In Reply to: That was good to read posted by burracooka on Sunday, 11. April 2010 at 17:26 Bali Time:
had gone to Bali for the first time together 34 years ago and she hadn't been back. The worst part was we had to be very careful of her walking and tripping, getting up and down steps and into and out of cars she needed assistance. I did not want her to go anywhere on her own as I was concerned she would get lost or fall over. The money was difficult for her but we looked after that and bargained for her.
I kept saying to her what something was worth in Aus dollars so she could understand and she got very annoyed with me saying "but we are not dealing in dollars but rupiah!" I would say yes mum but unless you convert back to dollars you have no idea how much something is and what you are paying - she didn't get it.
It was a good exercise for my patience and tolerance put it that way. I am glad we took her.