In Reply to: Candidasa Questions / Ideas posted by tamakai on Tuesday, 10. February 2009 at 14:02 Bali Time:
I hope that you get some answers from others who have spent time at CD, as I am also booked for March for a few days.
Last Sept we travelled through CD and stopped in Vincents for lunch twice....had a fantastic meal in the back garden area. Friends of our also passed through the town too, but they had a different experience and didn't enjoy their meal, so it may have been what they ordered, as our meal was fantastic - especially the desert crepes.
I did not come across any shopping of note at all in CD, apart from a nearby village called Tanganan, where there is a market for weaved ikat and local handicrafts set up for tourists.
We did buy a few kites in a general store to play with on the beach.
I have contacted a local driver in CD via email and we will meet him to discuss a day trip, so I can tell you about it in a JBR when we return....let me know if you would like his email address, but I haven't met him yet. His name is Wayan Mudra.