In Reply to: is it safe posted by susanne on Wednesday, 26. March 2008 at 09:20 Bali Time:
The bottom line is you have to do what you feel is right for you.
Anything can happen any where in the world on any given day.
We are very lucky to live where we do (australia), but unfortunatley its only going to be a matter of time before something may happen here (fingers crossed it doesnt).
I feel the Government will never remove the warnings from the DFAT site, to cover their own butts.
I also wonder with what happened in America (911) where the death and devestation was uncomprehendable, why isnt there a DFAT warning for America?
Then there is the London bombings, drive by shootings in Thailand......etc etc.
We have booked June for 3 weeks with no hesitation. Once your there you soon slip into 'Bali Mode' and forget all your worries!!
I will admit i have fleeting moments of 'what if' but they pass in an instant, but i was more worried sitting in a stadium of 52 000 people at a Robbie Williams concert, thinking holly cr#p imagine a bomb going off here?
If we go through life with the 'what if' attitude you'll worry yourself to an early grave. We are talking about something that doesnt happen on a regular basis, not like shootings/bashings/fights/murders that happen every day in alot of other countries.
Good luck with your decision.