In Reply to: nice posted by gunn parker on Friday, 13. February 2009 at 20:40 Bali Time:
Hi there,
I found Jayakarta a good location for me, as I only wanted to go to Kuta two or three times to Waterbom Park (for the children) and once to go to Matahari and Discovery Mall. Kuta is a little too busy for me so I prefer Legian area.
I also felt that the restaurants in Legian and Legian/Seminyak were more to my taste. I find Kuta a bit manic.
The streets generally were full of traffic, especially around 4pm when people change work shifts but the tourist population was quiet generally - even in Kuta. ALL the drivers and taxi drivers confirmed this.
Hope this helps. Where do you need to be? Closer to Kuta? The shuttle from Jayakarta takes around 15 mins; especially if you take the 9.30am shuttle. Drops you off near Matahari area.
Jx