Justin P 11:59 Sun Jan 17
Bali
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Looking at a 10 day family holiday there this year, anyone been?
Place to take a kid? etc
Thanks
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Justin P
12:04 Mon Jan 18
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been to three of those adult 80's weekends at Butlins Minehead, would not take any family there!
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Me_And_My_Monkey
12:08 Mon Jan 18
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I went to a 90's weekend in November.
Messy.
Seriously though, I've been to Bali, and it was ok, but way too far for a family holiday from the UK.
Central America is closer, Mexico, Costa Rica etc
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Justin P
12:11 Mon Jan 18
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whats the flight distance?
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Bungo
12:15 Mon Jan 18
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From memory Bali is about 19 hours ish.
If you want the Far East experience, I'd try Thailand or Malaysia. Shave about 7 hours off your flight if nothing else.
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Me_And_My_Monkey
12:17 Mon Jan 18
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17 hours to Singapore.
I was there for a few days, then got a cheap Air Asia flight to Bali.
I'd definitely recommend the Night Safari at Singapore Zoo.
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joe royal
12:30 Mon Jan 18
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I went to Bali about 20 years ago so it's prob changed a bit by now.
Hire a car and drive up the volcano
I stayed in poppies area
Cheap
The Aussies go to Bali like the British go to Spain, that's about it .
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Private Dancer
4:12 Mon Jan 18
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Joe - They us to, but after the bomb a lot of them started to inhabit Phuket instead.
Went to Bali once in 2001, I think it was, my over-riding memory of the place is that you are constantly hassled by street/beach hawkers. Nice island though.
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Jakarta Jones
4:45 Mon Jan 18
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I've just finished a 2 year stint in Indo.
I have been to Bali many times during that period. AVOID Kuta beach like the plague ... full of drunken Aussie backpackers ...
For a family take a look at Sanur beach.
However if you are looking for a quiet decent value for money resort to relax, don't go to Bali do some research on Lombok; amazing place.
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Mr Polite
8:39 Mon Jan 18
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Fortunes Hiding is the man to ask...
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Crassus
8:41 Mon Jan 18
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I went years ago to Sanur, it was ok, nothing more
You fly over a bloody load of beaches to get to that one and it is not that special
As said elsewhere, Lombok would be worth a look from what I hear
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joe royal
8:50 Mon Jan 18
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In the lonely planet book (circa 1993) it said that Lombok was rarely visited outside of the tourist areas , so much so that if you went off the beaten track local kids would shout "moon people" and run off scared.
Surfing is good in Bali .
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Darby_
10:00 Mon Jan 18
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If I was going there, I'd stay at Tirta Gangga then go out to the east coast near Amed.
I like Bali but if I go back to Indonesia, it'll probably be to the Banda Islands or Lombok. Never been to either but they both look good.
By the way, it'd be very hot and humid there at the moment.
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On The Ball
10:17 Mon Jan 18
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Went a couple of years ago. It's absolutely lovely a bit further up from Kuta (where the Aussies are all going mad), although I'm not certain I'd take kids there. Depends how entertained they can be by a beach. Sea is rough and fun though.
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Darby_
10:47 Mon Jan 18
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The Kuta-Seminyak area is actually pretty kid friendly. There are sorta kids waterparks and a zoo I think. You can get a nice villa with a pool or shared pool in Seminyak or Legian and you can have a nice relaxing time for a few days.
The 'real Bali' though is outside the Kuta tourist sprawl. Just depends if you could be bothered, or are just happy sitting by a pool next to a lovely villa.
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joe royal
11:09 Mon Jan 18
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Sitting by a pool next to a villa ?
Save a grand and go to Greece
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BRANDED
11:14 Mon Jan 18
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Yeah go.
Flight's nice and easy.
The place is like nothing else on Earth. No other place has sand and sea.
It's much cheaper than the Isle of Wight.
Everyone speaks English
They do fish fingers and burgers.
It's not overly hot at all.
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Coffee
11:15 Mon Jan 18
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They don't do fish fingers.
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Private Dancer
11:17 Mon Jan 18
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Agree with the sentiments blelow, ie why fly all that way? The Greek island are better thn Bali.
Maybe you want a sneelky brass?
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