In Reply to: the longest day of my life!!!And thanx.. posted by first_timer on Monday, 14. February 2005 at 07:27 Bali Time:
I remember my first trip to Bali in 1981 and also my first time overseas. My friends and I were horrified at first, [Bali was a bit different back then] but to this day I dont know what we expected.
We caught the bus from Adelaide to melbourne overnight then flew out of Tullamarine. God we were so excited, so green and when we landed and they opened the door of the plane, we had to catch buses on the tarmac [which still happens today for some flights].
My first recollection is the wave of heat and humidity, the smell of the airline fuel and watching the heat ripple off the tarmac....
Have a wonderful time, take it all in, dont be put off by people hassling you to buy, just smile and walk on by. Oh and one more thing, on the cycling tour careful riding, you dont want to end up like Aminkila [Linda] who swerved to avoid a motorbike and broke her ankle in 2 places last week in Kintamani.
I really look forward to your post when you return. I love reading the perspective of 'first timers' to bali....cheeers