In Reply to: bali today posted by rhinowa on Wednesday, 1. February 2006 at 15:46 Bali Time:
We go to Bali each Dec-Jan for 3-4 weeks. I have been 14 times. This last trip was the most difficult (emotionally) as the streets were quiet, and we spent more money than we ever have, and enjoyed doing it. Many of the workers have returned to their villages as they can not afford to pay for the rooms in Kuta and Legian, they say they will return when the tourists return. We never felt unsafe, we maybe tightened the reins slightly on our 13yo & 15yo, but we were not paranoid. Bali needs the tourism more than ever now and I felt as secure as I ever had on any previous trip. However, being a family we did not frequent the nightclubs, we stayed out late, but not at clubs. Our friends came with us, it was their first trip to Bali and they can't wait to go back. The decision is yours, quite frankly I worry more about driving on our roads. 66 Aussies died over Dec-Jan period. Hope you make the correct decision for YOU.