Thread: non-reving to Bali on Jan 1?

That is a long way, but I mean to tell you, it will definately be very worth it. Bali is great. One of my favorites. I was there three times, and loved it every time. I was last there in 1999. I was working in Saipan, which was about a 6 hour flight. Thing about Bali is the latest bombings there from radical Islamist. LEGIAN street I must have walked around about a hundred times up and down. That was the scene of an attack that killed over 200 Ausies around 2003. I thank God I wasn't there when that happened. Don't let that stop you but I would stay away from large FOREIGN crowds at the bars. Go north to UBUD or elsewhere around the island. Go see BARONG volcano.

Thanks for the input. I've been there once, my wife twice, and we love it. We were based in Ubud both times. This time we're visiting a cousin of mine who has a house up north in Tejukala (I think that's the name).
I was looking more for input from non-revers about the advisability of Jan 1 travel.

Hi, I just got back from bali...2 weeks in November.
Let me know if you have any questions...

also, check out the BTF...bali travel forum...
www.balitravelforum.com

A ton of info...

JIM

Hi all. We are back, and the trip was great.
Non-rev side: LAX-TPE-DPS-TPE-LAX( that's LA, Taipei, Denpasar) we got all 4 flights we wanted on EVA and China Air. though they were not generous with first or business class seats, but can beggars be choosers? Going over (14 hours!) my wife & I were lucky enough to get 3 seats each, so we slept plenty.
Bali side: great as always. Besides the incredible luck of being able to spend 12 days at my cousin's seaside house on the unspoiled north shore, we also managed three mini-stays: first 2 days at fishing village called Jemeluk near Amed, with the best reef snorkeling right from te beach I've ever seen anywhere, then 2 days in the beautiful area on the south slpe of Mt. Agung, near Bessaki temple, and finally 3 days in our old favorite, Ubud, where we found a dirt-cheap ($15/night for 2, incl brkfst) bungalows in a spectacular ravine setting : Gusti's Bungalows. The Balinese we met were wonderful, friendly, and hospitable as always.