In Reply to: I disagree, Mic.... posted by carlos501b on Thursday, 4. November 2004 at 20:03 Bali Time:
People are only brainwashed if they let themselves be.
Of course it is being portrayed here as an important destination by many..because it is a Bali Travel Forum.
Those that are not interested in the place or who will never go back do not stay around..it holds no interest for them.
I suggest you do a search of the archives.
There will be many of the critical aspects of Bali listed whether it be about hotels, drivers, beggars, the traffic, the roads, the scams,the people,the beaches,the sleazy side of Bali,et al.
There is good & bad in every destination.
I'd say there are not too many around (though there are some) who wear rose coloured glasses in relation to Bali.
As for the sleep/visa posts etc yes they do often dominate the board & that's because many are excited about their holiday & others just don't use the archives/search engine for whatever reason..
As you said, yes, each to their own