Bali, why bother?

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westozwind
westozwind
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23 May 2012 9:41am
Apart from the very cheap cost of the holiday, what is the appeal of Bali?
The Dept. of Foreign Affairs & Trade has only just dropped the rating for Bali from “Reconsider your need to travel” to “Exercise a high degree of caution about you're personal security at all times and monitor the media about possible new safety or security risks”!
This puts it in the same category as countries such as:-
Angola
Gabon
Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Nicaragua
Sierra Leone
Some of the above countries still have serious civil unrest and waring factions.
Add to this the fact that members of the Indonesian junta have huge stakes in the hotel and “entertainment” industries in Bali and are also responsible for horrific human rights abuses and genocide, are you comfortable funding this regime?
As well as rampant bribery, high risk of theft and rabies.
So, what is the appeal of a cheap holiday in a third world country?
seanhogan
seanhogan
QLD
3424 posts
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23 May 2012 11:44am
cheap very young hookers ??

kiterboy
kiterboy
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23 May 2012 9:55am
westozwind said...


So, what is the appeal of a cheap holiday in a third world country?


Just answered your own question.
Chris6791
Chris6791
WA
3271 posts
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23 May 2012 9:55am
seanhogan said...

cheap very young hookers ??




...of which many are HIV positive.
theDoctor
theDoctor
NSW
5786 posts
NSW, 5786 posts
23 May 2012 12:02pm

There's more to indonesia than bali...
smicko
smicko
WA
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23 May 2012 10:10am
There's more to Bali than whores and smashing the piss too.
doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
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23 May 2012 10:50am
smicko said...

There's more to Bali than whores and smashing the piss too.


Couldnt agree more
lightwood
lightwood
VIC
392 posts
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23 May 2012 12:51pm
Chris6791 said...

seanhogan said...

cheap very young hookers ??




...of which many are HIV positive.


boys........

Basecurve
Basecurve
WA
196 posts
WA, 196 posts
23 May 2012 11:01am
Don't forget to add gridlock traffic between 10am-7pm , aggro in the water (anyone heard from SUP Pete recently?) and the consistent samples of "fecal matter" in water samples from Ulus as per ABC Compass last Monday.
Real shame but thats what 2.5 million visitors PA and no infrastructure will do to paradise.
Scotty88
Scotty88
4214 posts
4214 posts
23 May 2012 11:10am
Fiji better
nightmonkey
nightmonkey
WA
146 posts
WA, 146 posts
23 May 2012 11:34am
westozwind said...

Apart from the very cheap cost of the holiday, what is the appeal of Bali?
The Dept. of Foreign Affairs & Trade has only just dropped the rating for Bali from “Reconsider your need to travel” to “Exercise a high degree of caution about you're personal security at all times and monitor the media about possible new safety or security risks”!
This puts it in the same category as countries such as:-
Angola
Gabon
Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
Nicaragua
Sierra Leone
Some of the above countries still have serious civil unrest and waring factions.
Add to this the fact that members of the Indonesian junta have huge stakes in the hotel and “entertainment” industries in Bali and are also responsible for horrific human rights abuses and genocide, are you comfortable funding this regime?
As well as rampant bribery, high risk of theft and rabies.
So, what is the appeal of a cheap holiday in a third world country?


I'm with you. Couldn't pay me to go to that place. Have spent the extra in the past and gone to Hawaii and or surf spots in Oz. Going to Hong Kong next. Fairly cheap and the line ups there aren't packed.
westozwind
westozwind
WA
1418 posts
WA, 1418 posts
23 May 2012 11:39am
That's why we're off to Cocos in July.
Weighed it all up after hearing from others about their Bali experiences.
Still get duty free, and far less hassle.
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
14256 posts
NSW, 14256 posts
23 May 2012 3:21pm
just for one of these.....although these days I am less inclined to head there due to a lot of what has been mentioned above



Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23648 posts
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23 May 2012 1:41pm
Yep a country less fortunate than ours, that we are trashing for our entertainment.

$1000 for a week in Bali ..... or same cost for 3 weeks at Gnaraloo. I know where I am going on holidays...
Piros
Piros
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7296 posts
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23 May 2012 4:06pm
Scotty88 said...

Fiji better


Bula Bula

kiterboy
kiterboy
2614 posts
2614 posts
23 May 2012 2:18pm
Mark _australia said...

Yep a country less fortunate than ours, that we are trashing for our entertainment.



That's not really the full story.

