I
recently travelled to Bali for a week and was quite impressed by the island.
The impressive thing about Bali was that the administration knows that it’s a
tourist hub and they’ve worked wonderfully around that. Some of the things that
impressed me were:
Beauty
Bali is a beautiful island with
lots of greenery, mountains and beaches. What adds to the natural beauty is the
human touch. The Balinese seem to have a good aesthetic sense and the
architecture (of resorts, hotels, villas, malls etc.) was quite impressive. The
streets were clean and the important squares had statues from traditional Hindu
scriptures.
Hospitality
You can’t go wrong in hospitality
if you want to be a successful tourist destination and the Balinese understand
that very well. We were greeted with warm smiles wherever we went and people in
general were cordial. What impressed me quite a lot is that the restaurants/
resort/ hotel called for radio taxi for you if you requested them to. (wonder
if that will ever happen in India)
Food
Simply put, it’s a delight to be
a non-vegetarian and to visit Bali. The vegetarians have limited options so
that could be a little bit of a struggle.
Security
The place gave a feeling of being
secure and one could see police patrolling busy areas. There were security
guards at all hotels/ villas/ malls who would even check if you left anything
behind in the cab.
Cab Service
The radio taxi service was quite
brilliant in Bali. The cabs availability was pretty good and would arrive
within 5-10 minutes of calling. The cab drivers were cordial and would help you
check if you left anything in the cab before leaving.
All in all it was a memorable
experience and I would recommend everyone to atleast make one visit to Bali
