I was in Bali three times when I lived out on Saipan. It was a five hour flight out of Guam. Visited Bali in 97-98-99. It's a great place. SUPERB. I was upset about those terrorist bombings that went down in early 2000's. I thought about how many times me and my wife walked around LEGIAN street that got blown up with over 200 killed in the Sari Sari club. My tip to you is to hang away from large foreign crowds. I know it won't be as fun, but I would patronize the smaller hotels and restaurants, bars. Don't be scared but be vigilant. Rent a driver, make a deal with him to take you to BARONG VOLCANO and have lunch up there at the viewing site. It's very worth the trip, beautiful scenery. There is a large art building near KUDA and they'll try and sell you 1000 dollar paintings, as if you came to Bali to buy alot of art work. They actually believe you might pull out a grand and buy this huge painting. So they'll sell you anything at the drop of a RUPIAH. They'll be all over you trying to make a sell, you can't shake em. But its a great place. Awesome place to visit.