Have been reading posts about people changing their Bali travel plans. Friend from work is booked to go in November and asked me if I thought she should still go. I told her no one can decide that for her...I told her that if she is going to stress out so much that she won't enjoy it, then don't go. She said maybe she should go to Thailand instead, I reminded her that thousands of people died there recently in tsunami ( funny how we have such short memories! ) Then she started talking about here, there and everywhere but I don't know of anywhere on earth that people don't die of something. Remember Thredbo? Some people were sleeping in their beds and got killed so you don't even have to walk out your front door to die tragically. The thing is, if you decide not to go that is your choice and I don't hold that against anyone. I have been to Vietnam, Thailand twice, Malaysia twice, Hong Kong, Singapore twice, Bali 8 times, Hawaii, England, Italy, Israel, Java, Lombok, Gili Islands, etc, etc, and much as I like travelling to other places Bali is my favourite of all. There are only 2 things that would stop me going to Bali - lack of money and death! Actually that's not right, coz I've instructed my hubby that if I die he is to take my ashes and spread them in Bali so not even death will stop me!!!! I am actually going to Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia in March but that is on business, if I had a choice I would be going to Bali. I always say " You can take the girl out of Bali but you can't take Bali out of the girl!!!"