well we returned yesterday we spent 1month enjoying wonderful bali .this is just a short note on where we stayed and what we did(nothing really) it was a month to just relax and do nothing. we left melb on the 2nd of aug i was a bit worried as we where flying jetstar and after all the bad reports on delays and things we had no problems .we stayed at the grand istana rama in a delux room great room big and clean huge bathroom sep shower & bath the bed took awhile to get use to as it was very hard ,breakie was good great loction the only down side was the pool area very concretey no real greenery. we ate most nights at the kuta food court yummy food and so cheap hubbys favorite was the satay ayam with rice from il'akabar resturant.lots of great food outlets to choose from at the food court . most days we sat on the beach and watched the world go by and the guys from bondi rescue.the next stop was sanur and we stayed at the peneeda view hotel in a sea view villa which had a loungeroom sep bedroom and large bathroom , great hotel if you have a large family as they have family 2bedroom suites the only problem with this hotel was the loction as it was a little way out to the resturants on the beach ,so each day we would get the bikes from the hotel and ride up and down the beach path ,having been more than 10years since i last rode a bike my butt felt it !!but we had fun riding and became known with in the hotel as the bikers by other guests in the hotel.we found a great little place to eat at just up from the hotel on the main road called stars nice yummy food.Our next move was back to kuta to the Ida hotel what a great little hotel we stayed in a delux bungalow it had 2 q/s beds and an outside bathroom loved this hotel and would stay their again also had my hair done at rommys in the lane way near the hotel what agreat laugh shes (he) fabulous !. after 4nights we moved on to the ramanda bintang hotel in a familyroom we love this hotel and have stayed there 7 times now, my sister inlaw joined as for the last 11nights and this was to be her first trip to bali. we picked her up at the airport she was quite suprised at the sight of her brother as he had dressed in a sarong and a tradational balinese hat and by this time he was black even the balinese where asking him if he was balinese! she loved bali as much as we did she found it a bit overwheleming at first but after acouple of days was fine. we had a massage at melasti spa in tuban 2hrs message and body srub flowerbath for $24 all i can say is sorry to whoever else was there that night, because all we did was laugh !went to the safari park had lots and lots of photos with the baby tiger and hubby was called onto the stage to be part of the elephant show ,so more photos where taken a great day had by all . returned home yesterday flight was running 1/2 hr late when we left but made up time and landed on time at melb with 4 other planes and once we picked up our luggage with what seemed to be 1 millon other people and waited in line with 1 millon other people we got out of customs 2 1/2hrs later( now thats what i call fun!)we are now at home like most people again counting down the sleeps to when we return again.....fiona (ona)& billy(balibilly )