Yeah good question. Personally loved the Gilli Islands off Lombok. Quick flight etc, great beaches and all. But yeah there must be more undiscovered treasures! Come on you guys spill the beans!julinico wrote:Can anyone think of a place better than Bali in Asia? For the beaches, the food, the scenery, the people, etc.
Like Bali is the knee jerk response from all the people I asked.
Bali is with a character and this is what makes the difference but only as the whole package. It is large enough and small enough at the same time to make an ideal holiday place if you need some diversification. But if your focus is right from the start more specific then it is not necessary the winner. For good beaches, clear water with nice marine life (also for snorkelers only like myself) I'd rather go to Tioman, Gili, Phi Phi... Never visited Redang archipelago but also heard good things about. Food is always tricky - for example I like very much Phi Phi but don't like food over there - seems to be tailored to suit more the Western taste - nothing was truly spicy. Anyway, you need to know what you really would like to do then it's more easy to decide.julinico wrote:Like Bali is the knee jerk response from all the people I asked.
Sounds like pretty much anywhere in Thailand as well, except in the Land of Smiles you add the sexpat factorNath21 wrote:I wouldnt go to Bali if you paid for all my expenses. Dodgy law enforcement, chance of terrorism, expensive alcohol, lack of real infrastructure, overrun with aussie bogans and other tourists doing everything on the cheap, every one trying to rip you off, in your face all the time, rude backward manners (like asking women where there men are if women are out for dinner by themselves), other numerous examples I have encountered similar to that. Not for me there are plenty of beautiful places in the world without that hassle or worries.
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