In Reply to: 1st bali trip posted by suenito on Wednesday, 29. October 2008 at 08:48 Bali Time:
If you are staing long enough then split your time between 2 or 3 areas.
Ubud is my favourite part of Bali - great town up in the mountain area, has many great hotels, the town centre has many great restaurants, close to many temple and other cultural sites, dances in town every night of the week etc etc. A little more relaxing than Legian and Kuta as local sellers wont hassle you as much due to local laws.
Kegian/Seminyak is down in the action areas by the beach with lots of shops and restarants and tourist activities.
You may also want to try Sanur which is close by but a little quieter.
Another nice spot is Candi Dasa for complete peace and quiet and great snorkelling.