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[teachingld2004]

Thanks in advance.

I plan to come o Bali for 20 days in August.
I am going to the beach, but which one?

I want:
peace and quiet.
Swimming (so peaceful water)
air conditioning.
access to taxis.
picking up sea shells

I do not care about the food I do not care about restaurants. Simple food is fine.

My object is to swim, walk and read.

Help! (please...)

[princesss]

I don't think you should go to Bali at all. It isn't quiet or peaceful these days. It's one big traffic jam in fact. Maybe Lombok or the Gili Islands (off Lombok) would suit you better. If you do stay in Bali, avoid the Kuta area. It is very over-developed. Sanur is less developed and more peaceful. You could even try East Bali though the beaches aren't much good there.

[Toast]

Ditto - I'd go for Lombok...Gili Islands (perhaps Meno if you want slightly more laid back, or Trawrangan for a bit of a "scene") or Kuta Beach (In Lombok - not to be confused with the one in Bali). While in itself it's average, a couple of beaches up and down the coast from Senggigi are quite nice and mostly pretty empty. Rent a bike.

Can fly into Bali and arrange onward transport from there - I imagine you'll want to be on the first high speed ferry out of the place.

In all places watch what you drink - perhaps stick to beers or stronger booze you know has been imported as there have been quite a few batches of poisoned local moonshine (Arak) resulting in enough deaths to be wary.

Also whilst not life threatening there's something of a problem with sticky fingered locals around the tourist areas. When I was in Kuta Lombok the motorcycles would ride up and down the near deserted beach roads looking for bags to snatch. Most people there had tales of theft or near misses. Valuables will go missing anywhere in any of those tourist areas if you leave them lying about.

Anyhow, have fun. It's an interesting little part of Asia.

[Gajah Oling]

[plumpy nut]

[Toast]

[pauleslteacher1]

Actually Ramadan will start on July 8....

[pauleslteacher1]

Try Gili Air... It's very relaxing.... I stayed at a hotel called Gusung Indah last Christmas... Excellent all around.... No motorcycles and cars on the island... I stayed for a week and didn't want to leave...

[Gajah Oling]

[it'snotmyfault]

You could fly to Banda Aceh and go to Pulau Weh, it's more of a diving destination but there's some beautiful unspoiled beaches.