museum, DenpasarMuseum - went to the main museum in Denpasar (10,000rp by taxi), it wasn’t the best museum I’ve seen but it has alovely setting and temple feel and costs only 1,500rp.

• NailsHad my fingernails and toenails painted for 20 000The kids paid 10,000 rup for finger nail painting and 20,000 for hair braiding on the beach and became great friendsof the locals. 2004 - Annie at the Gazebo Hotel does the best hair-braiding in Bali. Our 17 year old (KT) paid 80,000,but she has waist length very thick hair & 12 year old paid 60,000. Annie is well worth it - even the beach ladiescommented "good plaiting" when our girls walked past them. Annie is by the large pool every day at the Gazebo - tellher Katie & Phoebe say hello. She also does manicures & pedicures - 20,000 for each and does a great job of that too.2004 - hair plaiting from 75 - 100,000, hair extensions are 350,000

• Nusa Lembongan Boat TripFavorite outing: we went snorkelling with Island Expedition. Went to Nusa Lembongan. Wonderful day-trip. about$US50, and half the price of Bali Hai. I`m sure Bali Hai is probably fantastic but we had no complaints with IslandExpedition. Very good value. Trip takes about 1.5 hours on power boat, you then snorket or go to the beach for anhour or two, have lunch (barbeque with variety of meats) on the ship, do more snorkelling, visit the village (veryinteresting) and return. Would wear a t-shirt while snorkelling next time, as I got a mean sunburn on my back!Koala and Scotty went on the Beach Club cruise on the Bali Hai II to Nusa Lembongan Island while I caught the oceanraft to the island. The raft is powered by 3 x 225 Hp engines and is 14 Metres long. It was used by the media andjudges on the last (not 2000) America's Cup race in New Zealand. The Bali Hai II is an Ocean going catamaran threestories tall and features 3 sun decks and 2 very large and comfortable indoor lounge areas. On the mid level they havean outside bar area with a 3 piece band playing.( not bad either).The raft tour took you out to Hole Rock (big rockstanding in the ocean with a hole in it where the surf pounds through), snorkelling and lunch at a small fishing villagethen onto Nusa Lembongan Island for more snorkelling.The Bali Hai cruise takes you directly to Lembongan Islandwhere you disembark at the floating pontoon. Here you can have free unlimited usage of the waterslide,underwaterobservatory, banana boat rides, snorkelling, change rooms and showers. They also have parasailing at an extra chargeand there is a Bar on the Pontoon as well. You can also take free ferry boats to the island for a swim in the pool,complementary lunch, village and underground house tours.Shar^kie arrived at the pontoon on the Ocean Raft but after the last boat to the island had

• Ocean RaftingGoing ocean rafting tomorrow and if we survive will post and explain.

• Padang BaiSecluded harbour where ferries depart for Lombok.Small cottages and chalets are available to stay and some beautiful beaches around.

• Padang Padangstopping at Padang Padang for surf/swim.(Beautiful area),temple etc. Went

• ParasailingOur son went parasailing off Sanur and paid Rp70 000 for his flight. He was airborne for about 10 mins which seemedto be pretty good value.2004 - First of was something we saw in a brochure for called ‘Fly Fish’, best way to describethis would be to say imagine 3 banana boats joined together only a little shorter, ridden the same way only at highspeed. Once you are going into the wind the whole thing comes out of the water and starts to ‘fly’. Excellent ride, a lotof fun, hard to hold on!Next was Jet Scooter time, we decided not to get one each and did it tandem which was a lotof fun with two people onboard, did that for 30 minutes.Next was parasailing, had a great view of the whole area fromup there, no problems with take off or landing for either of us.Lastly went tandem on the Jet Scooter again for another30 minutes.Took lots of photos with a disposable waterproof camera which turned out really well considering it wascovered with water. Had drinks and laid around a little between each item and a guy called Hendric who was a guestrelations ‘person’ was more than happy to help with anything we asked. The whole time there including drinks, events



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and transport for the two of us cost about $180.00 Aust. Dollars. Got dropped of back at the hotel and changed forlunch.

• Patra Jasa HotelHigh cost for meals/service etc.Long walk to main shopping area.Very high quality and large rooms for families – 2 separate rooms and 2 TV’s and inhouse movies.3 swimming pools and bars etc. Has air conditioning, mini bars, fridge, tea/coffee facilities, kids playground, 3restauarnts, tennis courts, health club, water sports etc. For breakfast walk down the beach and past the Holiday Innand down the road.

• Royal Bathing Pools, TirtaganggaBuilt by the local raja. Swimming pool and ornamental ponds set in a garden.Then we went to Tirttaganga a beautiful place where we stayed at the waterpalace with free use of the pools. But wewant to see the see and i've heard about Good Karma near Selang. And thats for real a good place to stay. Nicebungalows near the see where you can snorkel.

Tirtagangga is another water palace south of Amlapura, based on spring fed pools and fountains built in 1948. Thespring itself appears to almost gush out of a huge banyan tree, and is believed to have healing powers. There is alsonumerous fountains and a pool with stepping-stones set amongst beautiful statues. Here you can also have a swim, orjust walk around the property, which is still home to some of the royal family ( ? son of the last raja?)

• Sanur

Beach is not even worth going on. Some say it is very white and better than other areas of Bali. But by aussiestandards not great.Beyond the hotel there is a busy village, friendly markets and bars and restauarants.Great for evening walks, browsing through shops and markets. For a small fee you can sail in a traditional Prahufishing boat along the fringes of the lagoon and watch a sunset.Markets are limited, although clothing is cheap, butthere is nothing that you can’t get at home. Sanur is a much quieter beach with equally good shopping but fewerhassles.2004 - Nice beach no sellers around.. Did snorkeling by boat 1hr, (USD 10 each), Did Parasailing after boat,USD 10. Did Wakeboarding 20min. USD 25.Sanur was perfect, quiet and Nice beach.

• Sari ClubOpen air and crowded. Good for dancing.

• Seawalker2004 -people who rafted with us showed us a brochure about ‘Seawalker’. It’s in Sanur (can’t remember the name ofthe place) and essentially you put on big bubble helmets and walk on the bottom of the sea, feeding the fish etc. Itlooked great and we were really sorry that we hadn’t found out about it sooner – has anyone done this?

• Snorkelling, Lovina

Rp. 20,000 p.p. total duration 2 hoursWith the traditional Balinese junkung we sail you to the nearest reef, which will be reached in about half an hour.Once there you will enjoy the beautiful colors of the reef and the great variety of fish that live there. After one hour ofsnorkeling we take you back to the hotel. Add up another Rp. 10,000 for each additional hour of snorkelingSNORKELING AT NIGHTTIME Rp. 50,000 p.p. total duration 3 hours A very special attraction is to go snorkeling atnighttime. Using a special under water lamp you will not only be able to enjoy the beauty of the fish during nighttime,but also to catch your own fish with a hand spear gun. We sail for about 15 minutes, followed by one hour ofsnorkeling and shooting.Any fish you catch will be prepared and BBQ-ed on the beach as soon as we have returned.Together with your captain you will enjoy the delicious taste of BBQ-ed fish in the romantic atmosphere of the tropicalbeach during nighttime (drinks not included). If you decide not to shoot fish, or did not succeed in catching any fish,you pay only half price. 2004 - Sanur - Did snorkeling by boat 1hr, (USD 10 each),. Snorkelling, particularly at the ‘Blue Lagoon’, about 30 min by boat from Candi Dasa. Best coral and fish includingreef sharks (harmless). Rp 150,000 for boat and snorkel gear. Warm water.

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Temple umbrellas made here. Sell for 230,00Rp at Keris Gallery but could buy one for 60,000Rp here. West of mainroad is village of Pauya where Wayang Kulit (shadow puppets) and Topeng masks are made.

• Sulawesi and Nusa Tengara IslandsAlso easily accessible from Bali with boats and planes. Surfing Hire surfboards at Kuta for 50,000Rp for 2 hrs.

• TagalalangSmall village just north of Ubud. Pass through it on way to Kintamani. Lots of woodcarving shops here cheaper thanKuta.

• Taman FestivalNow has closed down.Jalan Pantai Padang Galak near the beach a few miles nth of SanurSeveral restauarants, ponds with crocodiles and turtles, many tropical birds, large swimming pool, roller coaster, waterslide, laser light show, video games and movie theatre ride. $15US adults and $US7 for kids.Very small and not much to do. Laser and light snow and volcano at 7pm. Aviary closes at 5pm. Outdooramphitheathre last shoew at 5pm. Good for kids.Offshore rock carved by tides, wind and rain.Supports a small picturesque sea temple.Most popular - also at sunset when everyone arrives to enjoy the last rays ofsunshine. But can get a bit crowded so try seeing it from the lobby of the Le Meridien Nirvana Resort.Temple is worth seeing.Lots of hawkers but great to see.

• Temple FestivalsSee the Bali Post newspaper and Friday edition of Jakarta Post for details of festivals.

• TengananDances here and special dyed cloth. Outside the village in the car park is a fabulous fabric market.Good place to visit.Small donation at entrance. Weave double ikat here. Different culture in this village.the Bali Agavillage of Tenganon, Great place.

• TimezoneJust got back from Bali, Husband took kids to Timezone while I shopped in Matahari, it is on the ground Floor ofMatahari next to Mcdonalds in Jalan Legian, Legian. Tokens are 2000 rupiah each (approx. 40 cents) and all gamesare only one token.

• Tirta GanggaNorth of Karangasem on slopes leading to Mount Agung.Water playground with exotic pools and water fountains.Tirta Ganga. Have small change and a few notes in one pocket when facing sellers and tour guides. Keep wealth outof sight or prices skyrocket.

• Tirtha Empul (Tampaksaring)Worthwhile visit.Tirta Empul (the water temple),Great place to visit.After having lunch at Kintamani, Agung offered to take us to either Tirta Empul (Sping temple) or Besakih. We chooseTirta Empul as we had a touch of Bali Belly and didn't feel like too much walking! Tirta Empul was very beautiful andAgung certainly gave us a good, informative tour of the temple. Thoroughly enjoyed.

• ToursStick with licensed tour guides as if have accident – you have to pay etc. Can be up to US $1000.Village Walk Tour.Casual walk through agri land and outlying villages.Visit artists family compund and see traditional kitchen, rice farm, garden and family temple.Tour ends near Ayung River.Hired a driver 200,000Rp for the day at Ubud and visted Kintamani. Hawkers were badthere. Lake Batur, the mother of all temples, at Besakih, some out of the way villages and the very lovely Neka ArtMuseum outside Ubud. The museum is set in vbeautiful grounds and shows the art of Balinese art. Great except theroads were shocking and after a while all the villages looked the same.Panorama/Gray Lines run excellent package with 3 full days and 2 half day tours for $69. Day trip to LembonganIsland with Lembongan express. Great for $29 pp.



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296,000Rp – air conditioned bus to Monkey Forest, Tanah Lot, Lake Bunyan, Mengawi Reptile Park, Crocodile Park,Pura Luhur Batukau temple, Pura Ulun Danu Baratan temple.Paid 130,000Rp for driver for day and saw honeymoon temple, went to Celuk, volcano, temple at volcano lookout, ricepaddie etc.WakaLouka Land Cruises.Travel by landrover and see farms, crops, stone quarry, hot springs, mountains and daily life.Drive through lush hinterland, terraced rice fields to rainforest camp in mountains for lunch. Includes transfers, lunch,with soft drinks, wine and beer.Hired a driver for $40 incouding petrol. Went to see bali bird park; bali reptile park and bail butterfly parl. Entrance feewas about $5 each with a discount fort the 2. All were mind blowing and quite extensive. Well worth the effort and ahighlight of the trip. Can see the famous Komodo dragons here also.

• Tours

Tour B was less expensive and better. Don’t hire the more expensive catamaran to get back – it sn’t worth it.Tour to Monkey Forest, Tahan Lot, Lake Bunyan, Mengwi Reptile and Crocodile Park, Pura Luhur Batukau Teplme andPura Ulun Danu Baratan Temple - cost 296,000 Rp for 2Temples are all the same - just see one.US$20 for half day tours to Ubud or Sangeh..Most tours are US$30-$40 per person for an 8-10 hour day, and US$20-$25 for half a day. These include mulit-lingualguide and entrance fees, but no meals. Cheap drivers are no good as they take you to shops where they getcommission.$us30 for full day trip to Kintamani or Besakih. Includes barong dance at Batubulan and stops at shops or temples.Guide in their car will cost $US50 - $80. Some people hired one all day for 200,000Rp for 8 hours.Good tour is Kintamani Volcano Tour - see Batubulan, Celuk, Mas, Ubud, Kintamani, Lake Batur and the colcanoe,Mount Batur, Bali Aga village of Tranyan. Elephant cave.Jungles of Lemuki looks like good tour from Lovina. Start at offices of Kutilang at the Jalan Laviana in Lovina. Withvcar go to starting point at Lamukih. On way stop to look at Pura Dalem in Jagaraga and next in Sawan at gamelanfactory. had a look in a gamelan factory.Kintamani tour - Most of the hawkers hang around the large restaurants in Penelokan, and a little to the West: theyare waiting for the tour buses. There are many places to park your private car along the road discreetly (better gowith your own driver). There are also many small restaurants between Penelokan and Kintamani, located on the cliff-side of the road, where you can have a bite to eat, and enjoy the spectacular scenery without being disturbed(hawkers are NOT allowed in the restaurants, no matter what).I would suggest you then drive down the caldera, through the "lunar" landscape of the lava flows, and along the lake,to Toya Bungkah and beyond. There are no hawkers there, and few tourists, if any. The locals there are, for the mostpart, not friendly, but neither are they agressive and they wont bother you. (2004)Then continue on foot in jungle along small walking tracks – opening to rice terraces. Cross jungle stream.2004 – cycling tour is highly recommended. Picked up at hotel at 7:00am by Bali Budaya Tours which we had bookedbefore we left for their Eco/Edu Cycling Tour. Was taken to Kintamani for breakfast overlooking Mt. Batur and LakeBatur before driving to the base of Mt. Batur where we told about the volcano and its history. Next we were on thebikes starting the 31klm ride (mostly downhill). Winding through traditional villages along the way we made manystops which included the following:Traditional Balinese Compound; Rice Fields; Plants (Jungle); Trees; Temple; WeavingAt each stop we were all told in detail about Balinese religion, how they survive and make a living. We then ended upat our lunch destination where we were served a large array of Balinese dishes. I would highly recommend this tour toanyone. The cost was 320,000 Rp per person which included, transport, meals, bike hire, ummm everything.Bali Budaya ToursJl. Raya PengosekanUbud, BaliPh. 0361 975557Email. [email protected] by an Aussie guy Steven

• Toya BungkahGrubby town. Avoid.

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Quaint thatched cottages exist.Take a tour of the rice paddies.Glad we didn't stay in Ubud. It's an easy drive and there is no reason to give up the beach and amenities for fourdays. We weren't impressed with Ubud, though it's worth a day trip. The hotel arranged a driver for about US$20.

• Ulun Danu BratanTemple on shore of Lake Bratan. Most favoured temple of someone on forum.At Lake Bratan you must see Ulun Bratan temple. Its well worth.

• UluwataHere at sunset will see spectacular temple with monkeys and fabulous view.Small temple perched on edge of towering cliffs.Renowned for sunsets and inhabited by aggressive monkeys.You do not need a guide here but will be pressured.If you are nervous about monkeys wave a stick and they will take off.Sit an Waung and watch surf at sunset.Went to Ulawatu late one afternoon, which we had never been to before. This is where all the Surfers go for the greatwaves. Went along some very bad tracks to get to one place. Walked down a number of steps and stopped for a drinkin a Warung and just looked at the great view. The surfers have a large cliff they need to walk down before they getto the beach. We also then went to the Temple that was close by and watched the sunset before returning to Kutaagain. is strikingly beautiful but the villagers there are dreadful. They will try to tell youthe temple is closed unless they guide you (for money although they won'tsay that until the end) Just wave your ticket and march on saying you willask the policeman about it.. Ulawatu: This is a beautiful temple atop a sheer 850 foot cliff monkeys all around and themost beautiful sunset you have ever seen.

• Village Temple FestivalBest way to see traditional dances, wayang kuilt and gamelan orchestras is to attend one of these. Usually dailysomewhere on island.

• Volcano near UbudDewa did a day trip there for 200,000Rp.2004 - I have to urge anyone going to Bali to do this !! It made my trip!. I have been to Bali before and decided thistime was going to be different and totally out of the ordinary. The most amazing driver Buddi, a wonderful guide, acold drink seller and I left at 4:00am to climb the volcano, to summit - to see the sun rise!Words can not describe the climb, the laughs, the conversation :->> :breath in, breath out: and the summit, thesunrise and the banana sandwiches, the monkeys, the crater, the steam vents, the views, Batu lake, Uluwatu, thelayer of clouds beneath us... I can go on and on...This is a must. It took us about 2 hours - leaving at 4:00 in themorning and - with a lot of photo and breathing stops!! - arriving at +- 6:30. You can then climb further - to the crateretc.My wonderful driver - who has a degree in English Literature! - is Wayan Budiarta or Budi and his mobile is 0812390 5344. His cousin - also called Wayan (meaning first born - Made means 2nd born, Ketut 3rd ) is also availableand is great for tours to Ubud, Celuk etc - his mobile is 081 3386 31322.

