In Reply to: Bali and Samui posted by frazzledfozzle on Friday, 7. January 2011 at 19:51 Bali Time:
with some points and would prefer to go to Bali than samui any day.
Bali is a "lot" cheaper than both samui and phuket (if you want it to be)
One of the reasons we decided to frequent Bali more than Thailand of late was the cheapness for a quick holiday and silly flight prices.
The main problem with Bali V Samui is in Bali you cant just hop on a boat to Koh PhangGan which is up their with koh samet and Koh Chang.
Bali is better than samui and phuket in my opinion but "Thailand" it is not.
Given a choice Bali or Samui I would choose Bali
Given a choice Bali or Thailand I would choose Thailand every time.
It can be a strange comparison really because most compare Bali to Thailand because they have only been to Samui and Phuket?
Check out The Gilli islands off Lombok,Very nice,and not that hard to get to from Bali these days.