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Went to Bali for Honeymoon in 2009 and I will chime in with the good/bag/ugly/tips
Good & Tips
Cheap as hell!
Hire a driver - only $40 USD a day, check Tripadvisor for the must reputables one (it's safe, as alot of Aussies do it).
Must go to Tanonlot, Monkey Forest, Kudeta (It's like a hip restaurant/club in the beach area in Seminyak)
Jimburan Beach: Go there for the view and seafood
Must go to the rice patty fields in the North, past UBUD. AMAZING SCENARY AND VIEW. While you are go to the plantation and try the cat shit coffee.
Must check out the silk, silver, wood, ceramic, print making villages!
GET VACCINATED AND DUCURAL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. I cannot stress this. We both got Bali Belly (go Google this, basically non-stop diarrhea)
Must eat:
Babu Guling (that famous roast pig place). I like chinese roast pork better but the skin on the Babu Guling is awesome
Warung Kolega - it's like a casual restaurant in Semiyak and you can chose over 70+ types of local Indo/Bali food. It's cheap quick no frill place
Bad:
Dirty and undeveloped. We stayed at a 5 star resort in Seminyak (most popular beach area) and next door was like undeveloped farm lands where it was filled with garbage and goats lol
Tourists gets ripped off: I noticed at several famous restaurants, there is a local price and then there is a tourist place.
If you hire a driver, just watch out if he brings you to all the silk, wood, print villages.
Dangerous: Most hotels have security checkpoints, probably due to prior bombings.
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