bintangbob
Grand Master
Reged: Jan 09 2005
Posts: 6228
Loc: Sydney
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I would impart my memories of then, but I can't remember them.  
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PaulPerth
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: Nov 06 2000
Posts: 10766
Loc: Ballajura WA
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A freakin hangover  .
Pablo 
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DB
Grand Master
Reged: Apr 07 2002
Posts: 8462
Loc: Br.Pengubengan
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Pagi Don Pablo, Cap Cay was available in those days!  
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deezy
Crazy Poster
Reged: Apr 14 2004
Posts: 206
Loc: Perth Western australia
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1981..Bali Beach Hotel,
Swaztica's Resturant (*spelling) open air with blue metal on the floor.
Bemo's.
Gravel road to Kuta.
Not many stalls at the Kuta Art markets and just beach sand.
"The Pub" and the old guy who use to own it i think, who had a monkey outside in a cage and a motor bike he was proud of.
Getting Bali Belly and thinking i was going to die.
Many wonderful memories, going again for our 10th visit in 5 weeks time .. still love it more with each visit.
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balitime
Crazy Poster
Reged: Jan 22 2009
Posts: 114
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1986 great time. Stayed at Ramayana Cottages. (called Ramayana Resort and Spa now) It was only about 2star then. The pub was very popular then and another bar across the road from there which I cant remember the name of now. (It's now closed down) I remember staggering back from the nightclubs/bars late at night and a whole heap of the stray street dogs would follow me home if I stopped and chatted to them.(sad I know) I think we only got around 2000 rupps to the dollar then. Happy days. 
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cosmo
Grand Master
Reged: Aug 03 2003
Posts: 7666
Loc: Melbourne
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I stayed in simple Losmen in 1979, with just a room, mandi and a fan. We were served a banana, coffee and a cinamon biscuit for breakfast.
Quite by accident a couple of years ago, I stumbled across the place and it looks exactly the same.
 Aka Nini
Aka Nini 2
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Garry
Grand Master
Reged: Aug 03 2002
Posts: 9477
Loc: Sidknee
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First two trips to Bali.
1979 & 1980
From a 1980 Garuda brochure:
• Visas were necessary and cost $3.20 and were valid for 30 days
• Vaccinations against cholera and smallpox were compulsory
• Typhoid and parayphoid vaccinations were recommended
• The Australian dollar fluctuated between 595 and 610 rp
• Airport departure tax was $1.10 AUD
• Tipping was not compulsory but appreciated and ranged from 8c - 12c for each bag carried by a porter or bellboy
• Quote:
'Summer clothes, open neck short sleeved shirts, slacks are recommended. Formal wear is usually a dark lounge suit.'
• Quote:
'Indonesia is a highly photogenic country. Those interested in photography should bring their own supply of film.'
'Changes in food sometimes results in minor stomach upsets.'
• Garuda operated three DC8 flights weekly from Sydney to Bali.
• Quote:
'(Taxis for sightseeing) On Bali, it costs about 80c AUD per hour for a minimum of two hours; if taken from the airport it costs about $1.10 AUD per hour for a minimum of four hours.'
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PaulPerth
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: Nov 06 2000
Posts: 10766
Loc: Ballajura WA
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Quote:
Pagi Don Pablo, Cap Cay was available in those days!
Pagi Bli . That it was .
Pablo
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Muske
Black Belt
Reged: Jan 04 2004
Posts: 1056
Loc: burb of syd.
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1984 .... it was on the way to a European trip i was having.. (i went for a stopover on the way home also)
However i remember the smell that come out of my older brothers suitcases when they visited bali back in the 70's and the stories and beads they would bring back to me as a young teen. I always knew i too would go.
Dirt tracks down to the beaches. Stayed in losmens near poppies, with a fan and a lot of gheckos. bannana jaffles and fruit juices, mushrooms were on every tshirt and sarong. It truly was magic............!!!
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Garry
Grand Master
Reged: Aug 03 2002
Posts: 9477
Loc: Sidknee
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Quote:
on the way to a European trip i was having.. (i went for a stopover on the way home also)
My idea of THE perfect holiday Mara.
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