Posted by cravic on Wednesday, 8. August 2007 at 15:10 Bali Time:
Have holidayed in Bali over 25 years with about 13 trips...
We were there last December and were dissapointed with the change. The english speaking skills were at a minimum and the breakfasts in hotels themed very much for the indonesians and asians. Found Discovery way to expensive to shop. I remember a time when you could walk out your hotel and the smells of the restaurants would overcome you. Still love Bali, but we decided to try Phuket. Phuket is very spread out, english speaking skills very low, more expensive in general. We missed the warm friendly smiles of the balinese, the ease of getting around and variety of things to do. So its back to Bali for us, however we have decided to realy get quality we need to pay a bit more now.
Interested in anyones thoughts on the changing face of Bali? Anyone noticed?
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