Save your money and Shop! This is the place to stock up your wardrobe for the year. One quick pass through Bali and viola', new wardrobe extraordinaire!

However, with the bombing of the nightclub in October 2002, I would recommend checking your governments website to see if it is safe to travel to Indonesia.

Bali is a lovely island in Indonesia. Centrally located, this volcanic island boasts some of the most magnificent landscapes in all of Indonesia. It truly is a beautiful isle.

Covered with rice plantations, coconut palms, waterfalls and lush green forests, this is an ideal holiday location.

There is an interesting custom which we discovered after visiting a silver-maker's in Bali. If you are the first 'customer' through the door, the Balinese believe it is GOOD LUCK to have the first customer purchase something - it predicts the outcome of their selling day.

Whether that is true or not remains to be seen. If any of you know a shop owner in Bali and can get the definitive answer, I would love to know.

I would go here if you are really looking for a break but love to shop, swim, eat and stay in high quality hotels. Four stars for luxury. One for silent retreat.