Bali, why bother?

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Neptune
Neptune
WA
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25 May 2012 12:03am
I agree. Stay out of Kuta and explore! Go to Candi dasa in the east a little town on the beach. Lovely people and really close to lots of cultural things like old traditional balinese villages and temples like the water temple, beautiful rice paddies etc.

The main reason for me to go to Bali though:


The USS liberty is one of the best dive sites in the world! In WW2 an American Flight deck ship got bombed by the Japanese. In order to fix it they put it on the Balinese coast in a fishing town called Tulamben. Then the volcano erupted and the quake made the ship roll back into the ocean. You can now walk straight from the beach to dive this amazing dive site. You will still see the immense cannons on the ship overgrown with corals. It is mind blowing.
rod_bunny
rod_bunny
WA
1089 posts
WA, 1089 posts
25 May 2012 2:10pm
^ At least you cant hear all the bogans down there
Makaha
Makaha
1145 posts
1145 posts
25 May 2012 6:23pm
rod_bunny said...

^ At least you cant hear all the bogans down there


True nothing worse than seeing a fat bogan family wearing Bingtang tees,screwing the locals on prices,none of them go to surf
Neptune
Neptune
WA
189 posts
WA, 189 posts
25 May 2012 6:49pm
Makaha said...

rod_bunny said...

^ At least you cant hear all the bogans down there


True nothing worse than seeing a fat bogan family wearing Bingtang tees,screwing the locals on prices,none of them go to surf


and thats why you avoid Kuta...
Razzonater
Razzonater
2224 posts
2224 posts
25 May 2012 7:50pm
Go to Bali don't go to gnarloo or any where else in nor west wa book your flights to Bali now gnarloo jakes etc are overrated and only work a few times a year.
Heavy locals ,urchin infested reef ,sharks , big hold downs ,and isolation don't go it's not worth it
Makaha
Makaha
1145 posts
1145 posts
25 May 2012 8:25pm
Razzonater said...

Go to Bali don't go to gnarloo or any where else in nor west wa book your flights to Bali now gnarloo jakes etc are overrated and only work a few times a year.
Heavy locals ,urchin infested reef ,sharks , big hold downs ,and isolation don't go it's not worth it


thanks for the heads up I'm going
claw
claw
SA
59 posts
SA, 59 posts
27 May 2012 9:04am
Neptune said...

I agree. Stay out of Kuta and explore! Go to Candi dasa in the east a little town on the beach. Lovely people and really close to lots of cultural things like old traditional balinese villages and temples like the water temple, beautiful rice paddies etc.

The main reason for me to go to Bali though:


The USS liberty is one of the best dive sites in the world! In WW2 an American Flight deck ship got bombed by the Japanese. In order to fix it they put it on the Balinese coast in a fishing town called Tulamben. Then the volcano erupted and the quake made the ship roll back into the ocean. You can now walk straight from the beach to dive this amazing dive site. You will still see the immense cannons on the ship overgrown with corals. It is mind blowing.



Shame you can see the rubbish in the water at 8:35, looks like chip packets the manta is dodging!
theDoctor
theDoctor
NSW
5786 posts
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27 May 2012 11:08am
Razzonater said...

Go to Bali don't go to gnarloo or any where else in nor west wa book your flights to Bali now gnarloo jakes etc are overrated and only work a few times a year.
Heavy locals ,urchin infested reef ,sharks , big hold downs ,and isolation don't go it's not worth it


OH MY GOSH......

PUNCTUATION.....!!!!
Ian K
Ian K
WA
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6 Jun 2012 10:28am
Razzonater
Razzonater
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10 Jun 2012 8:09pm
Dear the doctor I'm back, with punctuation.
Now I can punctuate no one can stop me (in evil tone )mwahahahahahaha
Carantoc
Carantoc
WA
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10 Jun 2012 8:14pm
The final stage is to put the punctuation in the correct place, as opposed to randomly ! using some, commas. and full stops
ockanui
ockanui
VIC
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VIC, 1321 posts
11 Jun 2012 2:14pm
this video shows why bali is good fun, ( great music also)

spot1
spot1
WA
1588 posts
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11 Jun 2012 1:18pm
love it be there next week
RPM
RPM
WA
1549 posts
RPM RPM
WA, 1549 posts
11 Jun 2012 5:24pm
say hi to Rhonda...

She's a beautiful driver....
dusta
dusta
WA
2940 posts
WA, 2940 posts
11 Jun 2012 5:25pm
remember ... "eyes on the road rhonda"


hiho
hiho
WA
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13 Jun 2012 2:18pm
Rhonda is mine....
fingerbone
fingerbone
NSW
921 posts
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13 Jun 2012 11:37pm
Bali....
It has its beauty,lovely people,amazing scenery,great surf,excellent temps etc etc

It has its ass holes,crime,prostitutes and problems..

BUT SO DOES EVERY OTHER PLACE ON EARTH...
62mac
62mac
WA
24860 posts
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13 Jun 2012 9:53pm
fingerbone said...

Bali....
It has its beauty,lovely people,amazing scenery,great surf,excellent temps etc etc

It has its ass holes,crime,prostitutes and problems..

BUT SO DOES EVERY OTHER PLACE ON EARTH...