• Waterbom Park

Was good and a must if you have young kids. Lunch wqs fine and reasonably priced. Grounds green. Do high qualityhair braiding US$12 but takes 2 hours. Massages and manicures US$6.Hair braiding on Beach outside Patrajasa Hotel see Norma - 50,000 for foils and very small plaitsOpposite Kartika Plaza HotelGo in the morning and have breakfast there as it is combined with the entry ticket and isvirtually free.Much nicer in the morning than in the afternoon when it is too crowded.It has 8 slides, 3 kids slides, 3.5hectares of gardens, badminton, table tennis, sand and water volleyball, 2 restaurants, large sunbatjing area, pleasurepool with swim up bar.Cost per adult is 110,000Rp. Open from 8.30am - 6pm.Get there early to get lounge seat.you can buy at the gate or on the net, we buy our tickets at matahari's in kuta, there is a small tour/ticket office justin front of the supermarket, about 15% cheaper than the gate price.enjoy!!!We also went to Waterbom Park and gotdiscounted tickets through Daddy's Café of 20%, so we ended up paying approx $100 aud for 3 Adults and 2 kids.Was a great day and the BBQ corn was excellent. Waterbom again was worth doing and thanks to forum info to buytickets at Daddys Cafe. Saved alot although I felt like I was doing a drug deal.So here's Mum's report: She says thatthe food and food prices were crap. Your bags were searched on the way in and they confiscated all food and drinks,even water bottles!? A bit extreme if you ask me, it¡¦s not like they don¡¦t make enough money. The food service wasthe worst, as you had to order each item of food at a separate place (ie burger, pizza, milkshake), then line up again



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to pay, then line up again somewhere else to receive your order. Mum was convinced that she spent 2 hours queuingfor everyone! On the plus side, there weren't big lines for the rides and the gardens there are beautiful. There wasplenty of shade and chairs. A family pass (2 adults, 2 kids - under 12) cost $50US and 5 minutes on the Aero bungyride cost 60,000rp. They spent 6 hours there, and Natasha thought it was boring after a while and a waste of time (asdid Mum) but Kate and her friend loved it.2004 - Started off in the lazy river then moved onto the slides. Did all theslides which are a lot of fun, my favourite would probably be Racetrack or Smashdown and Lynn’s was Macaroni TubeRide. After a lounge around in the sun next to the pool for a while decided to have some lunch. Started to feel a littleill, maybe from the twists and turns of the slides, unsure, but grabbed some photos and headed back to the hotel for alittle afternoon sleep.

• Wakeboarding2004 – Sanur - Did Wakeboarding 20min. USD 25.

• Water PalacePonds here fed from crystal clear spring water.At Tirtagangga. Great.Complex of pools built by the local Rajah in 1947.

• White Water RaftingAnd try our white water sister company The action Plus. Location at Telaga Waja river 2 hrs on the river at the end ofyour adventure great view can be seen, Natural village and expectacular rice fields view in front of our restaurant onlyUSD 48 all included, transportation, buffet lunch, insuance coverage up to USD 50,000. Chose your trip: morning orafternoon trip Book Now and we will glad to serve you. We also can arange all your tour needed,hotel, transfer, etc.recommend you bali adventure rafting, you can book from kuta and they will pick you up from your hotel.You have to travel out of Ubud to raft but many offer transport. Bali Safari Rafting was fantastic, see my report in JustBack.We used an outfit called Bali Safari Rafting . Very professional outfit with well trained guides. Therafting was exhilarating and fun, but the surprise was the country through which we passed - Eden-like. I wasoverwhelmed by its opulent and quiet beauty. At the end we scaled some steep stairs to the restaurant pavilion BaliSafari runs where a lady greeted us with flowery drinks. Our dry clothes were there so we could shower, and changebefore we ate the wonderful buffet lunch. As a parting touch they gave each of us a bouquet of flowers as we left. Aquality outfit and worth the $48 the half day cost including the lunch and all.Discounts everywhere. I chose to book through Bali Aussie 215000Rp inc transport and lunch. Lunch very average -shower and change rooms primative. I guess you get what you pay for. Ask me for details.were affiliated with Gray Line tours while we were in Bali. They booked white water rafting trips through a companywhich I cannot remember, but we had a great time. It cost $39 USD per person, which is considerably less than thegoing rate of $60 US. Gray Line's phone number is 726800. The tour was on the Telaga Waja river, and was great. Ihave been rafting in Canada and New Zealand, and I have never seen scenery like this before. The river wasn't wild,but with the spectacular views it did not really matter. Lunch was excellent, and the view from the restaurant wasunbeatable. I believe the lunch stop was at Bakit Jambul. Telaga waja river situeted at Karangasem east Bali is about2 hrs by car from Kuta. You may contact us at 233427 for better price than grey lines. We handle client within 7 yearsold til 60 years old.Don't worry about your child, we can handle professioanly.Try our white water rafting Alindo DewataTours is General sales Agent for white water rafting - The Action Plus our sister company. River location at TelagaWaja river east Bali. Forget Ayung river, and try Telaga waja river only 2 hrs from Nusa Dua, Kuta, and Sanur. Bookedthrough us only USD 48 normally USD 65) for adult, USD 25 for children and USD 125 for familly (2 ADL + 2 CHD) theprice included; transportation, buffet lunch,private shower, and all toilet facilities, insurance coverage up to USD50,000.All our river guide are professional trained. Try us or booking directly to [email protected] . Visit oursite at http://www.baliaction.comI went rafting with SOBEK, and got a better rate when booking from my hotel. It was normally 68$us, and I paid 50$us.Remember that when it comes to rafting, price is NOT everything! I found that SOBEK were VERY professional. Greatguides, a good choice of river strip, superb organization etc!

One place goes under/through a waterfall. Sell Coke and Bintang at end for 20000rp. And had to buy some for theguide.The buffet lunch was at a lean too on the beach. They had bad bellies from that day on! It was very expensive as itwas in US dollars.2004 - I had organized to go white water rafting via sobek tours at the ayung river. wow it wasreally really fun. i would thoroughly recommend this to anyone. if anyone has every been to australiaswonderland its like riding the snowy river rampage. only in a boat and you have to paddle.

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It was very safe. BAT and Sobek fish at the same place but BAT starts at least 5 minutes up stream so you geta longewr run.

Food with BAT a bit better. Served as a buffet in their restaurant once climbed back up. Both have towels,change rooms etc but BAT don’t give you a towel till you are at finish point at top of stairs. Sobek give you atowel to dry off as soon as you get out of raft. Both are excellent. Bali Adventure Tours were great too.

us$60 for the day incuding transfers and lunch.

Grade 2 -3 rapids and at times the water is low and it mau not be worth going.

Risky as rescue services and water doubtful.

Avoid perhaps.

Someone on forum booked from Ubud for $42AUD each. Went with Sobek.

Can do this in Agung River near Ubud. Go to Teddy’s Hair Studio and ask for Harry who got a good deal at $20less than the brochure.

Trip itself takes 1.5 – 2 hrs. Covered several kilometres with lots of stops for photos and swimming. Water proofbags were provided for cameras, wallets etc.Nice lunch is usually provided with chicken, pork, rice all eaten inrestaurant with views of river, trees and rice paddies. Cost was $50AUS.

Sobek is recommended as one of the best companies to do this through. Travel through rainforest and watercarved gorges of Ayung River. Suitable for beginners. Price includes hotel transfers, lunch, life jackets, helmets,waterproof camera bags and insurance. Price quoted varies some say as high as $94 adult. Need to check.

have done rafting with both Sobek and Bali Adventure, they are both excellent operators. There are othercompany's but i would stick with either of these, the others are sort of back-yard types.

We used Bali Adventure for white water rafting. Absolutely fabulous. Cost us $45US which was a discountedprice. Run by an Australian.

Most of them are around the same price, however I did see advertisements stuck up around Kuta which offereda much cheaper service for US$20. Try and bargain a little bit (they won't budge much!) especially if there is agroup of you. We got ours down about US$10 from the price. Shop around, there is some variation.

Went with Ayung River Rafting. 8 kms long about 2 hours on the river. Going rate was $62US but negotiated$50US.

With Bali International the price was $60US per adult including lunch. The river that they go on is higher thanAyung and the rapids are rougher. But it was great. No bali belly from the lunch. Pick up a flyer from therestaurant and ask for a special price.

Sobek was $60US but fun.

• Wayang Kulit Puppet Performances in Ubud.The longest running show is at Oka Kartini's Bungalows on Jalan Raya Ubud across the street from Bank BCA everyWednesday and Sunday night.There is a smaller performance at Kertha Accomodation on Monkey Forest Road near Milano Salon several times aweek. The Dalang here throws some English into the program and will likely crack the kids up. Tickets to this show are20,000 a head.

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We walked down Jln 66. I maintain that this is a nice place to do your market jewellery shopping - you get hassledWAY less for some reason. They don't have clothing market stalls though. They also have a slightly better range thanin Kuta. On Jln 66 we found a fantastic bag shop (we actually went in there last year as well, and I remembered it).It¡¦s called La Vania and it just looks like any other small bag shop, its closer to Jln Legian than the beach road. Theyhave an excellent range of unique quality beaded denim bags - very different to what you see in the markets. 3 bagslater we were on our way!We then walked along Jln Legian into Seminyak. The best shop we found here was MarioSilver. All prices are in US dollars and absolutely fixed, but they are still good compared to Aus prices and they have abeautiful range. I bought the most stunning ring I have EVER seen and Dad bought Mum a silver chain and pendantthat is really beautiful. There are some nice clothing boutiques in this area. I bought a few things. The shop assistantswere often surprised with the father-daughter friendship exhibited between myself and my shopping partner. I loveshopping with Dad because he¡¦s easy going, and although he doesn't like shopping he loves walking and he doesn'tmind waiting for me to try on things. Even better, (within reason) he'll let me buy anything. He doesn't get grumpylike Mum does either. Soon we stopped at a small fruit shop and bought delicious fresh mangos for 8000rp per kilo.YUM

TIPS

• Airport

No problems through customs..despite extra jack daniels in our suitcases, found taxi window on right hand side afteryou exit the customs hall. 23000 to Legian, got voucher and away we went. Through Tuban up through Kuta square(same familiar smells and sounds) to the Legian village hotel.Can get ticket at booth near where you exit the terminal and buy a numbered ticket for chosen desitination.Destination prices are clearly shown on the board. Go to the rank and driver who has been allocated your numbercollects you. Thr pricing structure is based on distance plus 9,000Rp for empty taxi. Your ticket may even give you afree soft-drink at the Bird Park. The taxis aren’t big and if there are more than 2 of you and luggage – may need 2. Ifmore than 2 adults can get 2 cars as is still cheap.For Australian dollars or travllers cheques at least the echange ratesat the airport were reasonable. Consider changing enough for a day or to as the exchange rates are better in thegeneral Kuta area. When you get through immigration make sure you get part of the card back and don’t lose it or itwill cost you heaps.Airport departure tax is now 100,000 (2004)Don’t let guys with trolley collect bags - they will charge a lot. Lug bags from carousel to customs department andthen 45 metres to bus/taxi.Water at airport is turned off at midnight so not good to go to loos after that.Take yourown tissues as they run out of loo paper also. Say no thanks to porters as they charge a fortune. Can contract withthe hotel to pick you up.Carry your own bags. Porters will want up to $20. Aussie dollars and credit card.We either use the atm at the airportnear the baggage carousels or exchange money usually at the last window on the right before you exit the airport ashe usually has the best rates. We don't change a lot there but enough to get us into town and buy some dinner.Take loo paper or tissues in your bag when you go out.Don’t lose the ½ of the immigration form they give back to youas it will take a long time and a lot of money to correct when you are trying to leave.Take a fixed fee taxi paid forinside the terminal to take you to your hotel.Exchange rates are low so only take enough $ to get you to Kuta whereexchange rate is best.Another approach is when you collect your luggage and have passed through customs via theright hand terminal exist door as you face the roadway: Go past all the money changers on your way (last one usuallyhas the best rates) you can outside and make an immediate left turn, still hugging the exterior of the building wall.Along that wall is a taxi pre-paid agents window. Here you will pay for a voucher (Kuta was 20,000Rp and Jimbaranbay about the same). Metered taxis are cheaper but may be hard to get around the airport. Once you purchase avoucher they will call a cab for you and it will arrive about 20 yards from that window. Turn around 180 degrees andwalk straight to the road and wait. One other plane landed around the same time. After making hubby practically runto VOA, we were 2nd in line. Flew through as we had money ready. Then to customs. On the plane they had run outof forms for declaring, so when asked if we had alcohol, he sent us looking for the forms. No worries, finally foundthem and staff filled out for us and took us through priority, didn't matter though, we were the only ones left anyway.In total only took 45mins

• Bags

Bags - 15000rp. 2004 - Paul Frank bags 20,000 > 25,000rp. Leather bags $15Leather wallets 30,000 (2004)

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Paul Frank bag 20 000, backpack 25 000

beaded bags ranging from 15 000 to 30 000

2004 -Assorted beaded bags $30.00

• Bali Belly

Imodium is a common clinical remedy (A$2.00app; take 2 tablets straight away and 1 next morning). Some say this isonly a ‘stop gap’ (is that a good choice of words?) for situations where you must travel as it can interfere with thebodily functions and inhibit the flushing out the bacteria and toxins. These antagonists would say that Pepto-bismol isa better way to go. Another remedy is Norrit, little black tablets available at Matahari Supermarkets in Bali for Rp5500.Some travellers swear by lots of charcoal tablets from a local ‘Apotic’ (chemist or drugstore).A recent recommendation with solid (no pun intended) support is Raspberry juice cordial – with at least 30%,preferably more, real juice in the cordial. Mix it strong – 25% cordial: 75% bottled water. Some people have a neatswig every morning before breakfast. In Oz, Coles stock Sunraysia Premium Raspberry Delight – 80% - A$7.99 for 375ml. Also available from most supermarkets in Bali.Met some wonderful people over there and I cracked up when I meta lovely woman who was telling me all about the red cordial. Every morning she would give the kids a shot of redcordial and never once, in all the years they’ve been going to Bali, did any of them get sick. Personally I forgot to packthe red cordial myself but I had every other medication under the sun which did come in handy. I refuse to do Baliwithout charcoal tablets and again it was my savour.

• BargainingSome people never pay more than ¼ of the original asking price. Often start at 80,000 Rp for everything to get downto 15-25,000 for T-shirts, sarongs etc takes a long time.Paid 30,000Rp for something starting at 200,000Rp.Take 4-5 items and put $ in their hands with take it or leave it. Don’t do in front of tourists as they may turn youdown.Cost price is usually a third of asking price. Start under that but never go higher than half.Can’t recall any place where they paid any more than ¼ of the original asking price.Just say what is you "serious cheap price" and use this as a starting point.Start bargaining at 50-60% lower than the asking price. Do not expect to achieve instant results. If you walk awayfrom the shop, you will almost certainly be followed, with a lower offer. If the salesperson agrees to your price, youshould really feel obliged to purchase - it is considered very ill mannered to agree on a price and then not buy thearticle.

• Bathersyou can buy quality cozzies at all of the surf shops along Jalan Legian and in Kuta Square - same brands and quality asin Australia (e.g. Billabong, Rip Curl, Quiksilver, Voodoo Dolls, etc etc etc)Because they are legit. brand names, they are sort of expensive by Bali standards, but still definitely cheaper thanhome. There is also a Seafolly shop in Kuta, not far from Bemo Corner, selling a large range of Seafolly stuff, sorry butI cannot remember which street it is on...possibly Bakungsari? It's in that area anyway.2004 - Bathers 150,000 - 200,000 rp

• BeddingThere is a new shop in 66 St. called Betty Bu which sells satin and gold embroidered bedspreads to die for; pluscushion covers and imported Indian saris which were indescribably beautiful. With two days notice they will make upbedspreads to fit queen/kingsize beds. Too bad I found this place on second last day. Double Six Street in Legian(notit's real name but colloquially known because the road leads to where the Double Six Nightclub is on the beachfront)runs off Legian Road to the beach. It is between Rum Jungle Road (runs from Jalan Legian to the Jayakarta Hotel)and Gado Gado Street in Seminyak (also not it's real name). All the taxi drivers know the streets by their colloquialnames so if you ask to go to Double Six (not Sixty Six!) Street they will know.

• BeltsBelts $62004 - Leather belt 15,000 rp. Leather belt 15.000. Shell belts - around 20,000rpleather belts - 20,000rp

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• Boxes2004 - Jeweler boxes 5,000 rp. Boxes sequined for 4 000 (med) – 5000 (large)

• Bulldozer ShopThefts have been occurring around this shop.

• Camera and Photos2004 - Photo prints (digital) 1,000 – 1,500 rp. CF Card to disk 25,000 rp. Photos onto a CDR Rp 25,000 Photos –reprints 1000Rp each From Digital Camera 1500Rp eachWhole roll developing 31 000Rpalso called into Legian Cyber Café in Jalan Sahadewa and paid 25,000R to get my digital pics downloaded onto a CD.This was a very good Internet café; recommend it to anyone needing to download DVD or digital cameras.2004 - Dropped of film and memory stick to Fuji Pantai on Jl. Legian 204 where they printed the photos and made CDwhile we waited, very good service. Then went to DD’s for breakfast which was close by, meal was excellent.

