harryopal wroteThe Cairns esplanade is a great place to watch birds of the feathered variety and the mud flats, which at first glance may seem uninteresting, are in fact quite fascinating if one takes the trouble to look. Apart from it being a place for migratory birds watching the signalling crabs and lung fish in and out of their burrows is interesting. Binoculars help but as to Cairns or Bali? The latter does in fact have a lot more across the island than just the city of Cairns. And the other considerable element is the cost of living. Any house rental in Cairns is likely to be $300 plus a week. A meal in an average cafe is going to be $15 to $20. Bali prices are a third of that if not even less than a third.
soooo true, yet when i visit Bali,Indo I always have a packet of gastrostop within easy reach, these have reduced discomfort many times, Bali is nice in its own way as is Cairns. We rented a unit for A$250pwk , One can also receive a Centrelink rental subsidy so its even cheaper, families $80 per week, making it $170pwk, 2 bedroom unit. Then there's these things called Medicare and law and order. Crime is everywhere even in Bali, definetly cheaper in Bali but you get what you pay for, My favourite thing about Indo is the piles of rubbish anywhere at any time, also in Oz but at least you can do something about it, ooh I do sound negative sorry , enjoy Bali and the rest of Indo, I like Singapore too, actually i would love to live there T.
