In Reply to: Not Bali, but a good place to start.... posted by pertholdie on Thursday, 26. July 2007 at 10:50 Bali Time:
pretty cheap over there as the island is duty free so a beer from memory was less than an Aussie dollar and food was pretty cheap also if you wanna find cheap food. However, pay a bit more and there are some amazing quality restaurants. Tell him to try the Lighthouse if he is staying in the area (west coast) or the Thai Barn (north coast)which is located at the end of about 300m of boardwalks in the middle of a mangrove - amazing spot !!! Recommend to him that he hire a car to see the island - traffic is minimal and you get to see the whole island. Hire care form as little as $20 aussie a day.