• Caps2004 - Caps 15,000rp. 2004 - Caps 15,000 rp. Caps- Rp15,000Caps 3 for 20K (apparently they buy them for 5K)Caps $1hats - 10 for 50,000rp (on the beach)

• CD’s

2004 - We went into a DVD shop to look at their CDs, as Mum wanted Bob Marley. The CDs were clearly pirated eventhough the covers were better quality than usual. I asked the guy how much, and he replied "75,000rp". I laughed,and he tried to convince me that they were real. A warning: just because they say they are real doesn't mean theyare. I finally got the CD for 10,000rp (they cost this everywhere). If you encounter an annoying man who won't giveyou the going prices, I advise you to just go elsewhere 2004 - if you walk towards kuta beach in the kuta arts marketyou will see a guy selling dvds for 10.000 rph for one. this is where me and my boyf bought all of our dvds. he alsowent out of his way to get other dvds that we wanted and he didnt have. i have no prob. recommending him. andsince the dvds were so cheap i didnt bother bargaining with him. he had newer titles as well. we bought titles such asnew york minute, 13 going on 30, dodgeball, garfield etc from him. we spent these last 2 days just relaxing. it wassooo fun.His C.D's where as cheap as in Matahari in Kuta so we got all ours off him. Paid on average about 70,000.RH for chartc.d's,$8-12$ for music CD’s. 60,000Rp good quality.PC games can get CD’s for 35,000Rp each full of programs and they all work.Buy from Platinum in Bali Mall or Men at Work in Kuta around the corner from Kuta Square.Music CD’s are cheaper in specialty music stores rather than Department stores.CD’s 60,000Rp or 85,000Rp for the latest – not cheap enough for a major spree.CD'S 60-85KThe Softcomp Center has 2 outlets, in Poppies 2 and Jl Legion near cnr of Jl Padma. If you [email protected], Bastion will email you a list of available PC items (games, software, MP3, VCD and DVD)with instructions on ordering from o'seas. There is around 26 pages of list, so you should find something you want. Ipaid around 50.000Rp for video editing programs that retail AUD3000.2004 - last week we bought 46 dvd's from the top floor of the Ramayana in Denpasar as recommended on this forum,and they all work fantastic. They gave me their card and said they will still charge only 1500 rp each and US$5 per kilofreight(to melbourne), they can send them with or without the covers to reduce the weight.Their e-mail is sakura_groups@yahoo , add the dotcom.au at the end as for some reason it won't go thru We willdefinately be ordering more.2004 – Sakura – bought CD’s for 10,000.CD's - 60,000rp ($12) - 85,000rp2004 - I have brought back quite a few dvd's and all have been excellent. I buy them from Dede Zacharias, he has ashop in Garlic Lane, off Melasti Street. You can email Dede and put your order in and he will have them ready for youwhen you go to pick them up. If anyone wants Dede's email address feel free to ask.2004 Contact Helgi, his email is : mcshop@hotmailHe charges 10,000 depending on how many you order (we ordered over 100), and even delivers them to your hotelwhere you are staying. – dvds Most places sell them for 15,000 RP (about $2.50!) and then have deals such as buy10 get two free, buy 20 get three free, buy 100 get 40 free, etc. You'll also find some places that sell them for 10,000Rp, but these places generally don't have deals. In Kuta there was a good shop we went to next to the Kuta Paradisohotel and across the road from the Rama Bride restaurant, it had a great range of dvds, and the staff were really nice



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and helpful! But there are so many places and as long as you check the dvd to make sure it works and the sound isright, you'll be fine!bought back some under 2 months ago, and no i had no problems, all dvds are good pitcher quality, you can bringback 15 per person before being classified as an importer, you can check the quality before you buy them. i found thekids dvds the best quality.The dvds in Bali are region 0 so that can play in all players . came back about three weeks ago and brought back justover a 100 dvds still in their cases in my bag. I was really worried coming through customs but I dont think they reallycare. The xray macine picks them up a little but they are more worried about wood and other illegal things than toconfiscate everyones dvds! So shop up!2004 - i brought back 50 dvd's from a shop in poppies lane 2 where when u brought 10 say, u got 2 for free, etc. etc.so i got 10 for free. anyway, u could preview them b4 u brought. this took me about 1 hr only, the lady was quick as.bang, dvd in, look, out. i found the movies that have been out for a while in the usa at least are ok,2004 - went to STAR DISC to pick up the list of 120 DVDs I had dropped off. My advice is: DO NOT USE THEM, THEYSUCK. I would advise you to go instead to either SOFTCOMP or MULTI DISC on Jln Padma Utara. These shops bothhad the best range, a good range of CDs, Softcomp has a huge range of CD Roms and the service was excellent.Never again Star Disc!2004 - DVDs are 10,000rp everywhere, which is great.Just back from Bali and bought many kinds of cd,Ps2 for 20.000,Dvd for Rp 110.000,Cd-rom for 35.000, PS games foronly 4.000 rupiah. DVD 15,000 (2004)contact helgi at [email protected] give your list order and he will prepare it for you and deliver it to your hotelfor free!or contact his mobile 08123914134Computer software (pirate) $10/disc.13. pcMac, Jl Iman Bonjol 266 D/1, Denpasar, 489 747. Mainli Apple programs. Full discs Rp150,000. Might contain 2-6 programs depending on size. Fax order from hotel for credibility 24 hours before.UNRELIABLE. DONT EVEN THINK OF USING.14. Platinum Jl Teuku Umar #242A, 231 664, [email protected]. E-mail & your order will be waiting. GenerallyRp35,000/single disc program.THE BEST ALSO IN LEGIAN STREET15. Harry’s Jl Teuku Umar #226 773, [email protected], Try Oskar, he might reply.HOPELESSLY OVERPRICED16. Dragon Bali Computers, Jl Iman Bonjol #336G Hunt for cheap software in a big cardboard box!ALL OUT OF DATE AND MANY DONT WORK17. Engineering software – Softcomp Center. Two shops in kuta – Jl Legion Kelod No 408C and Poppies II. [email protected] for list of titles.TOO EXPENSIVE AND MANY DONT WORK2004 - Cd’s 10,000 rp. CD 10.000 (no cover). Music CDS 15,000 each

• CeramicsSite’s Pottery and Leather. On Legian just past turn off to Melasti on the left going north. Casserole dish $8worth 10 times that at home.

• Coffeeneed your own gear - recommend you make Matahari Kuta Square you first stop to buy either and immerser whichthey had run out of in November OR better still pick up one of the small elctric jugs which they sell for about $A4 or$A5 and your worries are over - they are made of a hard plasticky material and worked like a charm for us - we aretaking it back with us on 10th April - as advised elsewhere there is a usable power outlet in each room.Buy the immersion element in Bali as they have the local power connections already on them and you will not need anadapter as you would if you buy it here

• Cooking Classes

Last year the cost for the Casa Luna cooking school was 100,000rps. Didn't actually do it so can't say what it was like,but there's a ball-park figure for you. I think the other cooking schools around which are run by big hotels etc aremuch more expensive.

• Crafts

Nusa Dua Galleria and Keris Gallery - have good carvings etc seems better than Matahari for quality and price.Tasteful pottery and ceramic wares available in studio shops in Sanur and Kuta.Near Bintang Ramada - shop at Art Market. Taxi there should be 2500Rp.



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Wood carvings. Best is Tantra in Mas. For barong mask marked US$222 and paid US$100.Good buys at Tegalalang near Ubud. Or better get up the rd from Kutas main street in Seminyak . Seminyak wasabsolutely dead in early Auguts. No-one anywhere.Wooden wind chimes. Need to check that thet are not full of bugs and that they are lacquered. Don’t buy any woodenitems not lacquered – not worth the risk. Customs wll charge a lot to fumigate or ask for them back.

• Cushion

2004 - Cushion covers 15.000 Got cushion covers (30-35k). great cushion covers 30-35,000 each,

• Department Stores

Dept stores worth looking at are Matahari, M’A, Tragia, Ramayana, Tiara Dewarta. Went to Denpasar yesterday to goshopping at Tiara Dewata and Ramanyana.Theseare both in walking distance to each other and both worth a look. Tiara is smaller however we were the onlyforeigners there and the prices were a little cheaper, but did not have the bid range as Ramanyana.The Mata Hari malls (Kuta and Denpasar) are worth visiting. The supermarkets have good selections of the giftwaresyou mention. We check out what they have and prices, but keep our purchases from them for the end of the trip. Irecommend you just note down some of the prices in the supermarket, to get an idea of the price range for bartering,then head to the village markets and factories, where you can barter and see a wider range.Melasti at Denpasar was very cheap and very busy.2004 - Makro shop is just out of Kuta heading to Sanur. You can buy anything from groceries to clothes to electricalgoods and it is cheaper than mata Haris. Beer can be bought by the crate here and you get 500Rp for empties. Asklocals how to get to the shop.Changed some money again and headed of to Ramayana in Denpasar. Ramayana is very much like a Matahari,

similar lines of products and just as big if not bigger. We then walked to Robinsons (which is directly opposite Matahari– Denpasar) where we had a quick lunch at McDonalds which is right next door. You could tell it wasn’t a school daythe place was packed with kids; I did say a quick lunch but by no means was it a quiet one!! After wandering aroundRobinsons for a while we then went on to Rimo Computer Centre. Probably 60% of the shops were closed because oftheir Gulung holiday but we found that as far as computer components go they are probably 6-12 months behind intechnology. So keeping that in mind their new technology which at the same time in Australia (6-12months ago) wouldhave been considered well priced then actually compared to today’s prices for the same equipment was ratherexpensive (hope that makes sense). We then went to Millenia which was mainly a clothing store, didn’t think much of it.Walked around Denpasar some more before grabbing a taxi back to Kuta Square.2004 - The Kuta Galleria is a fairlynew shopping area which is only maybe a 15 minute walk from our hotel. It is only about 1/3 full and the shops thereare all ‘proper’ name brand outlets, no markets. There is also an Ace Hardware shop there which is well worth a look ifyou haven’t seen it before. We had a quick snack and coffee at Cherry’s Café there before deciding to walk back to thehotel. We took a wrong turn (my fault) and ended up having walk a lot further than needed even though I knew the rightway I thought this might be a little different, different yes!!2004 - After lunch went back to Tuban to the Bali Mal Galleria (not to be confused with the Kuta Galleria as even sometaxi drivers in Bali get the two confused) Better of saying Galleria near Planet Hollywood if you want to go there, noconfusion then. We quite liked this place for shopping in again what we will call ‘proper’ shops, also a Matahari, smallMarks and Spencers. Getting off the subject sort of, there are 3 Matahari stores in the main tourist area, supermarketon Jl. Legian, supermarket / department store in Kuta Square and also supermarket / department store in the Bali MalGalleria…. Back to hotel via taxi.

• Dresses

Shirts, shorts and dresses 30-40,000Rp each.Batic Dresses 40-60K2004 - Dresses (summer) 25,000 - 40,000 rpchildrens sun dresses 12,000 – 15,000 2004 - STREET SHOPPING Found some gorgeous clothing shops (fixedprice):-

SKIN “Post Atomic Wear”Jl Raya Seminyak 16AJl Double Six 58Predominantly linen and natural fabrics and has gorgeous skirts, shirts, dresses all approx $25 - $30 AUD. I have seensimilar stuff at Country Road and would have happily pay up to $180 there for the same stuff!! Beautifully tailored andnot at all what I expected to see in Bali as I usually confine my clothes shopping to Lindy-Lou at the beach. Men’sshirts, trousers also very well cut – true Italian style! Ku De Ta were having a fashion-ista parade of their clothing,that’s how good it is.



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PURAVIDA – Jl Pantai Kuta 29a AND Jl Legian Kaja 38b SeminyakPuravida has some really colourful and funky stuff, much the same prices but nothing like stuff in Melbourne.

You can also get a small selection of SKIN and PURAVIDA at Sandpiper on Jl Legian heading towards Kuta just beforethe old Paddys site.

Another excellent store was Luna: Jl Raya Seminyak 38a (next to Puravida) and “Attitude” which was on Jl Legianapproximately 100m past La Porchetta (same side of the road).

• Drivers

David reckons that Ketut Sulatra comes highly recommendedin the forum on 081 239 4159.Another driver was Nyoman Nepoyana on phone 361-081-2391-2012. He was asked to joint ehm for lunch andcharged $35US for one day of 8 hrs.He tells you where to eat to avoid Bali Belly.Whatever you do make sure you get an englush speaking driver or you will regret it as you can’t have a friendly chat.175-200,000Rp for 10 hrs. Use Wayan NAMA.Good river is Dewa Adiwisma (near Legian).0361975704 business, 0361975140 home.Full day was 250,000Rp.Rate is 120-220,000 Rp.Teddy’s Hair Studio guide and ddriver are good. 150,000 Rp and drove to Ubud, Kintamani and Lake Batur.Wayan Sueta is good.Another good driver can be found by calling 018 23908577 who charges 200,000Rp for driving from 10-6.Driver 1/2 day 80K -these prices are very negotiable depending on time and distance you want to travel. Don't paymore than 200K for a full day with a licenced guide.Made Arnawa who lives not far from the airport in Denpasar. I had him drive me all over Bali. His rate was $30 (US)for the day and I bought his lunch . He has a mobile phone so he is easy to contact while in Bali. The mobile # is 08123981932Dewa Made Adiwisma from Ubud. His fee for the day including gas was 250,000 repiah (approx.50.00 Candian). Mostcourteous, and knowledge driver, english speaking. This fee didnt include a tip and yes, we bought him lunch.You can contact Dewa at: 0361-975140 or his mobile phone is 0812- 3913 992. His fax is 62-361-975188 or e- mail atdewa adiwisma [email protected]. He usually sits right out in front of the Melasti and just waits for anyone to come up to him that needs a driver.He has a maroon four door car with a Billabong sticker on the back window.2004 - daytrip to Ubud, Private driver 200.000rp for Driver, booked by hotel...2004 - If you go to S&S ask Sammy to introduce you to his brother Ketut. He is fantastic as a driver and very funnywith a great knowledge of Bali and the culture. Took us to his own village and had a meal with the family. Tell Sammyor Ketut that Tony sent you he will look after youTAXI FARES RUPIAHTaxi – All day 200,000 – 350,000Tuban - Kuta 6,000 – 8,000 rpKuta -Legian 6,000 – 8,000 rpLegian - Seminyak 6,000 – 8,000 rpTuban – Nusa Dua 35,000 - 40,000 rpKuta – Tanah Lot 60,000 rpKuta - Uluwatu 80,000 – 90,000 rp

• DVD

2004 - You can bring back as many as you want, as long as you don't bring back multiple copies (2 or 3 copies forfriends are okay). We brought back close to 300 DVD's without any problems. The best places to buy are Star Disc inLegian and Sakura in Kuta, also SoftComp Centre in Kuta for Xbox and PC software. Avoid buying from the little shopsor from the single guys approaching you on the street.

2004 - Went down to Sakura DVD shop which was great, I think we left with 148 DVD’s and had no drams at customsbrining these back although we were careful to divide them between 3 bags. Now that I’m home I’ve checked outabout 50 so far and out of that, only one doesn’t work. The picture is crystal clear but there is no sound and



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considering it’s a music DVD, I would prefer the reverse affect but care factor is zero. For $2.00 a Next stop wasSakura. They didn't have a big range of CD Roms on site, but I did manage to find a 10 in 1 DVD Rom that wouldsatisfy most of my computing needs. It cost 70,000rp and we also bought some CDs for 10,000rp.you can buy it in softcomp center (in front of "bagus pub"),popies 2 lane (in front of paddy's pub), legian street.they got better quality of dvd and the important thing is that you can try it to see the quality, not like other places.try outside mataharis in kuta........also most places in kuta square have good ones.Original DVDs have a sticker on them that says 'original', and these are more expensive than in Australia. Copies areabout 25 000R ($5), so it depends on the quality you want.The ones that play on Australian machines are 'zone 4' and they sell them in the Hartahari supermarket!The difference between DVD's and VCD's is that VCD's are of lesser quality, and each movie is usually on 2 separatedisks, where with a DVD, you generally only get one disk per movie and the quality is second to none.Anyway, you can get DVD's in bali, but they are generally the same price as getting them here. AU$30.00. The VCD'sin Bali are really cheep, and you get the latest release movies. Even movies that haven't been released to the cinemasyet in Australia. Only trouble is, they are not very good quality. Most are filmed by a video camera in a cinema on atripod, so you can hear people laughing etc. But for $3.00 AU, you really can't complain.2004 - All or most of new ones and ones that are not released yet but the quality does vary enormously. Shreik 2 isexcellent. The guys in the shops are fairly honest with you and will tell you which are good copies and which are not,then its up to you which you bring home. Spiderman 2 is available. the only one that was a tad echoey was Troy butvery watchable.2004 - Bought DVDs from Bali gong in garlic lane at about $1.20 each. All good quality.2004 - Legian Music centre is great for dvd, have no problems with 60 bought home. dvd 10000 each and one free forevery 10. very honest staff and you can check before you buy. on Jl Legian.Can also order via email from Aus n withpostage/handling about $8 ea.2004 - Hi, today myself and a couple of mates went and got our dvd's we got about 400 odd. they where 10,000each. 1 free with every 10 you buy.we said nar... and got each one for 8,000 per dvd ($1.29 ish)2004 - always use the same shop as I know I can trust the Dvd's to work. And the staff are friendly and honest.GLOENCEH SHOP Jl Padma Ultra in Legian. It is near The Puri Raja hotel2004 - Yes, DVD's are available everywhere, BUT DO NOT BUY THEM EVERYWHERE. If you buy from the little shopsor street vendors, who are everywhere, you will get some crap copies, especially new releases. But if you buy from thelarger, recommended shops, you'll get good copies, including new releases. We bought new releases in June, eg.Shrek 2, Harry Potter, The Stefford Wives, etc. and they were all excellent. And we bought Troy from a small shop onour last day, and it's absolutely crap.2004 - I highly recommend (in order):1. Star Disc in Legian, especially for movies (also PS2). They tell you straight away which copies are good, and whichnew releases aren't that great yet, and you can check right away for yourself on their TV. They don't sell any theatrecopies, and all their new releases range from good to excellent.2. Sakura in Kuta, especially for music DVD's (also PS2).3. SoftComp Centre in Kuta for Xbox and PC software.2004 - My experience last week was that Sakura were misleading saying that dvds were 10000rp each with buy 10 get5 free, but they charge you 15000each for 10 & give 5 free. Small shop opposite Green Garden Rest in Tuban charge10000 each & give 2 free which equates to 8333rec each. they test them 4 you while you watch. Very helpful staff.2004 - Most od our dvds were purchased from Sonny. He visits the Indo National restaurent each night between 7.30and 10 pm. He is not supposed to sell there- but as Kerry and Milton say- he has to make a living too. He has tocrouch down around the tables so that the police cant see him. Kerry and Milton said that if anything is faulty thatSonny must replace them. That is the condition that they "allow" him to sell to their customers. Sonny sells the dvdsand music cds for 10,000 rph each. And you dont have to worry about the bulky cases as they all come in celaphonebags.2004 – got dvds at Sakura (street end of markets) and paid 15,000 each with a buy 10 get 3 free deal. Dinner at thePantai restaurant (on the beach, "Pantai" means beach) great avocado seafood cocktails there and a top spot for Kutasunsets.2004 - DVDs 10,000 each,2004 - Dvd’s 10,000 - 15,000 rp Buy 10 - 2 free. in seminyak there are a lot of vendors who will come up torestaurants and try to sell you dvds, they will usually go and get any dvds that you want from the shop, pay about15000 for them..2004 - DVD 12.000. DVD Rp 12000 buy 10 get 1 free. They are now 10 000 – 15 000Rp everywhere. The cheapestplace I found was across from the Green Garden Hotel. They were 10 000Rp with 1 free for every 5 you buy.

