hi all..anyone stayed in tuban area before or been there?...any comment bout the place?...

so no one here been on the cruises before?..im thinking whether to choose hiring a driver to go those must see places or just go for the cruise to lembongan island n do watersports there?...

im goin on october meaning a month from now...4d3n....airticket booked 2mths ago around rm800++ 2person return using aa...hotel booked online thru hoteltravel.com...kinda expensive but it's hard to get a room already coz quite full around tat time as there are a few functions going around tat time n one of them is the asian beach game...

so anyone goin tat time better confirm ur hotel by now else u'll be dissapointed...a lot of blockout by their government...

im oso thinking of renting a motorcycle to move around as i will be staying in kerobokan areas...anyone here rented a motorcycle there before?...coz im just afraid if rent motorcycle the only troublesome thing is the helmet...do i have to carry around with me all the time or is it safe for me to leave it at the motorcycle when i park it?...

thanks to all tat has given all the tips n advises...=)

ic...tq stimix...ya..i can see it's quite expensive to go for the cruises...but usd250 for 3person is cheaper from what i can find from most of the website..the average price i can find is around usd80 per person...

wat bout watersports?...which is the best place for watersports...cheap n nice beach with lots of fun...

jenzl: meaning they block most of the hotel for bookings already...maybe allocate to vip or something like tat if im not mistaken...correct me if im wrong...

stimix: ic...i'll think about it then...haha..tq

ya prepaid sure can roam...roaming cost is not so expensive to call out...but the other way round if u receive calls....meaning more it is more expensive to receive calls...but then of coz the cheapest way is to buy the simcard there...

This post has been edited by MaL: Sep 22 2008, 12:02 PM

anyone tried lobster in jimbaran?...how much are guys getting at for a kg?...i think i got rip off there too...bargain kao kao but still....coz me n my gf were too hungry to go around sumore...the damn taxi driver just drop us there even though we say we want to go sumwhere more to the end...but at least they provide transfer back to kuta for "free"...but the meal was serve quite fast...not very crowded as said...dont need to book in advanced or queue for table...just some reason to make me feel better...haha...

n another thing is they're damn good...when i say i want my price to already include tax...i dont wan to pay any extra tax...they said ok...but they charge tax to my drink...damnnn....like tat also can...

havent tried much must try meal there...only tried made's warung n dulang beside matahari..it's nice..one thing i notice is the driver there usually will hesitate to bring u to eat at the place that the local usually go...when u ask they wil 'eee aaa...local food ah"...then just forget about the question liao...sigh...

whenever bargain with ppl there...be it jimbaran seafood or watersports etc...be precised...else suddenly all hidden charge will come out...try to speak a little malay to them else they'll thought you're a japanese...

anyway...our last 2 days we hire a driver...help us to get local price entrance ticket into tanah lot...haha...quite a friendly driver...

his number is +62-81236129922 name Parta....can give him a try...reasonable price...remember to bargain...haha...

anyway...for me...i would suggest to go with few more friends rather than just couple...i think so coz more ppl help to bargain the more easier..haha...n more ppl more merrier of coz...

i got the free stay too...havent get to used it yet..expired end of next yr though...also from royal resort...is it that bad?...cant we book the jimbaran one instead of the candidasa one?...i guess this is just marketing tactic like wat those budget airline did...free stay but got admin charges...it's just to cover their vacant room cost...

putraskyline...if u want...i give u a contact...he also provide driver service...name is Parta..number is +62-81236129922....he would love to give u the coupon to scratch...haha..according to him...they earn usd20 if u get big prize such like free stay n stuff...n u get free half day tour from that too...