Bali - the sinister side

Fern

Fern

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I watched a doco last night on Bali, the holiday destination for thousands of Aussies & to a lesser degree NZers. After the brouhuha of Schapelle Corby ,convicted drug smuggler, & the Bali justice system 'coming down hard' on all drug smugglers, so says the judiciary, you would expect that their gaol would be one of the last places to be able to get drugs, not so, they are common place, the guards supply the prisoners, often in exchange for sex. Not behind closed doors either.
Hallucinogenic, 'magic mushrooms' are for sale legally on the streets, magic mushroom soup is available from one of the shops advertising it,if you so wish.
Murders are commonplace, plus the rape of women, not something that the police take too seriously. It was quite disconcerting to see such indifferent attitudes, to such grave crimes.
Apart from the great surfing in Bali, which the young ones say they go for, (so what's wrong with the surfing in NZ or Aus,?) I strongly suspect the pull of the 'loose' lifestyle is the bigger attraction.
So much for the island of Bali, 'the tourists paradise'.

New figures reveal one Australian dies on Bali every nine days,
Consular officials say alcohol and drugs fuel many of the accidents, while nightclub fights are among the biggest causes of trouble for thousands of Aussies who fly to the tropical island every year.

Information released by the Department of Foreign Affairs reveals 39 Australians died in Bali in 2011-12. Another 93 sought consular help after being taken to hospital, while 36 were arrested, 18 jailed and eight needed support after being attacked.
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Not a place I want to visit - too many drunken Aussies behaving badly, I would imagine.

However, my daughter and her husband really enjoyed their holiday there but they moved outside the main tourist beach areas.
They moved around on the back of motorcycles with local guide/drivers.
 
Bali, not interested, too many beautiful places in Australia that I would rather see first.
 
It's easier and cheaper for people from Western Australia and the Top End to holiday in Bali and Phuket than in Eastern Australian states. Some people go there every year for their holidays.
 
Wanderlust is a large part of surfing. Always looking for new, uncharted waters. In the '70s, Bali was explored and slowly but surely became overcrowded. There's always trouble in paradise . . .

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