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with our purchases at Makros. We bought all the usual toiletreis, bathroom floor mats, etc etc. BUT we also boughtthe buy of the year, two answering machines for 60,000 rps each. They are excellent! We also bought a 2.4megaherts cordless phone for 270,000 (apprx.) now that's what I consider unusual bali shopping. Have fun!We usually visit as soon as we arrive and stock up on eats & drinks. They have nice cold meat. We usually have thekids with us so buy up on snack food, cheese and of course the Bintang for us. Lots of the grocery lines are sold inbulk (usually 3 or more) but you can by in single issue. You can get frozen food, fruit & Veg, grocery lines, cleaningproduct etc. To the right when you walk in they have a large white good/electrical items/cooking items etc. They alsosell basic clothing and quiet an array of stationary items which the kids always seem to enjoy. My hubby gets lost inthe isles were there are car accessories, tool items etc. They also sell crockery, linen, alcohol and just abouteverything. They also have a website www.makro.co.id. They don't take all cards (credit) so best to take cash or makesure they accept your card.

• Excess Baggage

2004 - Aust Airlines let us go with 28kg extra & didn't bat an eyelid, but I was concerned before we got the airport!2004 - BOOK BAGS IN EARLY to minimnise risk of excess baggae charges!!!!2004 - last September i was hauled off to the office and they got very cross.I told them i had no money left and nocredit card (i had hidden that) and it wasn't until the big boss got off the phone and told me not to do it again, that igot let off.I had 32 kilos but 5 kilos of that was a boxed rice cooker.....Braddles had the same thing happen on her trip prior to that also.If you say no money and no credit card i doubt they would do anything, i rambled on about always helping theirecconomy etc etc.One lady on my flight didn't get hassled at all and she had 44 kilos, so i can't work it out.2004 - We were 60 kilos, they allow 25 each before they start to charge.So we were up for 10 kilos over. @ US$10 PER kilo: 100 US.My husband slipped the guy Rp. 100,000 and off we went.Friends behind did the same and they were up for 15 kilos over.2004 - Other friends were 70 kilos over for 4 of them and got away with paying $240 Ozzie to GarudaWe got slugged$200 for excess , From memory it was for 15 to 20 kilo and no amount of bribes, tears or pleading helped. I think hewas the original Mr Garuda . it was the First time in 5 trips and we always have excess

• Fabric, Tailors

Wiras Fabric. Turn right off Jl Raya Kuta when coming from the airport (not near Bemo Corner in Kuta). Best range offabrics – silks, cotton, furnishing fabric, sheeting, netting, ikats sarongs kabayas (upper female garment), scarves.Milo’s, Kuta Sq., entrance to markets - SILK.There are stalls and stalls of fabrics beside the Dempasar Market. Just ask your driver to take you. Don't know thename of the street, but on the other side of the street was the market.Eni Tailor, Jl Wana Segara, Tuban. Our favourite. Ask for Yo Yan. Good range of micro fibre cloth and linen. Take yourown stiffenings, interfacings, etc that may not be common in tropical clothing manufacture, and zips if you’re fussyabout their quality. Bali zips are often poor, particularly in heavy leather types. Get fittings done in your cool hotelroom if it is hot and you’re a bit sweaty and swollen.11. Rhamadan Tailors, ‘James’, Poppies II.12. Marrenda Tailor, Kartika Plaza St, Tuban.13. Bali Sun, tailor, Jl Legian north of Melasti.14. Linda’s Tailors, middle of Melasti Street. Jacket, pants and skirt (their microfibre material) A$80. Take your ownmaterial if you want something particular. This applies to all tailors.15. Tidy Tailor, 759 403, near Waterbom Park opposite Dynasty.16. Tailor, next to Hotel Intan – lane by Kodak – ‘Sarah’.17. TopJas Tailors. Lane off Kartika Plaza opp Bakung Beach Cottages Tuban. Past other tailors. Aus$28/pr slacks inclmaterial.18. Exclusive Tailors under All Stars Café Kartika Plaza. Perfect Ball Gown Aus$50.19. Franks in Padma Street.20. Not Goanna Tailor, close to Ramayana.2004 - they seem to have a lot more cottons here than in Denpasar but haven,t seen any stretch type fabrics.I boughtmy own over and am having several sunfrocks made.Costing 130,000rph for 2 about $20A.X-rate today is 6440.BEST TAILOR: Top Jas in Tuban, opposite Bagungs Beach Cottages.Sumadra Lane I had 2 shirts, and one jacket made. Took myown material and a sample. They cost approx $9 each.2004 - go to kuta square and there a dozen of tailers asking for business


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9/01 - Had an Armani suit copied at Linda's tailor in Melasti Street (about the middle of the street between the beachand Legian Rd. It is perfect - did an excellent job. As I only wanted plain black I selected one of their fabrics which is aheavy micro-fibre. Jacket, Pants and Skirt cost about $80 all up.Go to Sulawesi St in Denpasar to see biggest range of fabric shops - everything you could think of will be thereincluding exquisite indian silks beware of very pushy women trying to get you away from the shops into the market.Jl. Sulawesi, Jl. Kartini, etc are the places to go..I went to Linda Fashion and Tailor Jl Melasti, Kuta It is about half way along Melasti Steet between Legian St and theBeach - on the Kuta side of the street.Eni Tailor, Jl Wana Segara, Tuban. Our favourite. Ask for Yo Yan. Good range of micro fibre cloth and linen. Take yourown stiffenings, interfacings, etc that may not be common in tropical clothing manufacture, and zips if you’re fussyabout their quality. Bali zips are often poor, particularly in heavy leather types. Get fittings done in your cool hotelroom if it is hot and you’re a bit sweaty and swollen.Linda’s Tailors, middle of Melasti Street. Jacket, pants and skirt (their microfibre material) A$80. Take your ownmaterial if you want something particular. This applies to all tailors.

TopJas Tailors. Lane off Kartika Plaza opp Bakung Beach Cottages Tuban. Past other tailors. Aus$28/pr slacks inclmaterial.Exclusive Tailors under All Stars Café Kartika Plaza. Perfect Ball Gown Aus$50.Not Goanna Tailor, close to Ramayana.I was really pleased - it is an excellent copy of an Armani pants suit - also had skirt made to match - it was just over$80 Australian all up including the material. Wont be buying the real thing again. If see any special material beforeyou go that you would like for dresses, would suggest taking it with you - the range for anything other than suits canbe a bit limite, but it just depends on what you are looking for!If you're staying in Kuta/Legian area go to Linda's tailor on Melasti St and ask to see Johnny. Will be perfect and goodprice. Tell him Helen and Kevin from Perth sent you.Good LuckLorraine had a Leather Jacket ($105), Suit ($102) & formal chinese dress ($40) all tailor made which were reallyexcellent, she was rapped.2004 - I try to decide which piece of batik silk fabric to buy. I've decided one would make a lovely wall hanging for mydining room & end up buying two (LOL) for 100,000 each

• Fairy Costume2004 - Fairy costume 25,000rp

• Favorite things1)Sit at one of the the outdoor cafes on the bluff at Tanah Lot and watch the sunset2) Take a horseback ride on the beach at sunset in Permuteran3) Adopt a turtle at "Reef Seen" in Permuteran. Take it down to the beach and release it back into the sea.4) Watch the childrens dance performances at Reef Seen, Permuteran.5) Take a white water rafting trip down the Ayung River

- have a seafood dinner on the beach at Jimbaran watching the sun set- go on a walk through rice paddies in Ubud- take a day trip to Bedugul - visit the flower market at CandiKuning and Pura Ulu Danau Bratan (lakeside temple)-get a pedicure on the beach (anywhere!) and chat & laugh with the 'massage mafia'- see sunset and Kecak dance at Ulu Watu

• Fishing and fishing gear

if you want a great day's fishing contact 'Alantis' based in Sanur, inbetween sanur beach Hotel & Puri Santrian Hotel.Very professional, British run, Bertram design boat-fabulous. Good price compared to similar boats available [of whichthere is very few.] Phone no. bali 283 676. I went twice I had such a great time - also do a good family day out,fishing snorkeling etc, with big discounts for kids. Price for 6 hours US$120 but discount if 4 or more.

Fishing gear. Anything & everything at all qualities naturally, but I just wanted cheap-but reasonable, gear, throw inthe boot and forget but it's there if wanted. Telescopic 2m rods- 65,000 / tele: 3m- 95,000. mates have used themand they are good, took a shopping list this time!, rod/tackle bags- 20&25,000 / 4 bearing reels 60&70,000 / squidjags(fabric coated)Fishing tackle shops close to Ramayana, Denp.Downstairs in Matahari’s, Denp..



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Also Sulawesi Street and No 1 Imam Bonjol at Denpasar end.UD. Sumber – Laut, Jl Sulawesi No 54, Denpasar. Ph (0361) 224 501 Fax (0361) 222 671. Open 8-4 except Sunday.’Pancing’ shop, between No 359 and 245Jl Raya Sesetan opposite Government offices (Departemen Pertanian). Shopis on the right coming from Benoa heading

Big Game Fishing. ‘Atlantis", Jalan Tamblingan #188 Sanur between Sanur Beach Hotel & Puri Santrian. Veryprofessional, British organisation. Keith. Ph/fax 283 676. [email protected] US$120 for 6 hours. Discount for 4+.

• Football

However, Bali Rock will give you your rugby fix. We watched

• Frames and Paintings

These are available almost everywhere - I purchased one, got them to remove the painting from the frame - roll it up,then I chose a frame and they dismantled it and packed it and I was able to take both back to Australia as luggage. Ithen took it to a frame place in Australia and they put it all together for me. The wood will need to be checked atcustoms - otherwise no problem2004 - Painting - Got it for 200,000r – its about 32 inches wide and 60 inches long – mind you is costing me $100 tohave framed!!!!

• Gameboy Games

I brought some back a week ago from the Bali Mall in Denpasar, there are two shops on the top floor of there that sellthem. I paid 225,000IDR for one that had 52 games including all the Pokemon games on it and 150,000IDR for onethat had 32 games on it. They are quite readily available over there now, jsut some places are cheaper than othersand alot of them are not in english.Mataharis was bedlam - people everywhere - and the service is non-existant, don't you hate how they have to fill in adocket for every item before you go to the checkout. I got the boys a gameboy game (20 games in one) from upstairswhich were AUD$40 and were great.and for any of you who have Gameboy Advances, you can get cartridges with 80,90, 100 etc games on them foraround 200,000 and 250,000rp - which is less than the price of one game here in Aus and no chipping required!!

• Gifts for Locals

Any and all things are appreciated. We usually bring 'girly' things for women, RE: hair wraps, lipstick, polish, creams,nice soaps, etc. Kids are very easy to please; toys, books (coloring books and crayons are fun), bubbles, candy!Coloured pens and pencils. Old books. Old clothes, Macdonalds toys etc. Exercise books, crayons, erasers and pencilsharpeners. All great for kids. School pens, pencils, exercise books etcWe took a suit case full of old toys & kids clothes and gave them to the local beach hawkers before we left, it was abit like a feeding frenzy , as we started to take the items out, so I suggest you give them seperately to all.

• Glasses

Can get glasses at Optik at Legian, Denpasar and Nusa Dua. Paid $38 for glasses including eye test, frames and lens.They had expensive designer frames also.I was there last Xmas and priced Globes for my hubby and they wereactually a couple of Dollars cheaper here in Australia. Sun Glasses are roughly $15 a pair cheaper in bali....FakeOakleys are really crappy and not worth buying. There are a few Sun Glasses shops about in Kuta which stock all thetop brands.We have had no problems with our glasses since returning and they give you a special card with yourtesting results on it. They are called Optik Melawai and the phone number on the card is (021) 532 1111 for customercare and service. Sorry no email address on it.It was still cheaper getting them there although we are in a fund in Australia. I am usually about $70 out of pockethere.

Optikseis at Ramayana SC, Dps

2004 - My Contact lenses cost 218,00rp for 2 packs of 6.The optomitrist was Optik Seis in Kuta Sqaure..



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• Gold

Lead to gold shop in Sukawati (above main market on second floor). Gram is 90,000Rp.Haanudin St Denpaasar is a good gold shop. Prices are way below Aussie.Every trip back I buy another piece of Gold Jewellry and have yet to get a bad buy. All pieces have been valued herein Oz at up to 7 times more than I have paid. Recommend the row of Gold shops on Jalan Hasanudin in Denpasar.Some stores are better than others in their range but overall carry a great variety from your very Asian pieces toEuropean designs.But first the gold shop information i promised. The place to go is AMIR GOLD SHOP Hasanudin St NO 71Denpasar.phone 223690 fax 223690.The interesting thing about buying gold is that they dont pressure you to buyanything its all really casual.Gold is purchased by the gram. From memory about A$15.00.The gold is all 18 or 22 caratand bright yellow goldie colour not the brassy type gold colour. Like the 9ct that most people buy at the michael hilltype of shops here.Julie bought some braclets and earings.They cost about half of what we would of paid inAustralial.tipTIP ASK FOR A 10% and you will get it.Visit several shops (they're all in Jalan Hasanudin in Denpasar). Avoid Celuk as not cheap.2004 - Jeff, an Aussie ex pat, is at S & S most afternoons. He organises gold buying trips to Denpasar. He is a wealthof knowledge & really knows the prices etc. Heaps of gold shop at Jl. Hasanudin Dempasar. These shop are all in arow. I like shop no. 33, DEWI SHINTA, their quality seems to be better than some of the others. You can't use visa sotake lots of rupiah. Some of the gold shops in Jl Hasanudin do take credit cards, but be careful if you use one. My cardwas 'skimmed' to the tune of USD$1000 and this was the only time I used it! (Fortunately I didn't have to pay).

• Grand Mirage

Southern peninsula of island.Nice beach. Shallow water. No high waves. Water sports. 18 hole golf course.5 star. On Nusa Dua beach.Rooms have wooden floors and panels.A/c. Coliur Tv with satellite and in house movies.Personal safe. Marble bathroom. Shower and bath separate.Wooden shutters sperate bedroom.Tennis courts, pool, fitness centre, fun pub, shopping arcades, spa, beach massage. Bamboo kids playground, gardendarts, table tennis, chess, board gaes, billiards, beach volley ball etc.

• Hair

20,000 for hair braiding on the beach and became great friends of the locals.

• Hawkers.

Relax, smile and laugh eith them and don’t overly avpoid them – glide rather than bolt past.They tend to stir up those who clench their teeth and get tight about it.When they get really persistent go into a shop or bar or talk to someone. Alternatively wave your arms aroundimperiously.Don’t look at them - if you show the slightest interest they will follow you for 100 metres.(just don't hold any of the items in your hand, you will have a hard time giving it back)If interested in something deal with one guy only and watch your bum bag and hold on to it.As a Westerner,I find the best way to solve the problem, (that is if your not interested)is to say "Sorry I don´t understand".When they ask you, What you speak? or Where you come? Just say "Japan".They tilt instanly,they laugh,then they all laugh and you walk on peacfully with the Pleasant sound of laughing,jokeing, happy Balinese Hawkers behind you..Tidak Teri Makasih - means No Thank you. you will have to repeat it in firm tones and keep walking. If you stop tolook be it on your own head. These hawkers are trying to earn a living without the benefit of an education.Greet them in own language, say no thank you and say sorry. With child hawkers give them little trinkets etc eg pens,cards, foil stickers etc..To get rid of hawkers say "Saya dida junya wan" (I already spent all my money) and avoidTegalalang except to drive through it because the hawkers are vicious there- we had to call a policeman just to get to the car! To get rid of widowgropers say "Jangan sentu saya" (Get your paws off me, you jerk).



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• Holiday TimingAvoid high season July - September. And peak season December - January. April through June is nice.

• HospitalWe have no idea how or when she acquired it. Besakih brought in the ‘on call' doctor for us who, after a couple ofdays, referred us to the Sari Dharma Hospital in Denpasar. While the physical facilities were, to our eyes, somewhatprimitive, we have nothing but praise for the care, time and attention offered by the two doctors (Dr. Yuli and Dr. Dwi)involved. Their diagnosis and treatment were correct and appropriate as confirmed by our family doctor after ourreturn home.

