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    Chinese writing

    Thanks for that, now my wife can bring her tai chi fan on hoilday with her and not fear arrest.
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    Chinese writing

    Hi everyone, Can anyone shed some light on the ban on importing anything with chinese writing into Bali. It is all the guide books but there is no explanation of why, or if it is enforced. Thanks in advance.
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    Fish restuarants

    Hi, Thanks for the replies, just to clarify we were there last Oct and are going back again to support the people who make their living on Jimbaran beach. Last year we saw some smarter (relatively) places further up towards the fish market, we didn't get to go to them as we are rubbish at...
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    Fish restuarants

    Hello to you all. Has anyone got a favorite resurant on Jimbaran bay, I love the ones right on the beach but I was looking for one to go to for a special meal, we are not after 5 star fancy but a restuarant with a cook who can cook fish, if you know what I mean. Thanks
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    AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER...It Begins

    Roys question is a little loose but I think I understand what he is asking, of course Bali will survive but I think that long haul mass tourism of the last few decades is for the moment at an end. It is not just the terrorists threat but also the global pollution guilt police who are giving...
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    Gifts for Balinese friends

    Thanks for the advice. Red rice seems favorite and T shirts as exta gifts for the new friends we are sure to make while in Bali. Cheers Steve.
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    Gifts for Balinese friends

    Hi, to you all in Bali. May I pick your brains a little, I am trying to think of gifts to bring from England to give to a couple of kind Balinese people who befriended us last year and have kept in contact since. I know that things are pretty tight on the island and I don’t want to give...
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    Crossing the Line of Good and Evil

    Hi to you all, Sorry to butt into your forum but I visited Bali for the first time in Sept/Oct of this year and reading some of the recent posts I hope my observations will be of interest. Firstly we (my wife and I ) found the people of Bali unbelievably nice, we have so many memories of...