We bought our taxi driver an ice-cream, which he unwrapped and promptly threw the rubbish on the ground.
He couldn't understand why we told him off for doing that, and chuckled when we said he should really put it in a bin (which we did for him).

(Karma hit shortly after when his ice-cream broke in half and fell on the ground, at which a monkey that was sitting by on a wall of the monkey forest, ran down, grabbed it and legged it up the nearest tree, chased by it's friends.
Much to the laughter and enjoyment of the other taxi drivers that were close by.)

For some reason a lot of the Balinese don't seem to find rubbish strewn everywhere as offensive as a lot of people from Aus do.
I'm sure they only dig holes on the beach and bury the rubbish that washes up, just to keep the tourists happy.
dusta
dusta
WA
2940 posts
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23 May 2012 2:33pm
bali is fine , just don't stick to kuta . I'm off for 10 days in ubud in june/july in a secluded area and it's fantastic there
GPA
GPA
WA
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GPA GPA
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23 May 2012 2:48pm
Ted the Kiwi said...

just for one of these.....although these days I am less inclined to head there due to a lot of what has been mentioned above






That to me is a nearly perfect wave... wow!
evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
9207 posts
NSW, 9207 posts
23 May 2012 5:53pm
Mark _australia said...

Yep a country less fortunate than ours, that we are trashing for our entertainment.

$1000 for a week in Bali ..... or same cost for 3 weeks at Gnaraloo. I know where I am going on holidays...


Sheesh, that's one night of entertainment in Melbourne.
Scotty88
Scotty88
4214 posts
4214 posts
23 May 2012 6:27pm
Piros said...

Scotty88 said...

Fiji better


Bula Bula




Bula vinaka piros
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
NSW, 6451 posts
23 May 2012 8:38pm
^^^^^Konthol kacil benchong
FlySurfer
FlySurfer
NSW
4460 posts
NSW, 4460 posts
23 May 2012 8:49pm
Shrooms... Oct - Jan
FlySurfer
FlySurfer
NSW
4460 posts
NSW, 4460 posts
23 May 2012 8:53pm
Ted the Kiwi said...



OMG that's a beauty!

The Mrs and I have a nice memory of watching waves while shrooming... The waves would just kind of hang and float down, really amazing.

Apart from that the whole place, and the people suck ass.
Scotty88
Scotty88
4214 posts
4214 posts
23 May 2012 6:55pm
Ted the Kiwi said...

just for one of these.....although these days I am less inclined to head there due to a lot of what has been mentioned above






Fark, even I could look good on that wave - can we get that blown up to wallpaper my bedroom.
Ted the Kiwi
Ted the Kiwi
NSW
14256 posts
NSW, 14256 posts
23 May 2012 9:27pm
I surfed that spot in 1995 with 6 others out (2 who were my good mates) at head and a half high. One of the best days of my life. I still dream about it even now.
kk
kk
WA
953 posts
kk kk
WA, 953 posts
23 May 2012 9:28pm
The worst thing about Bali is the Aussie Bogan.

I love Bali but avoid the spots where the Aussie Bogans hang out, I cringe when I hear them, and you can hear them a long way away.

Any race of people that have to put up with some of the trash that we send over there deserve a medal.
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23648 posts
WA, 23648 posts
23 May 2012 9:33pm
evlPanda said...

Mark _australia said...

Yep a country less fortunate than ours, that we are trashing for our entertainment.

$1000 for a week in Bali ..... or same cost for 3 weeks at Gnaraloo. I know where I am going on holidays...


Sheesh, that's one night of entertainment in Melbourne.


Just checked your profile and it doesn't say "Craig Thomson"

cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
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24 May 2012 3:14am
Maybe this is relevant.

iview.abc.net.au
Sailhack
Sailhack
VIC
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24 May 2012 9:01am
kk said...

The worst thing about Bali Australia is the Aussie Bogan.



Fixed that for ya.
felixdcat
felixdcat
WA
3519 posts
WA, 3519 posts
24 May 2012 2:21pm
dusta said...

bali is fine , just don't stick to kuta . I'm off for 10 days in ubud in june/july in a secluded area and it's fantastic there

Agree... i went to Ubud the volcano lake is amazing! Peeps are very nice and not many bogans there!

jbshack
jbshack
WA
6913 posts
WA, 6913 posts
24 May 2012 3:43pm
cisco said...

Maybe this is relevant.

iview.abc.net.au


Good viewing thanks for that. Seems many humans just want to f-uk up the whole world sadly
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