• Importing

Well our shipment of treasures has arrived.Six weeks almost to the day as promised. Well done Pt.Twin MandalaIndocargo email [email protected] or contactDewa Parwita [email protected] took us to this company and recommended them.They are in Seminiac area.Dewa has excellent English and is well educated. He was a big help to us and his cousins carvings are wonderfull!For anyone looking to bring cargo back to Australia - Perth in my case, count on the landed costs being around thesame price as you spend on the items in Bali.eg.Our goods cost us around Au $1200.00Landed costs including duty were $985.00.

• Jet Ski

offerd two jet skis for 15 minutes on Sanur beach 3 weeks ago for 150,000rps That was four a family of two adultstwo kids. this was infront of GBB hotel.

In Sanur we went around the beachfront and the bottom price appeared to be 120,000 Rupiah for 15 minutes.

• Jewellery

2004 - We stopped at a market stall where there were some nice earrings. We bought 5 pairs and payed 10,000rp foreach. Definately too much, but the guy wouldn't come down and I was so glad we got them, because I didn't see thesame ones anywhere else and that's unusual because usually market stalls all stock the same stuff.2004 - Earings 5,000 rp. Necklaces Under 10,000 rp. Hematite bracelet 2 for 10.000. Bead necklaces- From Rp5,000.Earrings - 5000rp or less Necklaces / bracelets - 5000rp or less - more for the big shell ones. Some of the shellnecklaces are dearer, like the big shell pendant ones etc. From memory, they were around Rp15,000 each at that shopCoin jewellery is everywhere.bracelet $10Men’s bracelet $15Matahari Department Store (Denpasar & Kuta). - Also the jewellery store on the acute corner opposite the entrance tothe Kuta Marahari store is well worth a look. Don’t be put off by the expensive look.2004 - We bought shell necklaces for 5000rp each. You can get those beaded necklaces with the large shell pendantfor between 5000rp > 10,000rp. Although, Natasha paid 20,000rp for hers!here. I saw the chunky shell with wood backing bangles here at a surf shop for $24.95, and the "bone" ones with woodbuttons between, for $A29.95! I paid 10-12,500rp and 10,000rp respectively in Bali.Also the shell/bead necklaces retail here for between $15-25, and the silver chokers with shell pendants $45-65. Baliprices 5-10,000rp for the former, and around 75-100,000rp for the latter!Sometimes the market stalls sell them at a cheaper price, but I bet many teenagers just pay the inflated "surf" labelprices.2004 - here. I saw the chunky shell with wood backing bangles here at a surf shop for $24.95, and the "bone" oneswith wood buttons between, for $A29.95! I paid 10-12,500rp and 10,000rp respectively in Bali.Also the shell/bead necklaces retail here for between $15-25, and the silver chokers with shell pendants $45-65. Baliprices 5-10,000rp for the former, and around 75-100,000rp for the latter!Sometimes the market stalls sell them at a cheaper price, but I bet many teenagers just pay the inflated "surf" labelprices.2004 - 15,000 wooden bracelets; necklaces with shells

• Jeans



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2004 - from Versace Jeans Couture in Kuta Square. They cost me AUD $33 as well as 10,000 rph to have the legsshortened. They are by far the best fitting jeans that I have ever worn. I have had so many comments from people.Ibought a pair of Versace and 1 pair of Ice jeans. They wash up beautifully. I had met a lady at the pool at MBR whohas been buying jeans from this shop for 5 years and reccomended them. I am glad that I took her advice and thiswill be my first stop on my next visit- only next time i will buy at least 6 pairs. Credit cards are accepted at this shop.Cold water is handed to everyone who enters the store.Please visit this shop if you are a jeans wearer.Imitation levis - 70,000 Rp. On streets. Armani jeans in Kuta square - 175,000 halfprice. Factory outlet for jeans alsoin main street in Kuta called they think ‘P-Mart’. Sells Lvis, Lee and Dockers etc for about 100,000r. They are genuinebut may be slightly imperfect.Our friends bought some from a stall near Un's... just on the little laneway that runs off Poppies I at the Jl Legian end.Genuine fake Levis. First price was Rp150,000. She was happy with that but ended up paying Rp100,000. Good for me-good for you!..are available all along the street..better array at night it seems..we bought Levis 501 there last trip..(april and alsoJuly)...and paid 60,000 rp...best price was 45,000 in January this year..but seem to have gone up a tad...took a pair to"Jeans West" shop here in Aussie..sales staff could not pick any obvious faults..so, not too bad..also, we use them aswork jeans...trucks and earthmoving..and they wash well and wear well too...just double check the sizes, as some aremarked incorrectly...we bought levi's for 70000rp from some stalls in old garlic lane opposite dolphin restaurant. We don.t know if they areimitations or not because the quality is excellent.Dolce and Gabana jeans $40 at Matakari Store in Kuta.We bought jeans at a stall on Legain street for 80,000 the were levis.2004 - Thought that I may as well mention that the versace jeans that I bought at Versace Jeans Couture in KutaSquare have washed up well- I have worn them many times and washed them heaps in just 3 weeks since our return.Wished I had bought more.2004 - Levi's 501 75,000 rp

• Kids Shops

There are heaps of these all along JL Legian (legian end).Can also buy games from the Matahari Dept stores for 9000 Rp. At the top floor there is also a toy store at kutaSquare and Legian (JL Legian).

Childrens clothes - try tulu’s shop for cotton and rayon kids clothes. Bought 20 dresses for 9,000 Rp per garment. At119 Legian St Kuta.

Kiddies clothes - 10000rp to 20000rp

T-shirts and shorts – 15 – 20,000 Rp a piece at Kuta Beach Markets.

There is one on the corner of Jl Melasti and Jl Legian I think that looked quite good. You will pay more at specialtyshops than the markets. Make sure you take an empty suitcase there are kids clothes galore!

• Kimono2004 - Examples: kimonos from 45-55,000 (depending on length & material); Bought satin type kimono 3 for 140000Rp at Git Git waterfall – I have a feeling I could have got these heaps cheaper in Kuta – but it was an impulse buy

• LasersLasers around 30000. (Didn't bother buying one).2004 - nLaser lights 10 000 each,

• Laundry2004 - First we decided to drop our garbage ball full of laundrey off somewhere. Mum hated the idea of pouring ourunderwear onto the floor to be sorted through, but its worth it! The huge, bursting bag full cost 70,000rp. We went toPadma Laundrey off Jln Padma. Its part of a leather shop. We picked it up the next morning and it was all clean,nicely ironed and folded. We were very impressed.

There is a lane just the Waterbom side of Lily Chinese Restaurant which is opposite the Kartika Plaza Hotel. I know oftwo local laundries in this lane and from memory there is a sign on the pole at the start of the lane, with the names onit. My choice would be the second one in on the right hand side, but both have been reliable in the past. You may also



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be pleasantly surprised at how white your whites are returned. It is cheap but I cannot quote you exact prices and themoney stays in the local community.

Heidi I just came back from staying at Tuban next to Kuta and I did my laundry at the laundry shop outside of the BaliDynasty. Nice large clean shop and got two loads done for 12 dollars aus. Used them a few times. They are fine butdon't expect your whites to turn out as white as you get them at home. :)

• Leather

Dolphins Leather – also shoes. Our favourite. Menuh Street, between Melasti & Padma Streets, Legian. 755 278. Theydon’t use goatskins. They do use good quality thread, zips etc. Regular recommendations.

French Leatherwear, Jl Sahadews #4 off Melasti. ‘Mat’, not cheap.

Padma leather, Suede jacket A$50.

Nickels Leather not good. Top end of Legian.

Avoid R & A Leather – bad measure/fit.

Soldig Leather. Small side street off Legian road. Suede jacket copied from photo A$180 – original $2000. Theirstandard designs are cheaper.

2004 - i can recommend Rizky Leather in Poppies 11. Roni made us beautiful coats and bags. Very good design, priceand quality. He's a nice guy too. He will design for you.

2004 - Leather Jackets 500,000 - 700,000 rp Short Style. Leather wrist bands: 12,000 for 4 packBeware of goat skins, poor thread quality - generally you only find out about this later - and poor zips. You can getVERY cheap leather wear but you only ever get what you paid for!Leather handbags $20 - $30 or up to $100+ for brand names.Elephant Temple (excellent buys and goods)In the Kuta Market and up the street from Kuta MarketLeather Jackets - approximately $A120Dolphins - Melasti Street Legian (next district to Kuta) Always quality gear.

Handbags for $20.

Leather handbag 50000Little beaded bags 120002004 - On Jln Sahadewa there is a bag shop. It is easy to find, its on the left if you are walking towards Jln Melastiand it isnt a leather shop, its just chocka block full of immitation bags and purses. They had a great range, no realleather but that's not what we were looking for. I found 2 really cool wallets I wanted, one medium sized one and onelarge one. I bargained to 50,000rp for the medium one and then the guy gave me 50,000rp for the large one too. Notbad. We made friends with him, he was really nice and doesn't hassle you.

2004 - GF bought a mid-size LV pocket and a small LV bag for 150.000rp2004 - Louis Vuitton and Burberry handbags 55-70,000 for small ones,

2004 - Louis Vuitton bags 180,000 - 200,000 rp Overnight bags. Sequin bags 25 000rp. 120,000 –300,000 rpHandbags Beach Bag woven 28,000 rp

Highly recommended for made to measure skirts, coats, shoes etc. Good but not as expensive as some others.

Leather jacket can be made at Brown Sugar – Hign shop for around 700,000Rp. Suggest bringing a photo of a leatherjacket that you want copied. This price is for lambskin from NZ.



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Brown Sugar on Melasti Rd is very good. Quality is good but not cheap.

Priced the jacket from Brown Sugar ($150Aus/700,000Rp) with a similar one in Oz. Coat in Oz was $495.

Coat is ready in 3 days.

Dede’s leather shop in Rum Jungle is good at 2/3 the price of some others.

Tommy’s leather shop in Padma St was no good. Expensive and jackets were not good.

Leather shop in Jln Menuh between Melasti street and Padma street is good. Next to Dolphin Restaurant.

• Lights

2004 - a hanging lightshade(well actually its for a tea lite candle) for 60,000rph. My hubby is an electrician and isgoing to convert it to a light. This lamp retails(in BAli shops here) for $135.00.

• Makeup

Makeup is cheap in the Dept store at Kuta. Revlon makeup in Matahari’s was cheap. 2004 - Revlon is really cheapthere, Natasha bought some eyeliner for $7 that would cost lots more here. Maybelline is also a bit cheaper than here,not as much as Revlon.

2004 - revlon mascara 70 000, lipstick 45 000 which at the exchange rate cost $7.06 in oz it costs $23..

• Market

Same road as Waterbom park in Kuta. Down from Kuta Square opposite Jalan Bakung Sari.

- The night market at Gianyar operates every night. Real carnival atmosphere.

- Klungkung fabric market is behind the shops on the main east-west road through the town.

- Ubud market has a good range, but are very tourist-wise

The biggest, jam packed market we've ever seen, of wooden carvings, kites, puppets, pens, baskets, placemats,sarongs,etc., spilling out into the surrounding streets, is at Batabulan, on the main Ubud/Denpasar road. Just tell anydriver you want to go to Pasar Batabulan. There is so much competition between the stall holders, you can get thingsfor practically nothing - but bear in mind that they do have to make a living.

2004 - Placemats material 5.000. Wood placemats 12.000. Woven placemats 4.900 . Cane placemats with woodeninsert 11.900.Markets especially art market near Kuta Central are cheapest places.

Sanur Beach market is also good.

Sulawati Market on the way to Ubud – for clothes and handicrafts.

Legian Markets, (better than Kuta).

2004 - Plan of attack was Sukawarti markets in the am, with trip to Elephant Park in the pm I had found this place onmy 2nd trip to Bali and after seeing the bargains and a painting at another forumites home that she picked up fromhere I was determined to go back.



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Shopping - found Melasti Markets cheaper than the Kuta Art Markets and absolutely hated Mataharis (too much likeGrace Brothers)

The Denpasar Markets are not to be missed! A ‘guide’ will try to attach herself to you and demand money when youleave. They get commission from shopkeepers if you buy something – which means that you have paid extra.Umble-umbles, or Penjor, the tall slim flags flown on bamboo poles are available on the top floor. Cost approxRp30,000.

• Massages

40,000Rp massages. Nails 30,000Rp. Massage -around 50-70k for 1 hr basic massage at salon

• Medical Clinic

24 hr medical clinic at Ubud. Antiobitics there 220,000Rp.

(we made use of a cocktail of two Imodium, one Noroxcin and two pepto bismal) which struck a few in our family. Itstopped the runs and fever overnight

The new Bali Medical Centres telephone 761263. Very expensive, but worth it if it is something serious. Make sure youhave travel insurance. Cash or credit card at the centre. Hotel doctors are great so is the Kuta medical centre (next tothe natour hotel) they do call outs as well.As she states that she attended a "Bali Medical Center" in Kuta. BIMC is not in Kuta, but in Tuban, and is called "TheBali International Medical Center". Since the clinics inception a series of copycat clinics have risen, i.e.BIMA, BIMS,BMC, etc, etc. There is only one BIMC and it is situated on the Bypass, at the roundabout opposite the Matahari TubanPlaza. Good place to go. BIMC Ph 761263easiest way to get good medical attention is to go to one of the larger resorts where they generally have doctor whohave trained in the western world i.e. Europe, the USA or Australia, to tend to minor injuries.With respect to Bali Belly, don't worry about a doctor. Make sure you take Imodium tablets with you. At the first signof diarrhoea, take 2 tabs with bottled water. For the next 8-10 hours don't eat or drink anything other than weak blacktea or flat, warm lemonade. This fasting helps to kill the bug. If you eat anything it helps to propagate the germ. Nomore problem!!Go as soon as possible to Bali International Medical Clinic - it is at the big round-a-bout on the way to Denpassar -Maybe road is called Denpasar Bypass. Taxi driver - or driver from hotel will know where to go. They will help you out- especially worried re son who can't keep anything down - he will be dehydrated - go now. You can pay via creditcard and claim every cent on your travel insurance (that's if you have it). You will also be able to claim the medicationthey prescribe. Also concerned about your son-- Bali International Medical Centre details ------Open 8.00am-12midnight(7 days) Ph:761263 at Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai No 100x.Don’t delay and risk ruining your holiday. You’ve got insurance – use it.2. PHONE NUMBERS –* Police 110* Fire 113* Ambulance 118* Search & Rescue 111 / 115 / 1513. Bali International Medical Center. On the airport By Pass road opposite Matahari Tuban Plaza in Tuban (not Kuta).Ph 761 263. Only 5 mins by taxi from Kuta BMIC employs expatriate western staff from around the world. Only localdoctors are allowed to practise in Indonesia. BIMC has full emergency/ambulance & diagnostic equipment, radiologydepartment and on-line medical consultation services via video conferencing. International Travel Insurance policiesaccept BMIC. http://www.bimcbali.com .4. International SOS Medika Klinik Bali, (764 515), Jl By Pass Ngurah Rai 24X, KUTA. Almost directly across fromBMIC (see above). Ph764 556. 24 hour alarm centre, Ph756 768. Global HQ is in Singapore. They have a branch inSydney (Aust) at 4 Martin Place, Ph9372 2400.5. Ubud Clinic – (24 hour service) Jl Raya Ubud No 36, Camphuan. 974 911.6. Bali Blood Bank. Run by Red Cross. Severe shortages of negative blood as Indonesians are virtually all positive.Help yourself and other tourists. DONATE! Ph 227224 or 247 739 in Bali. Mobile service comes to you! Be a devil –donate by the pool.Supported by Bali Rotary clubs. Only sterile, disposable needles are used.7. Doctor – Dr Coney, Gp, Jl Bypass Sanur. 288 128.


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8. Dentist – Ritjie Rihartinah, Jl Pratama No 81, Nusa Dua. 771 324.9. Chiropractor – Dr J Taylor, Jl Kajeng No35, Ubud. 974 393.10. Paediatrician – Dr Sugita, Jl Tuban, Kuta. 751 301.11. CONSULATES:Australia, Canada & New Zealand. Jl Prof Yamin No 4, Renon, Denpasar. Ph (62-361) 235 092, Fax (62-361) 231 990.E-Mail [email protected] – Jl Mertassi N0 2 Sanur. Ph 235 092.Dutch – Jl H R Resuna Said Kav, S-3, 12950 Kuningan, Jakarta. Ph (021) 525 1515.French – Bypass Road No 35X, Sanur. 285 485.German – Jl Pantai Karang No 17 Sanur. 288 535.Japan – Jl Raya Puputan, Renon. 227 628.Swiss & Austria – Jl Pura Bagus Teruna, Legian. 751 735.Sweden & Finland – Jl Segara Ayu, Sanur. 288 407.USA – Jl Hayam Waruk No 188, Denpasar. 233 605.

• Mini-Bars in Hotels

Strongly suggest that you take everything out of your fridge and go to the supermarket and buy all your drinks there.At Kuta Supermarket etc can get Aqua Water 600 mls for 950Rp, Gatorade 2650Rp, Chips 4150 Rp, Diet Coke 2950Rp,Bintang 3750Rp, Cans of coke/fanta etc 2650Rp. Compare the prices. Large bintang 8,000 (2004)

• Mobiles

Fish mobiles 20,000 Rp.

• Moisturiser

I bought up big on Nivea and Ponds from downstairs in supermarket, facial wash AUD$2, Eyelift, Night Repair aboutAUD$5 and even stocked up on deodorants, shampoo etc etc much cheaper than Perth.

