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[yoyo]

hihi nanko...
u juz back sunday meh?not same as me saturday night meh?
i think i saw u ler..but i forgot ur name -nanako n scare i mistake lo...hehehe

syuen...theweather is good lo...jzu the 3rd day for my trip morning rain awhile only..aftertat is ok liao....
i stay at Kuta Lagoon lo..
for my flight ler..is ON TIME...no delay lo.the return flight arrived LCCT earlier 20minutes somemore ler..

[nanako128]

Syuen,
Don't worry about the flight, mine depart and arrived on time and like yoyo mentioned, the flight back to KL even arrived 20 mins earlier.
I stay in The Vira Bali Hotel @ Kuta. It's clean and nice as it's pretty new ( only two years according to my driver). i will upload my pics by this week( hopefully by today) and share with u once it's ready.
FOllowing is my itenerary (DIY)

1st Day
After check in , visit Tanah Lot coastal temples. After that go to Jimbaran bay having sunset seafood. My driver recommended one of the seafood restaurant- Made Cafe with a reasonable price yet not crowded. I spent 175,000 Rupiah there.



2nd day – Kintamani Volcano tour
stop at Batubulan and celuk, Mas for the handicraft and museum then Ubud. Here u will find the silver, wood carving , painting and make sure u must bargain with every item u want to buy. Don't take lunch at the restaurant in Kintamani there as i heard my driver and my colleague said it is not nice at all. My driver brought me to have babi guling @ ubud which is cheap with the big portion served and tasted great! At night, i went to Anika spa resort and had two hrs spa treatment there. It is highly recommended for couple, i love the environment there.


3rd and 4th day– ( two choices , either water rafting or north bali tour which include the dolphins tour)
I decided to go for the bedugul and dolphin tour as we have water rafting activities in M'sia. After visited Bedugul, i went to Lovina Beach at the north of Bali just to see the dolphin. The hotel is very unique ( Aditya Beach Resort). On the next day after dolphin tour, we packed and my driver brought us to hot spring, buddhist temple. On the way back to Kuta, my driver used another route which we dropped by at a place where we can have a view where two lakes are adjacent to each other. That's really fantastic place!

Hope the above information will help ;)

Yoyo,
I reached home on sunday morning.. so that's y i said back on sunday.. haha ;)
U saw me ??wow.. should have say hi to me.. hehe i dunno which one is you .

[nanako128]

hi Syuen, 2ys,
I have uploaded my bali photos.. not all but most

www.mywedding.com/yongwoon

check out the caption for each pics ;)

[FionTsen]

Last time my friends (4 of them) went to Bali (booked through Airasia) also mentioned something like nanako - got driver!? I understand from them that they actually hired a car/van with driver for their entire trip. Is it the most convenient way of travelling around or the chauffeured service is just that cheap so you afford to get one? How much do they cost actually?

[yoyo]

nanako....
why u reached on sunday morning ler..coz flight reach b4 12am ma right?hehehe
yup..i think is u liao at the airport while waiting back lo..
aiyah..i dunr eally sure ma..tat why scare im wrong ma..malu ma.. :P
im wth the hair platting..think u saw me kua right?

i also finish upload my photos at bali liao...but at all also..some still at my 2 sister camera tat bring back hometown liao..will get from them when i back this march lo..

gv me ur email..i send u the photos..okie?sure u said.."oh is you the one with so many people there"..haha
coz b4 go in the Gate 2 if not mistaken u n ur hubby stand beside a shop there while we all sit around there also lo..


Yoyo,
I reached home on sunday morning.. so that's y i said back on sunday.. haha ;)
U saw me ??wow.. should have say hi to me.. hehe i dunno which one is you .
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[syuen]

hi nanako and yoyo thanks for the info!

cant wait for the trip tomorrow. i'll be staying at the sanur paradise plaza suites. i think sanur area is quiter.

by the time i reach bali on thurs will be late evening. i'll probably start my tour on fri. got a driver too. the cost is rought abut RM140 for the whole day including, driver, petrol and vehicle. Fri i will most likely go to bedugul area + the paddy terraces and some temples. saturday, I will do the ubud thing including the babi guling and there's this crispy duck dish at at restaurant called Dirty Duck Restaurant and tanah lot. Sunday will do the Kuta, Jimbaran and Nusa Dua.

i hope i will have a good time there this weekend.

[syuen]

btw, thanks for photo links. looks great!

[nanako128]

FionTsen,
My hubby and i were pleased with the service that my driver provided. He was actually recommended by April. He charged me 200,000 Rupiah for the 1st day, 2nd day -350, 000 Rupiah, 3rd day - 400,000 Rupiah and 4th day- 350,000 Rupiah. On top i gave him 50,000 Rupiah as tips.

