In Reply to: We saw posted by scaredycat on Monday, 9. July 2007 at 23:50 Bali Time:
If you go on organised tours, yes, you will end up at places where the guide gets a commission.
If you're aware of this board, then perhaps you would have read enough BEFORE your trip to have known this, and that hiring a driver for the day and personalising your itinerary can be a much more rewarding option.
Shame you didn't enjoy yourself, but you get that. Seems odd that someone would travel so far to sit at a hotel and relax. Surely you could have done that somewhere closer to home and saved Bali for a time where you were prepared to experience the culture beyond having cocktails brought to your sun lounge.