• Money Exchange

Kodak shop straight across the road on the corner of Poppies11, for money changing, he`s straight up, all big bills, noBS..go and see norman at bali aroma(across the road from kartika plaza hotel)show him your passport once then leave itin your hotel safe for the rest of your holiday.he is a straight up no bull**** honest bloke.give him a cheque and he will lay the money out for you in 100 000 notes(no tricks)the rate changes daily and he will match just about any.ive changed near on $5000 with him the last coupleof years and will so again this year.its handy to know an honest money changer.We took AU$ in large, clean notes. We avoided small operators and exchanged at places like P.T. Central in Kuta, nearthe Mata Hari Store or at Kodak shops, without problems. The money is quite overwhelming at first. We're not used tothe fistful of Rupiah or the large denominations. It would be very easy to get ripped off, so we were happy to take aslightly lower exchange rate with reputable dealers. We were getting around Rp 4500 for the Au Dollar. We wishedlater that we had kept some smaller notes to use on our last day. We got low on Rp but didn't want to crack another$100. A $20 would have tided us over nicely.Money - You will get the best exchange rate only for crisp, new $100 bills that have no bank stamps or initials onthem. Two of my notes had small stamps I had never noticed and they were useless to me. Inspect each bill at thebank before you accept them.If you can buy a few 10,000 or 5,000 rupiah before you leave home will help you to get through until you find a goodmoney changer near your hotel. I find the last thing I want to do when I get off the plane is go to the airport moneychanger.Take only 100$ bills for the best rate. Compare the rates (they are all printed outside) and insist on that rate andcheck if they also print "no commission" outside. Check first how many rupees you have to get. Not all calculators ofmoney changers work as yours! Never go alone, 4 eyes see more than two, they often drop money. Be the last one tocount the money and do not give it out of your hands anymore.When you know that game it's the cheapest way to change, traveller cheques and credit card is more expensive.You will need your passport when you are changing travellers cheques.mid July – rate is going up 9450rp = 1usd 5575rp = 1 aud.I was talking to a banker from hongkong this morning, hethinks the rate will continue to go up as the American dollars gets even stronger worldwide.



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None! Banks close around 4pm. but if you need a little cash to get around, the money changers are open at theairport, however the rate is not good so only get what you need. Plenty of money changers in all the main areas untilaround 9pm or use an ATM anytime.Avoid $100,000 rupiah notes. Some are counterfeit.Money Changers - we took cash and were warned about fake money. Mainly changed money at banks. Lower rate butwere guaranteed real money, not being ripped off and got a receipt. hotel rates were shocking. Just be very careful ofseedy money changers on the street.Take a few $100 notes Australian as you get a cgood rate of return.Strongly suggest carrying 10,000Rp in 1000 Rp notes for taxis etc and 1000Rp in 100Rp notes.Hotel rates are lower than streets.Count money as many times as you want to.Hotel can break down your notes.Carry 10,000 Rp in 1,000 Rp notes and 1,000 Rp in 100Rp notes for taxis etc.Good exchange is PT Central Kuta which is everywhere. Also branch in Matahari in Kuta, airport, melasti, padma, nusadua, ubud, seminyak and poppies lane.In Nov ’98 - 4.600, 5500, 5100. Varies every day.Matahari stores have good exchange rates.People will try to give you the wrong change.They will count up bunches of 100,000Rp and then make sure they don’t touch it again - as they will take some of it.Another trick is to offer you 803 400 insttead of 83400 for US$100.Don’t use airport or hotels - the return is poor. Money changers at airport are liars.Also avoid little family shops with lots of family - as they may give you small notes and scam you.Get a small amount of $100 worth of notes from an Aust changer to get you past the first day.later in the afternoon the prices generally rise with the smaller traders offering better rates than the banks.Take visa and cash - as get worst exchange rate for travellers cheques.If shops use the olkd clack clak machines, insist that they tear up the carbon paper in front of you.Get some rupiah before you leave ie $20 or 120,000Rp will go a long way.Bring US$ in cash to pay for accommodation although larger resorts will take travellers cheques.Count $ yourself before handing them over.Women moneychangers generally don’t cheat.Only change at places that have no commission. Exchange rate is better with big bills.Stick to Kodak Express stores.If anyone pulls out 5,000Rp notes they are going to try to rip you off. Keep going.If they use 50,000Rp notes – they are generally OK.Can use PT Central in Legian Street or Matahari Square Centres – rates are slightly less but they are honest.Best rates are definitely at Kuta.The money changer at Nusa Dua Galleria is good.Photo shop right out front of the Bali Dynasty is also good.All money changers try to rip you off.Only use $US100.Only change money with shops that have 50,000Rp.Always be the last to count and hold the money.Only pay once you have the money counted and in your hands.If the rate is higher than the banks then they are thieves.Always ask if they apply a commission. If so – leave.2004 - As to using your atm card in bali, it's not a problem so long as you have the Cirrus logo on your card. If notand you dont want to take travellers cheques of any amount, then take CASH!!! Yes it is safe but carry it with you onthe plane and once you have checked into your hotel, put it in the safety deposit box you can get at your hotel...alongwith passport, airline ticked and any other valuables...AUD $100 and $50 notes are best, but take maybe a couple of $20 notes for your last day in case you dont want tochange larger denominations of money.Make sure you have your VOA money in US dollars $25 per person unless you are travelling on a longer stay touristvisa [more than 30 day stay], which you will already have????.Keep 100,000 rupiah for your departure tax when you leave bali

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We are just back from Bali and there is an acrylic nail shop in Bumisari Street in Kuta which is off Bakungsari Street.This street has been renamed but everyone knows it by the old street name. The shop is a new shop and very clean. Idid not ask any prices while we were there. I hope this helps. Bye



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2004 - Rp 25000 for nails, feet and hands done. , full set acrylics are 200,0002004 - 50,000 manicure and pedicure with nail art; 25,000 foot scrub; 20,000 husband’s pedicure50,000 tattoos (husband usually allergic to creams, etc but this was fine; have heard horror stories of mixing thehenna with petrol but Kim’s tattoos are safe)

• NikeNike runners 30K for low quality 70K for really good ones. All the name brands are available in the sports stores(genuine - I think!) but we found the prices to be the same as home (PerthFake Nike sandals 15,000 Rp.Nike' Socks pack of 12 pair -40KReeboks/Nike shoes – beware Reboks/Nikee. $82004 - Sneakers 40,000 – 60,000 Fake or orig. Sandals 25,000 - 40,000 rp. Glitter/sequined Thongs Rp 20,000 -30000.2004 - bought some genuine nikes from the footlocker when in bali in june. they are the real thing. had neverbought nikes before in australia as they are too dear here. had my shop-a-holic daughter with me this time who onlyever buys the best nikes. she knew her prices and resassured me what a bargain they were. they were about halfprice. i shall be sure to stock up when next in bali. i often walk 12 kilometres a day, and have a foot ailment that playsup when i don't have good shoes on, and they have stood up to the test extremely well.\\ saw some kids nike runnerstoday (made in indonesia) of course they were $80 so hopefully would be good to get them at a saving in Bali2004 - After an afternoon of shopping which included a hunt from shop to shop for a pair of Nike joggers I saw in theNike Shop in Tuban we eventually ended up back there and they said that Surabaya had some and they would postthem to Bali for me (my size). They are a pair Blue with Red trim Nike Shox which cost 825,000 Rp which is prettygood value considering they would be more than $200 here (and yes they are ‘real’ not ‘good fakes’).

• Packing - foodCerealsInstant noodlesBaked beans/spaghettiChipsTake back empty suitcase filled with clothesCalculatorStuff for brekky for Jimbaran BayBring own tea and coffee if you like good quality berages as the stuff they provide in the hotels is awful and haswhitener included in it! Yuk!TorchChipsMosquitto RepellantNibblesPower barsAntibacterial hand cleanerWet ones and wash hands after each meal etc and handling something.cup size immersion heaters are readily available for a few dollars at Mataharis or Tragia dept. stores, or you can pickone up before you go at any travel store. These will boil a cup of water in a minute or 2 (still recommend you usebottled water for this though)I took colored pen, little notebooks, colorful pipe cleaners, bubble kits and other giveaways for ablinese children. Oldchildrens books for the kids!Something I found good for bali belly was a tablet called 'entrostop' available at most circle k stores over there.

• Packing – things/Health

Stolen Bags - I saw 2 ladies have their bags cut off their shoulders by motor bike riders. I had a bum bag and had noproblems. Just be careful. Take cheap umbrellaHip flaskWet Ones. Anti-bac wipes. Check supermarkets, sometimesInjections etcHep A long term.Booster for Typhoid, Diptheria and polio recommended.Tea tree oil for bites.Ear drops for ear infections.Immodium etc for diarrhoea. Clears up runs but not cramps, nausea etc. SG Tabs from Bali supermarkets are great.Malaria tablets not necessary if only staying in Bali.



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Stingose for bites.Antibiotics - Lots of people get ear infections. Take antibiotic ear drops.Gripe water - eases tummy crampsMaxillon - stops nausea, vomiting and upset tummies.Don’t use any fake tattoos as they can make you very sick.Don’t get an injection unless you can see the sealed needle first.If you get Bali belly can get a jab in the but for US$125 and will feel better. Can claim it from medical insurance.They recorded all this info (including my measles/rubella/mumps vaccinations needed for school enrollment) onto aInternational Certificate of Vaccination form from the World Health Assoc. (It fits nicely in my passport.)Her recommendation was that I use an insect repellent with 30-40% DEET and be sure to use it during the day andalso before going to bed at nightTwo other friends since then have also had an upset tummy after eating there, so be careful. Has a wonderfulatmosphere tho! I found the best thing for upset tummy was taking the local remedy, ie. going to a chemist andgetting their own brand of tablets for upset stomach, of which there are manyBumbag - Need this for money.Calculator - Bring one and take it everywhere.Clothes - take minimum amt of cold clothes - just some for plane trip. Take underwear and bathers but not much else.FilmFlashlight - restaurants are dark so need lightMosquito Screen - Take some mosquito screen and pins for open windows.Repellant - Take lots of mosquito repellant.Sarong - Bring a sarong everywhere - so that when you go to a temple you don’t have to borrow one and make adonation.Skin moisturiserToothpasteUmbrella or Raincoat - Rainy season especially.Hair conditioner – not available in Bali.Tissues for emergencies.Antispectic handwipes.Sunscreen was expensive.Take torch.Avoid high heel shoes as the pavements are really bad.Lots of casual dresses, shorts and tops.Toilet paperAlways take tissues. The toilets are awful.

• Passports etcNeed passport valid for 6 months after arrival. Must have proof of onward tickets. No visas needed for Australians.

• PearlsLombok pearls are worth searching for. Various sizes & colours, pink, coffee, green, blue, silver, black. Cheapest onthe Gillis, Rp 40-60,000 for bracelets, necklaces and anklets of small size pearls. Value in Sengiggi but 5-10 times theprice in Kuta. A$25 for set of necklace bracelet and anklet from Novian the massage man at Puri Tanah Lot Hotel onCamplung Mas Lane off Melasti St, Legian. Also sellers at Legian Beach end of Jl Double 6 outside the beach cafessuch as Benny’s, Zanzibar etc. Also Lalu Samani Ph (361) 757 170, Rp50,000 for large strands of large coloured pearls.

• PerfumePerfume - be wary. Don’t buy from street hawkers as it is fake.

• PickpocketsBe wary of people if you have a bumbag or wallet/handbag.Someone will hold a newspaper or book in front of you above the bumbag etc while another person is undoing thezipper.

Also watch out when people try to distract both of you at once as they may be trying to pickpocket or separate thetwo of you.

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2004 - hi, poppies 1 is my fave but both connect to jalan legian and pantai kuta ... there not marked or anything.poppies 1 from pantai kuta is on the corner of mcdonalds.. were you will see all the cars go. poppies 2 from jalanlegian is virtually opposite the paddy's site and memorial, there is a kodak shop on the corner.good luck, i hope this helps

• PotteryTry Sita pottery at 373 Legian Street in Kuta. I thought their prices were very good and they will pack and deliver toyour hotel. They can also organise containers for large orders. i have ound them to be very good.

• Playstation/XBoxthe ps2 anyday over the gamecube and my son agrees.There are plenty of ps2 games in Bali. Just remember that you will need to get it chipped before you can play the Baligames.We didn't look this time but 6 months ago I got some in Matahari's but a better range was available for about thesame price at a gaming shop in Melasti st.It was about 1/2 way down on the left as you are walking from Jalan Legiantowards the beach.For interest sake they also had steering wheels ,eye toys & other accessories for PS2 available at very good prices.Don't bother trying to get PS2 games up in Ubud because they were a hell of a lot dearer.Almost the same price as wepay in Oz !Bought at Matahari's in Kuta,worked fine - can't remember price but was good.Son at school so can't ask him.Lotcheaper than home.Also saw reasonable selection in game shop on Melasti st about 1/2 way between beach & JalanLegian ,in the area opposite Bali Aussie .On side of road opposite the markets.DVDs/PS2 games. Bought at fixed price store 15000 rupiah around the corner from Kuta Square. We only ended upbuying one DVD (we aren't the type to rewatch things and we're picky about the quality!!) and some PS2 games andone Xbox game. The Xbox games were 40,000 rupiah. Customs doesn't care about counterfeit stuff, just your foodand any items which may contain bugs!Games are about 15,000rp for PS2, so if you consider buying 2 new release games, the chipping is well worth it. Youcan also buy games via email from Bali, costs about AU$10/game posted.2004 - PS2 or Xbox games 15,000 - 35,000 rp. PS1 games -Rp4,000Ps2 games -Rp15,000. Also their X box games were 10 000Rp cheaper than what I saw anywhere elsePS1, still a very good range but not available at all shops - 5,000rpPS2, massive range and available at most shops (ask for specific games if you don't see them) - 15,000rp if you buy10 you will get one free, buy 20 get 2 free etcXBOX, fairly small range and not available at all shops - 40,000rp and iirc buy 5 get 1 freeJust got back and found a great CD place in Poppies Lane 2 with CDs for 10,000Rp each. Incredible range, high qualitycopies (also have originals 70,000Rp), great quality artwork/sleeves, and good cases. If you turn into Poppies 2 off JlLegian, it is about 150 metres in, on the right hand side, one of about three glass-front shops up about six steps thatare as wide as the three or so stores. They also have good range and quality of DVDs (15,000Rp each and buy 50 get10 free), software, PS2 (15,000Rp each), Xbox, and also sell Game Consoles with Mod-chips already installed.Pay about 20,000 rupiah for PS2 and PS. Anymore is too much.2004 - PS2 and Xbox games must have your console chipped. 15,000 each.Great computer software from large dept stores. Also Platinum, JL Teuka Umar, denpasra; Harrys computer college atJL Teuka Umar, denpasar; About $10 aus for a CD. The software vendor outside Mataharis at Kuta has stuff for $6-15US.Yes you can get Computer software in Bali. Prices range from about 35,000rp per cd from Platinum software at the topfloor of the Ramanyana department store in Denpasar to 100,000 elsewhereAsk the software shop to check it before you buy it. But if you buy the software at CD/playstation shop, they don'thave a computer. You can bring to the internet cafe and try there.Lot of tourist come to my place at Legian Cyber bring a computer software and game just for check it. I welcome youto come here if you want. I never ask a payment for that or gratis.We are located at Jl. Sahadewa no. 21. Do you Padma Street? Our place down there. There a small road from Padmastreet down to Melasti that name Sahadewa street. Our place there with name Legian Cyber.For connection cost is 6,000 rup per 15 minutes.The going rate was 35 000RP to75 000Rp depending on programme. Games were, from memory, about 35 000Rp

Shop sells playstation games is opposite the Hard Rock Hotel just down from Kuta Square. Also games from the topfloor of Ramayana in denpasar.Chip = $50 to install in Australia. Can’t run Bali copy games unless you buy a chip in Australia. Do NOT buy them inbali as they will NOT work. The chip will need to run both PAL and NTSC games. These are readily available.Ramayanas is the best place for playstation games.



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Go to the Ramayana Shopping centre in Denpasar and on the top level you will find a playstation shop which sellsgames for RP 10,000 each about AUS $2 You can also buy a converter from them to play copied games on your PSXthat was the best place we foundGames 10-15,000Rp. Some go as low as 8,500Rp.Playstation 2 games - Yes I saw some for 25000rph in a Music Store called Lotus in Legian. The guy said you need achip for PX2 games to workinfact they are 9,000Rp at the top floor of kuta square matahari store.A shop ½ way between Kuta Paradiso and Kartika Plaza on the opposite side of the road (in Tuban ie South Kuta). Ifyou see McDonalds you are close. Look NE down the driveway and it is 30m down the Road. This shop lets you try thegames on a Playstation before you buy them.Can also buy games from the Matahari Dept stores for 9000 Rp. At the top floor there is also a toy store at kutaSquare and Legian (JL Legian). Cost of games here is 12,000Rp on the top floor where they have the best variety.More games on Matahari Grd floor for 10,000Rp – better range and latest releases.Outside Matahari in street stalls they are 15,000Rp good range. General street stalls drop to as low as 10000Rp.15 block memory cards are $7-9.Just back from Bali and bought many kinds of cd,Ps2 for 20.000,Dvd for Rp 110.000,Cd-rom for 35.000, PS games foronly 4.000 rupiah.contact helgi at [email protected] give your list order and he will prepare it for you and deliver it to your hotelfor free!or contact his mobile 08123914134Playstation 10,000rp ($2)

• PostcardsPostcards - 1000Rp.

• PrizesNEVER fill in surveys or go to collect prizesyou have supposedly won. They are all time share lures and will just wastevaluable time in your holidays. Almost everyone gets caught by this scam. Everyone will tell you you have won ‘firstprize’.

