In Reply to: Friend just returned today through posted by Baliku on Monday, 13. June 2005 at 20:11 Bali Time:
We arrived back on Saturday and it was fairly busy. The locals say that this is not the busiest time of year anyway.
Our hotel was full of Aussies and Japanese and people still appear to be going.
We didnt feel uncomfortable at any stage. We were aware of our surroundings and avoided busy night spots but had a fantastic time.
One of our local guides said it is really hard as it took 2 years for the tourists to come back after the bombings and now with the drugs case and the travel warnings people may stay away again.
They feel that they are being tarred with the "indonesian" brush. Jakarta is the place where something is more likely to happen but as Bali is part of Indo people think that Bali is a real target.
Once again, why change or delay your plans when you could get hit by a bus or be involved in a car accident at anytime.