In Reply to: What's your top 10? posted by m0gwai on Wednesday, 25. June 2008 at 19:29 Bali Time:
Okay, there are a lot of things listed, here are some of mine as I just got back from my third trip, I understand how they differ depending on who you are with.
1. Agree, you must do a bike ride, even if you aren't into sports stuff. I'd agree with other posters that a highlight was my bike trip but I have to recommend C.Bali as even better than Bike Baik, sorry, but I have now done Wayan's and Bintang Cyle and C.Bali (www.c-bali.com)is now my favorite and the bikes are new which makes a big difference, value for money is there as well, then you can tick off a few more of my highlights all in one trip - they were: 2.see another part of Bali, 3.meet rural Balinese people 4.get out of the city 5.see some rice paddies 6.see an active volcano 7.canoe on a lake in the middle of a gigantic volcanic crater.
8. Take them to the monkeys, I went again after 10 years and still enjoyed it, its also cheap.
9. Nusa Lembongan Island - it's cheap to get the boat across, stay 1 night in a Bungalow and enjoy a true Island (no cars) have a drink at Scooby Doo bar and watch an amazing sunset. You have to visit Dream Beach, you'll probably have the whole cove to yourself, it's magical.
10.Enjoy Kuta for what Kuta is, I really enjoyed staying there (first time). As there aren't many resorts, people leave their hotel and enjoy chatting, so sit in a few bars or Warungs (you must try Bamboo Corner in Poppies 1 for cheap food, try the steaks for 18,000 or the Seafood Basket (for 2 people) for 50,000). Or the meat platter at Chasers in Benasari 109,000 for 2 or 3 people - and they have amazing pizza for 19,000.
Enjoy your third trip, Bali just gets better and better every time.