• Ramayana, DenpasarIf you are at Ramayana there is aDepartment Store Diagonally opposite called Tragia. We found it to be quite good.It'd about 400m from Ramayana, out of the exit near Pizza Hut. ANy of the locals will point you to it.Happy ShoppingGood quality clothes, computer CD’s ($35k) , music CDs ($60k), playstation games ($5), VCDs ($35k), MP3 disks ec onthe top floor.Ramanyanas ( see previous Kuta report ) for shirts, vcds and playstation games,Koala and Scott headed into Denpasar to check out Ramanyana's Department Store. It was 10,000 rp taxi fare to thestore from Kuta and the store offers similar merchandise to Mataharis. Upstairs (3rd floor) there is a playstation shopwhere these games are all an incredible 5,000rp each(just over $1AUS). Next door to that is Platinum Computer storewhich has software at 35,000rp a cd. Both these are cheaper than in Kuta. Scott had a great time spending money atboth these stores and for those with children that are Pokemon fans,Scott bought some Pokemon VCDS for 20,000 rpat a little stall near the escalators on the 3rd floor. Whilst on the subject of Pokemon, there is some merchandiseavailable. T shirts and shorts at Matahari..vcds..and Scott got a kewl Pikachu watch with leather band fromRamanyanas for around $15 aus. ( not copy There are also Pokemon cups,clocks and other paraphanalia in Mataharisas well as Tulips - a store in the Ramanyana complex.His favourite Pokemon toy is the good sized Pikachu we got from a special offer at Wendy's on the bottom floor ofRamanyana's building. If you buy a combo meal there, you can buy the Pikachu so for two combo meals (one achild's) and the Pikachu, it cost me 36,000rp..under $8 Australian at the time. Scott and I were both happy.I bought them in Ramayanas on the top floor, address isJl. Diponegoro, Denpasar. Bought a big bag full and every one works fine. They cost 5,000 rupiah in March.If you ask a taxi driver to take you there they will find it cost us 10,000 rupiah for metered taxi from Kuta.

• Salon

The cheapest is SELMA. Located when you get to the end of Jln Kartika Plaza, turn left and keep walking. Get a taxithere as all drivers know it. Cheapest in the area. Wash and blowdry Rp 2000. ask for cuci dan blow. Facials 10,000.

• Sammy and SusieOut the front of the Legian Beach Hotel across the unmade road on the sand is an orange lifeguard tower that needs apaint job.



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If you stand in front of that, facing the water & then look to the right you will find Sammi & Susie situated in front of aclump of trees.They have two cooler boxes, one is orange with a couple of footy stickers & the other is grey.Also they usually wear blue caps with their names in gold on them.

• Sandstone CarvingsToday is my lucky day as it turns out, I find the sandstone tiles in wooden frames & don't barter very hard to get 3 forRp 180,000. Could've probably got them for ½ that price but the way I look at is that I got 3 for what 1 would've costme at home.Head on down the road & also find the perfect work handbag. Authentic Gucci of course & a steal at Rp 80,000.Not 10 minutes later I am almost skipping with joy out the door of Modula Gallery in Pantai Kuta, having found thesandstone elephant carvings I'd been coveting at the place in Perth. Couldn't have been happier - got 2 for Rp140,000 (A$22) instead of A$110 each as they were at home.celebrate the purchase of my 2 five kilo elephants (how I got them home is another story in itself!).

• Sarongs

2004 - a dragonfly sarong for 20,000r (teenager besotted with dragonflies as my shopping list will testify to by thetime I’m finished)Sarongs 10-30kLarge sarong - 15-20,000RP NZ. Small sarong 10,000Rp NZ.Sarongs 10,000Rp.The girls found the best place to buy Sarongs was in the street (Double 6) near Café 66, they got 10 for 100000September/01 – 10,000 to 20,000 sarongs;sarongs - 2 long and 2 short - 40,000rp (on the beach)2004- short (skirt) sarongs 15-20,000; long sarongs 20-25, Sarongs 10,000 - 15,000 rp. Sarongs: 10,000 - 25,000depending on which type.Sarongs. We bought from the girls on the beach in front of the Ramada. After them starting at some ridiculously highamount, they were finally obtained at 5 for 100,000R.can't beat Double Six Street for sarongs - no haggling 12,000 rp. each for what is sold on the beach for 25-30,000 rp2004 - Sarongs $25.00

• ScarvesAlso purchased beautiful embroidered silk scarves for 30,000 - only saw these in one shop and they were 350,000fixed-price

• Shipping2004 - When purchasing furniture and shipping to Melbourne, you basicallydouble the price!Its not only the cost of shipping, it's the tax's and cargo fees this end which add up the cost.Smaller items fit into draws etc, and there is no tax on other items.We have used two different shippers and both times it was about the same result, and once was with an importer whowas a friend.Hope this gives you an idea.If you go with another shipper, have the name ready and Mitha will give the information to the shop or outlet youpurchase from and they will know who to expect to pick the items up. Mitha will quide you with this.Regina.Mitha. pronounced "Meeta"Hand Phone: 081 2390 1294 within BaliFax:From outside Indonesia 0011 62 361 7711281E-mail : [email protected]

• Shirts

2004 - Paul Frank shirts 20 000, Roxy tops 20 000,volcom shirts 20000. On the last day when I was there someIndependent ,Zero and Etnies shirts had just hit the streets. Anyone who is into skating would know how expensivethese shirts are in oz about $50,over there because they were the only ones selling them they wouldn't take under100 000 rupiah for them which was about $18 but unfortunately i was nearly out of money and the guys who wereselling them were arse holes so i didn't buy one but they looked really good quality.



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Collared Shirts 20,000 rp

2004 - Collared shirts - 20 000Rp

Singlets (adults) - 15000rpShirts (mens) - 25000rp Shoes - 30000rp

Nike shirts - 40,000rp

singlet tops 15,000 ($3)

Last minute walk around Matahari's and we found some great ladies shirts on special at between 12,000 and 17,000Rp each.

At Tootsies thet sell sports shirts with collars for around 6-7$aus and they last well.Copy shirts for 25,000Rp. Rest for 180,000Rp.Shirts - good quality (Mike, O’Neill, Calvin Klein) cost 1000,000Rp for 5. Was paying 50,000 Rp and then 40,000 Rp foreach but could get cheaper by 5-10,000 Rp.Hawaiin type shirts for 125,000 Rp.Shirts good quality (Nike, O’Neil, Calvin Klein) cost 100,000Rp for 5. Initially paid 50,000Rp for good quality polo shirtsbut then paid 40,000Rp – there is a chance you can get them cheaper if you barter hardSoccer Shirts - Last december there was a shop close to Matari in Legianstreet, towards Semeniak that soldsoccershirts. Not sure of mcfc ( Man-United?). Price was Rp 50.000 (about 3 pond).Shirts – 30-40,000 Rp each,2004 - Paul Frank tops (teenage girls understand!) 20-25,000; crochet net cardigans 30,000. Gathered top for mydaughter 15000Rphawiian shirts,large, got a couple at 20,000, then more at 15,000, offered more at 10!!!, didn't buy at the time butlater I got a couple more- at 15,000, silly I know but what the hells a $?, $3 a shirt is cheap cheap- so are the shirtsbut they do the job while there, wear 'em round the block a few time then throw 'em

• Shoes

2004 - Black beaded sandals – 50,000R (made my first donation to the Balinese economy here- by end of trip thegoing rate was 25,000 to 30,000r but I was OK with the price so it didn’t really matter!) – Ubud2004 - 22 500,thongs with shells, beads and sequins on them ranging in price from 10 000 to 30 000 rupiah, ,Thong shoes 15000Nike joggers 30,000 (2004)Surf sandals 15,000 (2004)2004 - Next stop, Matahari. I loved some of the shoes there, I found the cutest sneakers I have EVER seen but theydidn't have my size Then I found some other really cool shoes but they also didn't have my size. So I got the sameshoes in an ugly colour, but for au$10 on sale who cares!? Mum found a pair of really comfy leather slip ons for $18.2004 - I bought beaded thongs at a market stall for 25,000rp.2004 - a shoe shop I had found the day before. It was on Jln Padma Utara and is called R2U (Ready 2 Use). It's oneof those shops in an actual building. They have a small room with stacks of shoes in plastic everywhere, and its verysquashy and hot inside but worth a look. No mens shoes (sorry guys). They have the type of shoes you can buy at themarkets but some different designs and all leather, and good quality. Its fixed price. I bought a nice pair of leatherthongs for 55,000rp. Kate bought some foam/rubber thongs for 20,000rp > 25,000rp with beaded flowers on them.had black leather boots made for $40 and was thrilled with the result at French leatherLeather sandals $9Women’s shoes coloured $4Women’s shoes embroidered 7There are a strip of shoe shops in Denpasar opposite Ramiana Dept store - tricky traffic to cross if you havent done sobefore - that same street has shoe shopps dotted all along - I usually get my driver to drive and park as we go.

Dolphins at JL Melasti – price $10-25 Aus. Ask for special Monday AM price – a good joke.About 20 aus but take copy of shoe.

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Casey has a business in Melasti St (behind Bali Intan Hotel) called Douglas shooes. She copies any shoes out of thecatalogues and the prices are $20-25 aus. It takes 2-3 days to make and the leather and the suede is excellent.Mens imitation reeboks - 50,000Rp. NZ. Kids imitation nike and reebok - 30,000 RP NZ.Leather shoes - 35,000 ($7)Kids reboks - 35,000 ($7)Tootsies in Sanur has excellent shoes and socks. Tootsies also sells clothing as follows:T-shirts kids 12-15,000Rp, T-shirts adukts 20-30,000rp, nice kids beach sandals 12,000Rp, Kids short arongs10,000Rp, Sequinned kids shows 18,000Rp, kites, salad servers, place mats etc. Tootsies is at Sindhu markets NOTSanur Beach Markets. Take taxi to beach end of Sindhu Rd, Sanur and walk along the path approx 500m to the south.Don’t ask taxi to wait. There is always heaps of transport.T-shirts Billabong, Quicksilver, Nike, Oneil, Ripcurl - $4 - $6. can get these brands in belts, hats, watches, wallets,boardshorts and bali pants.Tootsies has all the brand name gear – Tshirsts, shorts, shoes, etc etc.On our third day we decided to go to Tootsies at Sindhu Beach Market in Sanur. We had been there a few times lastyear and when we arrived there they actually remembered us and greeted us warmly. When we get there we just sitdown and ask them for certain items, e.g. t-shirts, shoes, etc. They pick out our size and showus what designs and colours are available. You just say 'yes, that ones fine, just add it to the pile on the floor'. After arelaxing 1/2 hour or more and you have finished buying they just add up the bill and you pay. No bargaining as theseprices are fixed and are actually cheaper than what you can bargain for outside in the stalls.There is also a shoemaker down from the Novotel who makes shoes (leather) for 100,000Rp a pair in 2 days. Best totake a photo or sample of what you want.Sandals 40-80,000Rp.12 Nike socks - 40,000rp ($8)Glitzy beaded sandals are all the go in Bali at the moment girls and bought lots of pairs for the coming Australiansummer. Found an excellent outlet in Jalan Padma Utara (the road to the Jayakarta)in a newly completed white multi-storey building. Don't know the name of it but only a couple of the shops are tenanted at present and there is a CDshop next door. 40,000 rupiah set price for most sandals. (Au$8.40 on current exch.rate) All my friends are delightedwith them. Also sell reasonably priced beaded handbags; lovely evening pashminas; satin cushion covers etc. Worth alook - best value I saw during this latest trip.2004 - beaded sandles $30.00

• Shopping

Early Nov 2001 – That folks is about it, just the every report stuff left, watches-mens all metal-35/40,000, womens nomore than 30,000, less?, this is how tight things are getting for them- hawiian shirts,large, got a couple at 20,000,then more at 15,000, offered more at 10!!!, didn't buy at the time but later I got a couple more- at 15,000, silly Iknow but what the hells a $?, $3 a shirt is cheap cheap- so are the shirts but they do the job while there, wear 'emround the block a few time then throw 'em.One final price list not normally mentioned- to those of us interested maybe,From Kuta to tragia in denpasar should cost about 10000 rpI suggest you to go to Matahari department store, more complete things. They are in Denpasar (Dewi Sartika St, KutaSquare, Legian St and the new one at Mal Bali Galeria, Kuta).Makro,Alpha,Libby,matahari,ramayana,tragia,Tiara Dewata,Tiara grosir.2 Mataharis in kuta. 1in Kuta Square and 1 in Legian St. Other Dept Stores in Denpasar Ramayana,Tragia,Mataharietc) Used to be a Ramayana in Kuta but is gone now.Also back in Kuta dont forget Super Nova who now have a large and very good internet room upstairs.Market shoppingT-Shirts 25000Shorts 20000Watches 25000 – 30000 (2004)Sunglasses 15000 (25,000 – 30,000 2004)2004 - If it is copies that you are after, they are all available. Last week I bought copy Luis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci etcfor about 10,000 to 15,000rph each. (Exchange rate 6,500 = $1.50 to $2.30).Long pants 20000Singlet tops 15000Thong shoes 15000Nike joggers 30,000 (2004)Surf sandals 15,000 (2004)2004 - Wrap pants 30.000. Pants 25 000RpBoard shorts - 20000rp



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T-shirts (adults)- 15000rp to 20000rpBags - 15000rpSinglets (adults) - 15000rpShirts (mens) - 25000rpShoes - 30000rpKiddies clothes - 10000rp to 20000rp

• Shopping Tips/Warnings

Never let them take your goods to the back of the shop and out them in a bag. They will swap it for a faulty item.Always hold onto it and put it in a bag yourself.Avoid duty free shopppers outlets as all items are ridiculously priced.To get benchmarks for pricing go to Mata Hari’s and look at gods, quality and prices. Markets will be about ½.Heard a rumour about Sanur shopping - white bag - sucker; black and white striped - good profit; and black -bargained hard.Best buys are probably leather, simple cotton ladies garments and T shirts.Morning price is better - Balinese superstitious and think best sales are after their first customer.Some basic rules: Never express any "excitement" about how beautiful an item is or how much you want it. Keep youremotions in check. Before discussing price you should tell the vendor that you have been to Bali before and that youwill not pay some ridiculous high price, but only a fair price. Ask for "morning price". This expression has importanceto the Balinese because it is considered "bad luck" for a vendor to lose a first sale of the day. The vendor will stillquote you a very high price, but perhaps it will be less than what would otherwise be the "first price". Then offer NOMORE THAN ONE-THIRD of the first price. The vendor will say "Bankrupt" ( meaning that she will lose money at thatprice, but that is probably not true ). Then tell the vendor that the price she is asking is ridiculous. She will say, "Howmuch you pay". Try to force the price down BEFORE YOU MAKE ANOTHER OFFER. Have some idea about how muchyou are willing to pay. If you want more than 1 of an item you will be able to bargain for a multi-item discount, i.e., 1for 35,000 rupiah, "How about 2 for 60,000 rupiah"? Personally, I will come up a little from the 1/3 I originally offeredbut never to more than about 40 to 45 percent. I rarely finalize a deal involving more than 100,000 Rupiah withoutfirst walking out of the shop and explaining that I will look elsewhere and maybe come back. Immediately the vendorwill drop the price from whatever the last price was. Then from outside the shop you can counter, and see whathappens. Whatever price you offer the vendor will still say "Bankrupt" (meaning that she will lose money on the deal).But this is rarely true. At this point you can agree to buy the item(s), or take another stop toward the next shop andthe vendor will usually drop the price even further. I rarely feel embarassed about offering a very low price. After all,the vendor tried to extract an unfair price from me with her first (ridiculous) price ! Also Remember: Most items aresold elsewhere so it is no big deal if you don't purchase the item from the first vendor.1/3 of started price, but we have found many shops now that will offer fixed prices once you have brought from them.We sent many $100's of dollars in business to a lovely lady in Tuban. She is happy to haggle but if you ask her what isyour best price she gives it and it is about 1/3 of what she started with. again all depends what you want to buy andof course if you are happy with the price then you have got a bargin. Not like my friends from WA who paid $30 for apair of sunnys, but they thought it was a bargin as he thought they where real and would pay $100 plus on Oz, sillyfirst timer but we have all been there.

• Shorts and Pants

2004 - rupiah,Body and Soul shorts2004 - board shorts 30 000Shorts 20000Bad Girl Shorts -20KShorts $4Shorts between 20000 & 35000

Long pants 20000Board shorts - 20000rp

Shorts - paid 20,000 Rp for good quality football shorts. T-shirts and shorts for kids at Kuta Beach Markets 15000 - 2000 a pieceButton up floral shorts $35,000 Rp. Mens imitation shorts 20,000. Ladies floral shorts 20,000 Rp.Shirts, shorts and dresses 30-40,000Rp each.Shorts – 20,000Rp for good quality football shorts.Shorts 30,000Rp.



