Hi guys,
Got back last night after a quick 10 day trip compliments of Air Asia.
Air Asia were great...staff fantastic, seats good, meals OK......BUT....NO BOOZE ON THE PLANE....just as well I had a hip flask in my pocket. If you are tall, book the exit seats...very little leg room and worth the extra $10
Returning from Bali there was only one check in for a long while....eventually another temporary one opened.....I suggest getting to the airport a little earlier than usual.
We used the Prada lounge on the return trip(100.000Rp)....thanks guys, very good info, very comfortable and free food and drink.
Bali was full to the top with tourists(heaps of French), many more than before the bomb, the beaches until Wednesday, when tourists started departing were similar to England or the Mediterranean in summer.....packed for a far as you could see all along the beach....many have now left and things are getting back to normal.
8200 to 8300 Au going rate on the street
Travel tips.....buy small industrial ear plugs from Bunnings $3.00 for the flights...the screaming kids 3 aisles back become a low noise, also when changing money in Bali convert some to multiples of $25 US....very cheap exchange rate (we only had Au$ this time and it cost us $70 Au VOA...an overcharge of $10)
Weather very good, no rain, but as usual at this time of the year, the pool was cool...no more than 5 to 10 minutes could be spent in it.
I met people staying at the Secret Garden Inn in Poppies 1....all those sh*tty comments posted recently are correct about this place, they will never return!!!!
Uns have the band back again...top place as usual
Gosha as good as always
La Lucciola as good as usual....FYI they have a special function room for big parties and a function menu with lots of extras if needed.
We went to Echo beach Sunday 5.30pm ....could not get a table at the Beach house...great place.........BUT a perfect venue for a terrorist with all the packed people around ??
We found a small picture shop with the artist on site at the top left hand side of Legian St near Bemo corner....great paintings and no loud colours...only 150k for a beautiful painting that was expertly framed.
7 more weeks until we return......we cannot wait....3 weeks this time and the pool should be warmer
LOL to all and thanks for your info, even after 23 visits it is good to get new info from all of you
Mark