In Reply to: Friend just returned today through posted by Baliku on Monday, 13. June 2005 at 20:11 Bali Time:
We returned last month and felt that it was not as busy as the previous year in May. Stayed 3 nights at Tanjung Benoa and felt the same as last year. Spent ten nights at Tuban and felt this area was busy. There were several conferences on at the Kartika which helps. Went shopping up to Melasti and Garlic Lane and my son and I were the only tourists in the street which I have never seen on any of my previous trips. Last year in Kuta Square the restaurants were packed at lunch time but the days I was there not as packed. The Discovery Shopping Centre was fairly busy with tourists. Garuda has just announced that Brisbane will be sharing two flights with Sydney so there must be a drop in the tourists. There were police everyday outside reception at the Kartika while we were staying there and who ever was staying in the Suite had three private guards outside his room.