In Reply to: Quest for the Dollar killing Bali posted by OzCulprit on Friday, 6. August 2010 at 11:54 Bali Time:
Can't see us going back.
We are of the opinion that Bali is so busy, that the infrastructure can't cope with the amount of people that are there or arriving.
Our experience, the quality of the food, taste, is not the same as it used to be and a lot more expensive these days, in some cases on par with Australia.
A lot of Substandard accommodation/hotels.
Toilets don't work in most restaurants/shopping centres and they stink.
Rooms not getting cleaned properly.
Lots of rubbish around and the smell is offensive.
Up to 3 hours on Arrival waits at airport.
Traffic Horrific.
You get sick of people always wanting to scam you.
I could just go on, but our last trip to Bali was awful and we said we wouldn't go back unless we stayed at Nusa Dua away from all the hassle.
I read the forum and sometimes have an input however we just can't bring ourselves to going back.
I Think alot of people feel the same way, but don't like to say anything in fear of getting abused.
Abuse me if you want but I don't have rose coloured glasses on, Bali has changed for the worse IMO.