In Reply to: Bali Reflections 1982 to 2008 posted by cravic on Monday, 31. December 2007 at 21:02 Bali Time:
I first visited in 1980. We stayed at Legian Bch Hotel and the only way that you knew to turn left off Legian Rd (which was all rice fields) was the sarong stall on the corner!
My next visit was also 1994 and I hated it. We stayed at Puri Raja and it ws the days of the watch and ring hawkers every few steps and I just didn't know how to say "no" and could not get the hang of the bargaining again and I honestly hated it an dleft to go home early. But I did ggive it another try the following yr and then found myself going back year after year and just accepting it as it now was... but I stilll love to bring out my photos of streets with no foorpaths and Melasti St as a jungle