In Reply to: HNR... But sadly, my first and last.... posted by Balidj on Saturday, 16. June 2012 at 03:11 Bali Time:
Sorry to hear your story. I left Bali 20 years ago with a similar bad taste in my mouth and was dragged back kicking and screaming (and a lot of tears by my hubby to move here).
I read so many stories of how it used to be in Bali and how people wish Bali was like that, but everyone has a different experience. My memories were only of bad locals. The locals grabbed woman's crotches (hard), they got the tourists drunk and robbed them and left them in the gutters naked or out in the middle of rice fields. The vendors were so persistent, the guys with hats piled 2 metres high and watches up there arms would follow you for kilometers. Locals would give you directions and then show up at your hotel demanding money for doing so. I could go on and on about my version of Bali back then (stayed in Legian).
So, I am glad you were able to have some wonderful holidays in Bali and wherever you chose next time is wonderful as well.
A little tip: There are some wonderful parts of Bali with beautiful people, I have never found them in Legian but there are, so you may want to just get out of there and see another part of the Island so you don't have 20 years of bad taste like I had.