In Reply to: JBR - As requested! posted by Perthguy on Wednesday, 29. June 2011 at 15:52 Bali Time:
always good to hear the review of a newbie.
Yeh, I reckon only 1st and 2nd timers get done by the travel agent with the transfer scam!! Catching a taxi from the airport couldn't be easier. Set price so there is never any hassle. Another scam is their travel insurance - marked up ~200% I reckon.
In general I find if you have to go down a laneway to a shop or particularly a moneychanger you know you're gonna get scammed!! I guess this is not always the case but seems to be most of the time.
Thanks for taking the time to post, it was an interesting read : )