Island Beauty

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