In Reply to: 1st timers to bali family {5} sept 12 posted by gerard wallen on Sunday, 9. September 2012 at 12:59 Bali Time:
Family of 5 .. you dont say how old the 3 children (I would assume they were children) were.
$3100 for flights and accommodation = $620 per person (if the children are adult fares) - not bad really
$200 per day = $40 per person - try and do that elsewhere
Jimbaran Bay = totally overpriced and if you had done your homework, ie searched this forum, you would have found that out from a few different people
Dishonest stall people .. maybe you were "ripped" off because you didn't ask other people what they were paying for the goods you wanted. We pay no more than $30,000 rupiah for t-shirts and tank tops and have done so for years.
Taxi to and from airport in Perth .. you could have parked your car in the long term carpark and paid nowhere near $160. We park our car there every time.
Did you use Bluebird taxis in Bali .. read the forum and do your homework and you would have found that they are preferred
Money Changers .. did you try and get the "best" rate possible and go down the back of a shop .. hmmmm hopefully not but you could have found out good reliable money changers if you did .. dare I say .. some research
Sorry to hear that you didn't enjoy your holiday in Bali and that it left such a sour taste in your mouth, it's not for everyone.
13 trips to Bali for me ... and number 14 due in a few weeks. Maybe I see a different Bali to you :-)