Yoyo,
I reached home 00:25am , so it considered sunday rite? hehe... can't wait to see ur pics, pls send to nanako128@gmail.com. Arigato :)

[yoyo]

nanako..
please check mail...
i also reach home around 1am+ liao...

[syuen]

hi yoyo can i view your pics too?

email add is: oct06bride@gmail.com

[nanako128]

yoyo,
haha, thanks for the photos.. i know which one is u already :P
How u know that was me @ the airport? Just wondering i did tell my hubby that one of the girl that i met in the forum will be going to bali in the same flight with us.. Both of us did looking around as u told me before u going with ur family members and total of 9 of u rite?

[FionTsen]

nanako128, on Feb 28 2007, 10:20 AM, said:

FionTsen,
My hubby and i were pleased with the service that my driver provided. He was actually recommended by April. He charged me 200,000 Rupiah for the 1st day, 2nd day -350, 000 Rupiah, 3rd day - 400,000 Rupiah and 4th day- 350,000 Rupiah. On top i gave him 50,000 Rupiah as tips.

Yoyo,
I reached home 00:25am , so it considered sunday rite? hehe... can't wait to see ur pics, pls send to nanako128@gmail.com. Arigato :)

hi nanako,

Sorry I am a bit lost here with the currency conversion. How much is it in RM?

[yoyo]

Nanako,

hahaha..u know which is me ler..
b4 tat i did saw ur PS b4 ma..
then u said u will goin wth hubby lo..
b4 i leave for cny i did remind myself to see ur name n how u look like ..but unfortunately tat time i very very busy n forgot liao..
so, when at the airport i agak2 only lo..coz ur hubby look familiar ma..hahahha
i told my bf tat agak2 is u ler..then he ask me go n try ask but coz i malu ma...aih..:(
after back from there, my bf only told me he saw u guys also look around ler ..hahahaha

[nanako128]

FionTsen,
100,000 Rupiah is around RM40, so total up is RM460 + RM20 ( tipping). If u r not going to the north of bali, then they will charge u RM120 instead of RM140.

Yoyo,
Ah..ur bf very observant. Notice both of us did look around @ the airport. By the way, saw ur photos for the spa treatment. Mind to tell me which spa resort that u went and how much is it?

[yoyo]

nanako...

yup..he more observant than me lo.
we done our spa juz at the hotel only lo..kuta lagoon ..
actually outside will more cheap..we did survey some shop there..
but coz hotel more convinient so, we juz do at hotel only la...somemore got 20% discount from the price ler..

for us ler..we done the spa wth got massage, scrub,milk bath tat is about 2h..
cost 218000 rupiah..after discount 174400

for my sister ler they did the couple spa lo..
cost 650000 for both..so agak 520000 for 2 person..
about 2 1/2h treatment

[FionTsen]

thanks nanako. May I ask where/how do you look for this driver service? do you book it in Malaysia or when you reach there? I am quite interested to visit Bali when my next back to Malaysia, so need to find out more first. Hope you don't mind. thanks

[tamara]

Hi Nanako, I just viewed your photos online - they're marvellous! Congratulations on your wedding!

Nanako and others, my hb and I are considering going to Bali for our honeymoon in late October. My in laws are not so keen on us going to Bali, they say it's not safe... hopefully we can persuade them to give us their blessings when we tell them so many other couples have gone there for honeymoon recently ;)

Cheers,
Maxine

[nanako128]

FionTsen,
The driver was recommended by April ( Singaporean). You may get this driver's details @http://www.geocities.com/baliwithsila/
You may dropped him an email and ask for the quote. On top of that, you may ask for his suggestion, use mine as reference as it covered most of the places except west Bali. When u drop him an email, please tell him u are introduced by Kelly from M'sia. I am not getting any commision but just hope that u get the best service from him like i do. But bear in mind that he is not a tour guide, so u have to ask him question if u want to know more about the history, etc on the temple, cultural, religion, etc.

Maxine,
My parents also not recommended us to go to Bali, what we did is we booked in advance and informed them later.. haha :P
Well, security there is pretty tight now. As long as u r not going at the end of the year or the places that is too crowded ( western country ppl esp) then should be fine one.

[mimid3vils]

planning to go Bali AGAIN for my honeymoon since airasia now got promotion. This time i wish i can stay at Ubud coz me n mu FH quite like the enviroment there n v didnt go Ubud on our last Bali trip...