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Singlet tops 15000

• Silver

silver rings - 5 for 60,000rp

2004 - Then Natasha and I both bought silver chockers and pendants. We payed 140,000rp altogether, ie 70,000rp fora large choker and pendant. They are so nice and we wore them every day after that. You can change the pendantstoo. After that we bought individual pendants for between 30,000rp and 35,000rp. They are all real silver.2004 - grabbed another silver bracelet (50,000R) and white sarong (20,000R) in meslasti street(e.g. dangly earrings 25,000),The second great shop we found was Citra Silver on Jln Melasti (No 34 A). They had a really nice range of rings, Ibought 2 and Natasha found one. The prices are in US dollars but SO cheap and they still gave us a discount, and ofcourse you pay in rp. The rings ended up costing about au$7 each, so cheap for here.Best shop is Ratu Silver, 373 JL legian, between Melasti and Padma Streets on the left as you head north. Rajawali inkuta is also recommended. Another favorite is Bujangga Silver on Jalan Tuban in Kuta. But it is not in the main part ofkuta. Jalan Tuban is the street that runs to the airport. It is on the RHS heading to the airport next to a fancyrestaurant.Jewellery village but as there is no hallmark, for gold or silver, hard to be sure what the value is.Main shops in Celuk not worth it.Ubud - Celuk Sukawati silver (upstairs in market) Rp85,000/gram (not Rp105,000).Can buy good silver by the gram - 3000RP per gram, and 3500 Rp for pieces with gem stones in them. Eg amber.Good shop is family business in Celuk called Metro Silver.Don’t buy silver items from hawkers as they are almost always copper covered with a thin layer of silver. Not worththe risk.At Singapadu Gallery near Ubud can get nice silver jewellery. Aim to pay about 60% off marked prices.Mario s Silver on Melasti.His jewelry is contemporary and less ornate than many of the other shops and the prices seemed pretty good to me.Pithecan Thropus was next door to Mario’s and had some interesting designs.I found a good shop for silver not far from where I stayed at the Puri Raja in Legian. It was fixed price & quite cheap:-Bintang Silver CollectionJl Padma Utara, Legian

• SnacksSo here's the tip: Instead of expensive pool lunches for the little ones, why not buy cup noodles for 3000rp at a minimart. You could add flavour or no flavour, and all cups came with a plastic fork and an extra chilli sachet. Anotherthing Kate liked were chocolate milk box drinks. Filling and refreshing

• SoftwareRamayana Department Store (Denpasar) - Platinum Multimedia (within store) for computer software CD's at about $10per Cd for programs such as Windows 98, MS Office Premium, Macaffee virus programs and so on. Most common PCprograms are available but the range for Macintosh is limited - try pc_Mac at Jalan (street) Imam Bonjol 266,Denpasar. They will make up multi programe discs for you. Try to check the discs file in a computer. I’ve had two (inmore that 40) that were not true to the outside label. Tough at $10 each, eh!? E-mail [email protected] forlists before you go. PC's - 50,000rp ($10)

• Spices

Stock up on expensive spices in bali. No problems with customs re these. Spices are very cheap in bali.

• Stubby Holders2004 - Stubby holders- Rp4,000

• Sunglasses2004 - Sunglasses 15,000 > 20,000rpSunglasses 15000 (25,000 – 30,000 2004)2004 - If it is copies that you are after, they are all available. Last week I bought copy Luis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci etcfor about 10,000 to 15,000rph each. (Exchange rate 6,500 = $1.50 to $2.30).



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2004 - Sunglasses 15,000 - 25,000 rp. Sunglasses- Rp15,000-25,000buy). Sunglasses – paid 15 000Rp each no matter what the type or where the shop2004 - oakleys which are hidden under the counter for 25 000 rupiah,billabong and quicksilver which is also hiddenfor 30 000,you have to pay more for them but they are good copies.Sunglasses $4My husband bought approximately 10 or 15 pairs of thin metal frame Oakleys (Copies that is) from various marketsaround Kuta and Legian approx. 15,000 rupiah. I bought many pairs that look very real and which have lasted for everdon't pay more than 2000 - 4000 rupiah for a pair2004 - 15,000 sunglasses, fake Ray Bans and Arnettes – not great UV protection but did the job for walking aroundwithout the worry of getting good sunglasses scratched).

• SurveysNEVER fill in surveys or go to collect prized you have supposedly won. They are all time share lures and will just wastevaluable time in your holidays. Almost everyone gets caught by this scam. Everyone will tell you you have won ‘firstprize’.

• TaxisTaxi from Tuban to Legian Rp40,000. Look also at Legian/Seminyak (next section) as the boundaries are not clearbetween these districts.We got a voucher from the Airport 11000 rp for our transfer to the hotel. We used light blue cabs elsewhere.We used Blue Taxis where we could. They have meters and are relatively cheap. Where we were forced to negotiate aprice with other taxis we often paid more due to our lack of knowledge about distances etc.Light blue have a meter and are friendly.White won’t use their meters.Airport to beach markets 25,000Rp from airport from taxi rank window or 15,000Rp if use blue cabAirport to Kuta 4,500. 10,00Rp to Denpasar.12,000Rp to Sanur/Nusa Dua and 34,000Rp to Ubud.Metered taxis are cheaper. Bargained from Nusa Dua to Kuta for 20,000Rp but metred cab was only 16,000Rp.Avoid white taxis as they try to not use their meter and over charge foreigners.Only use light blue coloured ones (Bali Taxi) and ensure it is meterered.4 people from Legian to airport etc 20,000Rp.Private drivers will usually charge 203 times a taxi.Light blue are cheap eg less than us$10 before tip for 2 hr ride from Nusa Dua to Yoyah Bungkah.Flag fall is 2000Rp and lasts 1 km. 90Rp every extra 100 metres.At airport can’t find light blue cabs but take fixed price dark blue ones. To get these go to booth outside arrivals areaswhere you pay in advance for fixed price ticket to hotel. Paid at cab booth is US$. But exchange rate was terrible ie ifrate is worse than at airport - use airport in desperation.If the driver says meter is broken ensure you know the price before you leave.Taxis are air conditioned.Taxi fares from airport:4500 Rp to Kuta; 10,000Rp to Denpasar; 12,00 Rp to Sanur/Nusa Dua; 34,000 Rp to Ubud.Blue taxi from Legian to Kuta 4-5,000. Bemos as high as 15-20,000.All taxis have meters.I driver says - 10,00 Rp or says how much you pay me - tell him to put meter on. If he puts cloth over it don’t befooled. Get out of his cab and get another.. If they start without meter - tell them to put it on and pay exactly what itsays - and no more.If driver puts on meter tip him heavily.Don’t ask taxis to wait for you as it will cost you a lot of money. You could offer them 5-10,000Rp to wait for you.Once the meter is off everything is negotiable.Any taxi ride (short) over 20,000Rp is over priced.As a guide a taxi from Kuta to Patra Jasa is $1.

White taxi’s are OK. Green – not sure. Blue taxi should only have 2,000Rp on the meter and not 2,900 etc.You will get a range of prices I paid anywhere between Rp15000 and Rp30000 for the trip between Sanur and Kuta

• Temple Umbrellas

Temple Umbrellas - buy at Sukawati - 60,000 Rp for one in 5 pieces - gold printed fabric, top spindle, umbrella andpole in 3 pieces.



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• Theft

It was while bartering for the Indian Goods, I got into trouble. I was surrounded by kids ( not sure where they camefrom ) and when they left I was astounded when I discovered my bumbag had gone with them. Fortunately it onlycontained my mobile phone which was insured as I had my wallet in my hand ready to pay the guy. ( I NEVER shopwith my passport on me ) So after 15 times to Bali I was finally hit with a theft and insurance claim :( The Indian shopis across the road and up a bit from Peanuts, so i headed straight there and was assisted by my good friend therenicknamed "Whisky". He gave me a lift to the Police where I filled a report ( as required by all insurance company's )and gave them a "mandatory donation" of 10,000 Rp to assist in their search.

• Tipping

Tip room service guys 5,000Rp and they were happy. But tip 30,000Rp to caddies and they looked disappointed.Not generally expected in hotels.Can tip taxis a few 1,000Rp if metrered. Leave a few thousand when leave hotel room and 2,00Rp or so if have heavyluggage. Give drivers 5-10,000Rp if they delighted you in some way.TIP - barter hard and give yourself room to move up if needed. Stand your ground and they will usually give in. Bestbartering is on the beach.

• ToothbrushesToothbrushes are really cheap at only 50c each. Stock up on a whole lot while in Bali.

• TransportCould catch a local bemo. Could share it with duck, chickens etc. Don’t use these for tours as they may stop half waythrough tour and ask for money. Not trustworthy and vehicles may be a bit dodgey. They will charge 25,000Rp forsomething a blue taxi will do for 4,000Rp.Also try a Dokar - local horse and carriage which carry 3-4 people. Usually around Denpasar and Singaraja.Motor Bikes are too dangerous.

• Touching Heads

Don't touch kids on the head - they are holy, the head their holiest spot and you are getting in the way of theirrelationship with god).

• Towels

2004 - Beach Towels 25,000 - 50,000 rp

• TshirtsT-Shirts 250002004 - Paul Frank t-shirts/singlets (good quality type with stripes) 20,000rp2004 - Cheaper quality t-shirts 15,000rp (some still had Paul Frank)2004 -XL Adults T-shirts 20,000rpXXL T Shirts 15-20K (some would not sell less than 20K even after walking out)For example, t-shirts which we had got for between Rp 20000- Rp 25000 on the streets were Rp 15000 at Tootsies.Collared 30,0000 not collared 20,000 (2004)2004 - T Shirt printed with ganesha (100,000r at a fixed price store on main road leading towards Jalan Hanoman –really unusual shirts there – really good quality printing and beading and different from the normal bali t-shirts)2004 - Good quality shirts - Most of the stalls are selling really good quality t-shirts now. You won't have any troublefinding them. They get them from under the counter. They are much more authentic although they do shrink so makesure you get a size larger than you need. They are about double the price of the older style ones. Well that's what Ipaid - I'm sure you could get better....2004 - Agree with Christine Phuket has better quality T-Shirts although the latest Bali Surf (market) T-Shirts are 90%of the way there2004 - We were offered them just outside of the Oasis Hotel in the first couple of days (behind the counter stuff) andthen when we walked around places we just asked at the market stalls if they had better ones than what they had ondisplay. They all did. We were quite impressed with the quality - so different to the old style.2004 - T-shirts 10,000 - 30,000 rp (Billabong, quicksilver, rip curl, nike). T-shirt- white 15.000 Levi 501s 75.000. SurfT-shirts 25.000. T-shirts: XL - 15-20,000 and bigger sizes 20-25,000 each (depends how many you2004 - I bought loads of Billabong and Quicksilver t-shirts that were 'black market' type sales. They had them hidden



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under benches etc. We paid 35 000Rp – 50 000Rp each for these t-shirts. Some are tagged XL were which harder tocome by but definitely a better size.Surf shop clothes are cheap. Quicksilver T’shirts for $5Problems at tootsies as all the hawkers in the markets were desperate and kept pulling at you. They only haveclothes/shows at Tootsies.At Tootsies prices were, girls bad girl shorts 12000, long ones 17000, tops 12000, ladies tops 10000-15000, nike shoes35000, caps (stussy, bad girl, etc) 8000. Also got a large dragon kite that Made's husband had made for 150000, helooks terrific hanging up under our patio here at home.Mens imitation T-shirts 20,000 to 30,000.. T-shirts and shorts for kids at Kuta Beach Markets 15000 - 2000 a pieceT-shirts 30,000RpT-shirts $4Tea Shirts 20000Singlets 15000T-shirts (adults)- 15000rp to 20000rptshirts 20,000.

• VCD’s

Found the best place for selection and quality was top floor of Ramayana dept store(at the stalls) in Denpasar.when I last went to bali, in july, vcd's cost between Rp25,000 and Rp70,000 around about. If you want ones that aregood quality, get the dearer ones as the cheaper ones are video taped from the movies and aren't very good quality.The best place to get good ones from are matahariVCD 25000 all worked, varying quality.

• VIP Lounge, Bali airport

There is a VIP lounge there. Walk past liunge and may be invited in.If you pay say $5AUS you can go in and eat and drink as much as you want.Not big but comfortable.Someone else was charged 50,000 Rp - all you can eat and drink. They were there for 3 hrs.

• WatchesWatches coloured approx $7Dive Watches $10John Farnam" - watches - front of Kartika Beach Hotel, TUBAN.watches - 25,000rp - 30,000rp (on the beach). Baby G watches - 25,000rp each ($5)Gucci and CK copy watches were about $7-8 - you can get them cheaper if you buy a few - I got them down to $5.50ea in markets.We were not going to buy many watches this time but couldn't help ourselves. Between Rob, David &myself we bought about 25 averaging between 30000 & 40000rup. The Rolex's with date were a bit more. I bought 6at 60000rup each.Around the Kuta area for the usual nicknack`s, watches, top shelf, 50,000 to 60,000rps,Brietling and Rolex,(Rolex withdate)others, two for 60,000rps2004 - I am still wearing the "TAG" watch I bought in Sept 2001. Have replaced the battery three times. I also have aBillabong watch with leather strap that I bought in 1998 that still works, have changed battery 5 or 6 times. I find ifyou buy a number of watches then "turn off" or take battery out of the ones you are not wearing they last fine. in thetrip and set the time.2004 - If they don't keep time I take them back. I bought 20 last trip (for people at work). 3 stopped in the first weekall the rest were great. I got spare batteries and gave everyone a spare battery. Batteries are only 5.000 for 8. Makesure you get some because batteries here are $7. I paid 25.000 for most. I even got a waterproof mans watch for25.000. I haven't put it in water but a guy at the hotel bought one and had it in the pool. He said it was great.

Copy watches. TAG/Rolex/Cartier. Around $7-8 AUS. Check watches carefully when you buy them as they may removethe pin. Rolex 60,000RP NZ.50,000 – 60,000Rp for watches generally.20-0K -the matal ones are the dearer.2004 - Watches varied in price – the Rip Curl/Billabong watches started out at Rp 100 000 but on average we weregetting watches for anything from Rp 35 000 to Rp 75 000 (a tip for watch lovers like myself – the Petaling Market inKL has an amazing



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2004 - Watches 15,000 – 25,000 rp. Watches 25.000- 30.000. Watches- Rp30,000-35,000. Watches – paid 25 000Rpfor all watches except couldn't get Billabong man's watch for less that 30 000RpEarly Nov 2001 – That folks is about it, just the every report stuff left, watches-mens all metal-35/40,000, womens nomore than 30,000, less?,Watches 25000 – 30000 (2004)and a Paul Frank watch 40 000,it cost a little more than most ladies watches because i bought it at Bagus Watches atMatahari's.,2004 - PRices for fake rolexs are from 30.000 rupiah to 80.000 rupiah for bali rolex or any names. You will find a lot inkuta area, they are very happy to help you to buy, they will shout at you, "shopping2004 - 150,000 Rolex perpetual (automatic requiring no batteries) – EXCELLENT copy has the second had runningsmoothly around rather than “ticking” as per the original Rolex’s). Wanted 300,000 and would not budge for the firsttwo weeks.

• Winners Parties/CompetitionBe wary if you win T-shirt or accommodation - it is only a scam for timeshare.

• Wood2004 - Wood Elephants large size 2 for 60 000Rp. Wood Elephants small 2 for 30 000Rp2004 - I was able to get my ganesha (about 12 –16 inches high out of wood) for about 200,000R after carefullychecking many out for woodborers. Had to reject a few before finding one that looked OK (customs agreed thankgoodness! I did spray with pea beau thoroughly in my hotel room before coming home just to be on the safe side).2004 - Bamboo Wind chimes: Small 10-15,000 and Medium 15-20,000.

• Yo YoYo yo's 15000rp. Broke after 2 days.

Make UP

You may or may not be aware that you can purchase Revlon makeup at a very cheap price in Bali.

You can get Liquid foundation for 65,000 rp, lipsticks & nail polishes for 45,000 rp, mascara and eyeshadows foraround 65,000 rp.

I priced these items prior to leaving Australia, and in Adelaide the foundation was around the $24 mark. So you cansave yourself heaps.

Don't be afraid to purchase more than you need as they store very well.

You can get the makeup at any Revlon counter in the cosmetics section of Matahari and Discovery Mall. Thisincludes all other brands.

Regards,Nelson. – Bali Forum 2005

Charaties to support:WWW.baliforum.com are supporters of the charities below you support to help them would be muchappreciated as the help the people who are out of reach of help and fundings.The Tip People.



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Tuesday February 1, 02:23 PM

British Investor To Build Rubbish Processing Project In Bali

DENPASAR, Feb 1 Asia Pulse - A British investor is interested in investing US$20 million in the building of an integrated rubbishprocessing project (IPST) in Bali province.

The project which would be managed by PT Navigat Organic Energy Indonesia (NOEI) is expected to cover Badung, Gianyar andTabanan districts by applying a landfill technology system, a provincial official, I Made Sumer, told reporters here over theweekend. ADVERTISEMENT

He said that in the first stage, the plant which has a capacity for processing 500 tons or 3,000 cubic meters of rubbish is expected toproduce about five to 8 megawattd of power.

According to I Made Sumer, the building of the plant on the six hectares of land is to be started in February and scheduled to beready for operation by the end of 2005.

He said that the local administration has received a Forestry Minister's approval for benefitting six hectares of the 10-hectareavailable mangrove forest for building the project.

Under a 20-year cooperation, the povincial administration is estimated to receive at least US$1,000 per megawatts from the state-owned electricity company PT PLN which will be using the energy, he said.

(ANTARA)

This will hopefully provide some employment for the villagers that have lived on the Tip for such a long time. If not it will at leastrelieve the pressure on the rapidly decaying enviroment of the island. It will also hopefully slow down the pollution of the groundwater and the surrounding Mangroves.Thanx Wybe , we will follow these developements with interest.Paul

SchoolsAs you have read the current cash budget we have in hand is going towards the "essentials" text books, water well, toilet and a coatof paint.Then we will need mats or large carpets for each of the classroom so that the children can sit, play or read.We hope to set a library in the near future - so ANY kind of books in Indonesian and English.The school also needs supplies of paint & brushes, poster paper or butcher paper, crepe paper, scissors, glue, staplers, aper cutters.Simple games like jacks, twister, skipping ropes or any other games that do not require English as the learning language.Some simple sports equipment, hoops, badmiton set, volleyball.We have a team of teachers ( thanks to Rosemary here at Dyatmika School Bali) who are ready to donate a Saturday once a monthto go up to the school and teach the children, English, Art, Sports or anything else that is fun and different from what the teachersin the village school can provide.I'm sure that they could also use things like a world globe, atlas, science learning aids - ANYTHING AT ALL - that allows schoolto be a great learning experience.I cannot tell you how happy the school teachers are to just have the text books ( for the very first time!) and to have a toilet andwater.Anything else they receive would just seem so unreal!



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