In fact it would be quite cool for people to fly out to Bali cheaply (Russell and Tash), and have a ball here!

You can eat for about £2.00 per night for both of you. Amazing.

The people are really friendly and the Hotel is great. It's 500 meters from the beach, not that we have been there yet.

We have tried to spend time updating the diary, but are finding it is taking a lot of time.

We apologize in advance if it is not regularly updated, you are in our minds though as we love to share these experiences and places with you!

At the Hotel they provided an "Aussie BBQ" night with traditional Bali dancing and a full banquet meal. You would have thought we hadn't eaten in 2 months as we needed no second invite to go the food. We were first there.

The Dancers were great, but a little spooky. If you look closely at the photographs you will see how they bend their fingers back into some strange contortions.

A Traditional Bali Dance- well worth a sneak peak!

There area lot of hawkers here. They seem to be worse than India. They sell their stuff so cheaply.

Apparently if you buy something from a street vendor you should look at what they give before you leave them, as they wrap it already and may not give you what you actually bought.

We did NOT have any negative experiences of this kind.

They show you the good stuff and have the crap stuff pre-wrapped. Also a lot of the prices are quoted in $US to get your attention. They say to come and look in their shop.

Unless you actually want to buy anything don't go in, as it is really difficult to get yourself out.

They are very persistent salespeople and will resort to making you feel bad if you don't buy. (Not all shops though).

We took a tour of the Island. You can't do everything in one day. The guide books tell you that driving is hazardous.

It didn't look hazardous to us, but you do need an International drivers License, which we did not get before we left London.

You can hire a car cheaply for about £5 - £7 per day. We just decided to make up our own tour and it cost £16.00. They do try and get you to eat lunch at a really up market restaurant. We didn't and wandered around to find our own place!

...Beautiful Ancient Balinese Caves with intricate architecture... ...Rice Fields...this shows how they are planted... ...Traditional Metal smiths at work making Balinese Jewelry.. ...Holy Healing Springs...and more...

To get a taste of beautiful Bali click here.

Bali - a land of delight & culture.

Today we took a walk to Kuta Beach.

It is full of surfers, and the waves are really quite high. I thought you might like to see some of the sites there.

There are still loads of Hawkers but they do take NO for an answer.

The roads where we are just outside the hotel have been flooded since we got here. The rest of the roads aren't too bad, just these ones for some reason, probably the condition of them!

The Island isn't as dirty as we thought it would be by the comments from other travelers. Maybe the hotel we are staying in is clouding our judgment.

We have enjoyed Bali very much. I will definitely come back and do an amazing amount of SHOPPING some time in the future.

The wood carvings, furniture and statues/art are beautiful. Furnishing a house in this style would look wonderful.

Current Note: Our house in Fremantle, Australia (where we lived in 2001) for a contemporary look at Balinese Interior Design. See: Our Home in Fremantle, Western Australia