Bali is a wild mixture of beauty and poverty,kitch and tradition,friendliness and the desire to take the tourist for all they are worth. But dont get me wrong overall it is paradise！
The food is delicious and cheap.（provided you check around）
We went to an area that you could dine on the beach and the first placed we check（where the taxi driver suggested）was twice as expensive as the place we went to and they both provided the same products. Im no seafood expert but i couldnt see any difference in the quality when we were picking out our dinner.
The massages there are beyond words. There isnt much as nice as having two women massage you on the beach and for only about 5＄.
Every meal we had was a delight to our senses smell,taste,sight and hearing. Yes, hearing as well. Most places provided live entertainment daily.Bob Marley is a favourite of mine as well as most Balinese people.
Most men and some women have tattoos in Bali, so naturally there are some great artists as well. I was able to get a long sought after dragon tattoo and at a fraction of the cost I would have had to pay in my home country or Japan.