[fusionista]

Sooo....

The trip to Redang has been cancelled and my parents are tossing up some ideas about going to Phuket or Bali. I'm pushing for Bali, but my parents heard lots abt Phuket.

Any of you have any preference? Bali or Phuket?

[zelda]

never been to bali myself but my boyfriend has. We both have been to Phukey. He said definately Bali. From pictures I see, definately Bali.

But maybe check when is Phuket's and Bali's rainy season...

We are thinking to go Bali for honeymoon :P

[mimid3vils]

mimid3vils, on Mar 8 2007, 02:52 PM, said:

planning to go Bali AGAIN for my honeymoon since airasia now got promotion. This time i wish i can stay at Ubud coz me n mu FH quite like the enviroment there n v didnt go Ubud on our last Bali trip...

Bali trip change to Phuket coz v have been to Bali b4

[bumblebee]

People i know who have been to both Phuket and Bali, all vote for Bali, including my SIL. good thing about phuket is the price and the massage. My SIL's verdict:

Shopping - Bali more variety.
Massage - Phuket
Hotel - both also good i believe. We stayed at Holiday Inn Phuket and it was fantastic. my SIL stayed in some Villa in Seminyak (saw pics, dem nice)
Food - both too touristy. so-so only.
Beaches - Phuket hands down. I personally saw the pics she took. shucks... Phuket beaches and ocean are waaayyyy better....
Sightseeing - Bali
Activities - Bali
Safety - both are full of ang mohs. u get the point.

I'll give my own verdict when i go in July yeah ;)

[fusionista]

This is the quote we got for Bali trip:
RM999 - Qatar Air
Hotel: Tree Spa

4Days 3 Nights Itinerary :

D1 Transfer in

D2 Halfday tanah Lot Tour + Kuta discovery by horse cart + Free 2 Hours spa

D3 Free Program

D4 Transfer out

Please comment...

[yoyo]

Dear fusionista...

juz an Q the 1st day what time u reach? the program juz transfer in?

think u can refer nanako itinerary lo...
book ticket urself n then book sila as the tour guide...
my fren juz back from Bali too....i recommend them sila as nanako and others happy wth his service..
he said this sila is very good n they happy wth his service ler...

this is his email if u cant found..i did email him b4 but unfortunately he been book by nanako.. ;)

yomansila@dps.centrin.net.id

hope thsi can help u...

[chrissy]

My two cents: Have been to both Phuket and Bali, and I think Bali is much nicer :)

Qualifying statement: I'm a mellow mellow kinda person, and we stayed away from the madness of Kuta. We just holed ourselves up in Ubud, and just enjoyed the resort (Puri Wulandari) and being together gether.

Shopping was nice, but buy away from Kuta and touristy areas - in Ubud, prices are a lot lower than Kuta. Haggle, haggle and haggle!

We also got a driver and car - works out cheaper as Bali is a lot bigger than you'd expect :)

[fusionista]

Really? Thanks gals! I'll check with Sila but perhaps stick with this deal though.
You think RM999 is a lot? This includes flight though.
Sila can take us to other places that is not covered in the trip.

The hotel is Harris Kuta, I just found out... but the spa package included is at Kupu Kupu Barong Tree Spa.

Any hotels to recommend in Ubud that's not going to cost $$$ for a family of 6?

[fusionista]

Anyway, we booked a full board trip with our travel agent to go to bali in June. 4D3N - RM1066 pp inclusive all airfare, meals, tours etc. We'll be staying at Ramada Bintang in Kuta (I heard it's next to Hard Rock and has direct beach access). I have read mixed reviews about this hotel (big but old). Since this is our first trip to Bali, we're not quite sure about where to begin so just decided to take up on the package. For a family of 6, should be ok I guess? Maybe we'll go to a quieter place next time for our real honeymoon :P
Does anyone has any comments on Ramada Bintang?

Thanks :)

[fusionista]

I got another driver contact for Bali, I believe he is a friends with Sila. They are part of the "Drivers with Distinction" certification wor... Sila is not available during my time in Bali so he was looking around for another driver for us. Dean is not available either, but he recommended his friend Herry anyway.

http://www.baliwithdean.blogspot.com/

[charliz]

hi all,

remember i told u gals that my hb takut of the bomb in Bali and guess what? finally i managed to pujuk him to go lo hahahaha:D
v r going this coming september, now in a midst of looking for hotel. V have 6 ppl going, looking hotel ard USD35 & below per nite, is a budget trip to us la..

pls do let me know which hotel i can opt for with the budget i have. really need u gals help la...pls....
thanks in advance ya....