Yep well said
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
3782 posts
14 Jun 2012 9:56am
After seeing a close friend in the Burns unit back in Perth a few years ago ill never go there.
You get what you pay for.
seanhogan
seanhogan
QLD
3424 posts
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14 Jun 2012 12:04pm
There, fixed it for you :
fingerbone said...

Bali....
It has its beauty,lovely people prostitutes,amazing scenery,great surf,excellent temps etc etc

It has its ass holes,crime,prostitutes,people and problems..

BUT SO DOES EVERY OTHER PLACE ON EARTH...




doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
WA, 15849 posts
14 Jun 2012 10:09am
busterwa said...

After seeing a close friend in the Burns unit back in Perth a few years ago ill never go there.
You get what you pay for.


What happened?
theDoctor
theDoctor
NSW
5786 posts
NSW, 5786 posts
14 Jun 2012 12:24pm

I'd say october 2002.

If you know something is going to happen and do nothing about it, you're as guilty as those who do it...

A great movie about australias' complacency in the events

Fool me twice
doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
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14 Jun 2012 11:28am
theDoctor said...


I'd say october 2002.

If you know something is going to happen and do nothing about it, you're as guilty as those who do it...

A great movie about australias' complacency in the events

Fool me twice


I went for the first time after Oct 02, four months after.

I think its just the normal knee jerk reaction from someone that has never been there.
Sham1984
Sham1984
VIC
415 posts
VIC, 415 posts
14 Jun 2012 1:46pm
just got back from a week there. loved it.

surfed my brains out. epic noodle arms

felixdcat
felixdcat
WA
3519 posts
WA, 3519 posts
14 Jun 2012 12:17pm
doggie said...

theDoctor said...


I'd say october 2002.

If you know something is going to happen and do nothing about it, you're as guilty as those who do it...

A great movie about australias' complacency in the events

Fool me twice


I went for the first time after Oct 02, four months after.

I think its just the normal knee jerk reaction from someone that has never been there.

Yes..... was there about the same time....... the bastards won't stop me enjoying Bali......... did you go to the Bounty Niteclub? we may have crossed each other!

doggie
doggie
WA
15849 posts
WA, 15849 posts
14 Jun 2012 12:25pm
felixdcat said...

doggie said...

theDoctor said...


I'd say october 2002.

If you know something is going to happen and do nothing about it, you're as guilty as those who do it...

A great movie about australias' complacency in the events

Fool me twice


I went for the first time after Oct 02, four months after.

I think its just the normal knee jerk reaction from someone that has never been there.

Yes..... was there about the same time....... the bastards won't stop me enjoying Bali......... did you go to the Bounty Niteclub? we may have crossed each other!




Sure did, I wouldnt remember much tho as I was a bit pissed
felixdcat
felixdcat
WA
3519 posts
WA, 3519 posts
14 Jun 2012 12:39pm
doggie said...

felixdcat said...

doggie said...

theDoctor said...


I'd say october 2002.

If you know something is going to happen and do nothing about it, you're as guilty as those who do it...

A great movie about australias' complacency in the events

Fool me twice


I went for the first time after Oct 02, four months after.

I think its just the normal knee jerk reaction from someone that has never been there.

Yes..... was there about the same time....... the bastards won't stop me enjoying Bali......... did you go to the Bounty Niteclub? we may have crossed each other!




Sure did, I wouldnt remember much tho as I was a bit pissed
Mmmmmmmm yep........ same for me............ got pissed only once and stayed like that for 10 days!


worrier
worrier
WA
726 posts
WA, 726 posts
14 Jun 2012 1:22pm
Been a few times. last time was after the Sari club bombing thinking that cause I didn't do night clubs etc Id be pretty safe. Guess what! The rag heads threw bombs under the resteraunt tables at Jimbarin bay.
Sorry fark em, I go for a holiday to relax.
Sounds like its pretty much over for em now with the water polution etc. Fecal count at Kuta is off the richter scale, traffic is obscene etc etc.
Not too sure what the future for the Balo's is but it aint gonna be good thats for certain. Guess we are partly to blame as its our playground
Still I got some great memories of the early days over there. Troppo zone, watchin the big rock fall over at bingin on a big tide when ya had to walk in there, epic days at green bowls, 2 stroke bikes that would inexplicably start in reverse Ah the glory days.
W
mocha1
mocha1
WA
934 posts
WA, 934 posts
14 Jun 2012 2:29pm
Bali is a great place has great waves fun people, and is an exceptionally cheap holiday. Try staying in a 5 star hotel in Perth for under $120 night!!!!! (try a backpackers )



The future for Bali - pretty bright I would say looking at the hotels being built and refurbished, the new airport, new resorts and the new rich RUSSIANS have discovered all of the above - yep a few of em even surf

and

as long as you can get airfares and accom (2 weeks) for less than a weekend at Rotto people will go
theDoctor
theDoctor
NSW
5786 posts
NSW, 5786 posts
14 Jun 2012 8:50pm


Yay for third world cess pools and our (fleeting) economic superiority...

Lets send our own tourism and service industries to the same places we sent our manufacturing ones...

Afterall, I deserve a cheap holliday at the expense of others and my own soul

I spend 4 weeks straight living in aircon comfort being feed and waited on while pretending to work hard for a big fat pay packet, with drinking myself stupid my only entertainment..

Why should I have to share my wealth around with the citizens of my own country...?
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