In Reply to: So more advice posted by the_wilkos on Tuesday, 7. August 2007 at 19:44 Bali Time:
Hi there-
Jayakarta is a great position- in reference to restaurants, you are surrounded by some lovely choices, a short stroll away on the beach- and many other good forum recommended eateries, a short cab fare away.
There is 2 guys called Eddie and Dandy that have a shop opposite the entrance to jaykarta- where i have purchased 100's of movies and only returned 2. They will tell you if they are OK.
I have included a link below for a good driver -that will be handy for you with a large group, as both he and his brother have vans.
charges 250,ooo rp - per FULL day - Great value for a day out-
and would only charge half that for a trip to Ubud.
He knows all the good places just out of Ubud for art.
There is a web page for him here with his phone contact and some pics.
Enjoy your holidays.