Just returned from an amazing 12 days in bali.
Travelled with my boyfriend and 6 others, plus 3 friends who were already there.
Flew garuda from melbourne, no hassles.
Thru customs at DPS very quickly, longest part was waiting for our luggage.
Stayed at the jayakarta in legian. Could not fault this hotel.
Rooms were clean and tidy & were cleaned daily. All our rooms were close to the pool and not the road.
Ive been to bali roughly 15 times but has some first timers with us so played tour guide for a bit.
Went to Ubud - silver, wood carving, lunch at rice paddies, coffee plantation, Nusa Dua (watersports), Waterbom Park, Blue Point Pool some went to the elephant park, safari park & jimbaran bay.
Ate at seaside, zanzibar, lanai, blue ocean, goodys, champs, nirvana, rumours, khaima, tommys, poco loco, tjs, kumala pantai, moo moos, sheppys.
Did the usual market shopping for dresses, singlets, shorts, beads, shoes, hats etc.
Had 2 dresses made, 1 at winda tailor near the jayakarta, took my own material, linig & zip, turned out beautiful.
Also had another dress made at Olga tailor in garlic lane, very happy with this also.
Rate was between 8700-9000 the whole time.
Was very hot for this time of year, i have been in october the past 4 or 5 years and i have never noticed it being as hot as it was.
Locals were saying the same thing. Only had rain very early one morning.
Also had the experience of the earthquake for somthing different.
We were on the beach when it happened, safe to say we ran pretty quickly along with half the people on the beach.
Cant wait to book my next trip!