thanks to all that took the time to reply to my post. We are a family in NZ so the goldcoast is an exciting destination for the younger kids for me I loved it too but Bali has a way about it that just keeps pulling at me I know that sounds weird but it's been a year since I was last there and I can't stop the yearning to go back... so I hang out here most nights reading all the jbr's trying to capture that feeling when you get off the plane the heat and humidity the smells and the sounds ooohhhh......