Bali Schoolies Guide by former Schoolies

[cooper07]

haha i thought it was pretty funny mate
yiew
sick sammy wammy u fag.

See ya in 24 hours for that one mate.

[Dominic]

Originally Posted by MCU

and just remember.. getting a chick pregnant isn't a worry because you can fly home, but getting an STD - you're ****ed for life

As a social worker I've visited more prisons than I can remember, and can honnestly say that our prisons today are filled with people who have more to offer society and the opposite sex than you do. Grow up already, get a clue.

[MCU]

alright alright.. geez wasn't meant to cause a fat stir .. but meh we're goin to bali 100% no matter what

[snoopy8882]

It is a little unfortunate that they had all those nasty bombings in Bali these last few years but that should not put anyone off going.In fact all Australians should stick by and support the Balinese People get back on their feet.Everyone should go to Bali at least once or twice in their lives.It is an awesome place.For Me It is the only place in Asia Where I do not have any relatives to worry about.This is coming from a non schoolie by the way who is off to Singapore next week for Holidays and doing a rather belated by a decade schoolies celebration.

[katie_4_bali_06]

ya me & my friend will be staying at the Samsara from the 24th till the 13th - only us two but we are bali veterans so we already have plenty of friends up there... the clubs are gonna be great! the foam parties at bounty happen all the time not especially for leavers...

yay cant wait to party!!

[will123]

Gahhh after reading through this thread i wanna go to Bali for schoolies I suppose Byron will be mad anyway.

Iv been to bali 3 times before and am going back early next year as my parents are hiring a house/villa for a month. Just be prepared for all the drug offers you will get. Walking between the bounty and MbarGO on most nights which is like a 100m walk, we got offered drugs about 50 times, im not joking. They just sit on the fence like "heyy boy, mushroom? ecstacy? marijuana?"

[G00n-B@ndit]

ahah i can't wait

[will123]

Originally Posted by G00n-B@ndit

ahah i can't wait

haha yeh but dont say yes! They sell you the stuff then tip off the cops who pay them off, so your left with no drugs, no money, and probably in a prison.

[G00n-B@ndit]

man as if i'd be that stupid :S

[katie_4_bali_06]

well u really have no control with what you do when your drunk!

lol i dont think we need to worry about "aussies keeping the balinese on their feet"... i know aussies make a large percentage of the bali tourist traffic but we arnt the only people who go there.. bali is a popular tourist destination worldwide and there is a LOT of dutch and japanese tourists, oh and dont forget the javanese! so dont feel like if u dont go the whole economy will crash! thats always a big misconception about bali i guess... oh well the aussie tourists are still the BEST!! hehe

[G00n-B@ndit]

bali bali bali

ahah hmm **** u have a point

[snoopy8882]

The only schoolies that do not go to Bali are the South Australian graduates instead wsting their time and money on Port Elliott,Victor Harbour,Middelton and Goolwa renting a home for a week and getting up to god knows what down there.They are so cheap it disgusts me big time.Think about it You can get a package to Kuala Lumpur or Bali for not much more than what these cheapskates are paying to go down the south coast and that is once you add the cost of passports and vaccinations into the deal.For the record I did not attend Schoolies week 1996(My time of graduating)instead going into full time work right away and fifteen months later going on my first trip alone to Singapore.

[__Robbo__]

whos going?

me and 3 mates are going from the 22nd november to the 2nd december and staying at the bali garden hotel.. righ across the road from the waterbomb park.

who else is going?

[Broman]

Hey Rob,

Me and a mate r going.... what dates are you going to be there cos we are going from the 12th of November to the 29th.....

How many of you mates are going, it was like pulling teeth even trying to get 1 of my mates going...

lol never mind i just notices u had your dates up....

Has anyone decided what they are doing in bali yet??? or is everyone just going to get maggot for their holidays I was thinking of going to the monkey temple, snorkeling, maybe doing bunjy but i'm not heaps keen on it and i might head out to a couple of surf spots depending on how confident i am when i go over.

So what are you guys going to do???

[bali_2007]

i'm going to bali with about 20 friends from the 24th til the 5th of november.. we are staying at the mandira hotel in kuta. it will be off chop!!

[Dominic]

The latest information on Bali Schoolies is information from the government not to travel to Indonesia or Bali, as the Bali bombers are scheduled to be executed in early November and there is a very high threat of terrorist attack.

[Dominic]

The Bali bombers have been executed.

If you are planning to go ahead with 2008 schoolies celebrations in Bali, please:
1. Ensure you are registered with smart traveler.
2. Review the travel advisory up until your date of travel.

The National Schoolies Website advises to follow the notification from Smart Traveler and reconsider your travel plans, avoiding travel to Indonesia for Schoolies.

[Dominic]

We take time this year for the 88 Aussies who died in the Bali bombings of 2002 and note the names of all who died that day.

Three people died this morning, executed by Indonesia for committing the terrorist attacks known as the 'Bali Bombers.' Who cares what their names were.

Here is a list detailing all of the 202 people who died that day in 2002:

Aaron James Lee Abbey Renae Borgia Achmad Suharto Adam Lionel Howard Agus Suheri Alexandra Koppke Alexandre Moraes Watake Amber O'Donnel Andrea Hore Andrew Dobson Angela Golotta Angela Simone Gray Angelica Kohnke Annete Overgard Jensen Annika Linden Anthony Francis Cachia Anthony Jean Underwood Anthony Stewart Arismunandar Aviles Marcillo Ana Cecilia Behic Sumer Belinda Allen Ben Roberts Billy Hardy Bimo Adi Wibowo Bradley Charles Ridley Brandes, Bettina Christina Breant, Guillame Bredford, Christopher Bronwyn Louise Cartwright Bronwyn Robin Maude Ross Buchan, Gerardine (Gerry) Buchan, Steve Byron John Han**** Byron, Chloe Blanche Carina Rafling Carol Jane Johnstone Caterin Patricia Seelin Charles Richard Van Renen Chris Redman Christina Betmalik Christopher John Kays Claudia Dietlinde Theile Clint Nathan Thompson Clive Walton Corey James Paltridge Craig Jeffrey Dunn Craig Russel Harty Daniel Keith Braden Danny Robert Lewis David Cameron Ross David John Mavroudis David Kent Dean Richard Gallagher Deborah Anne Borgia Deborah Lea Snodgrass Dimitra Kotronakis Dimitri Panagoulas Donna Loraine Croxford Edward de Warrenne Waller Elizabeth Kotranakis Emma Louise Fox Endang Eun Young Moon Faturrahman Findlay Francoise Rose Dahan Gayle Airline George Hamilton Milligan Gerald Michael Yeo Gian Andrea Ruup Gregory Raymond Sanderson Ian Findley Imawan Sarjono Jacob C Young III James Berklley Hardman Jamie Wellington Jane Roselyn Corteen Jared James Gane Jason Stokes Jean Underwood Jennifer Ann Murphy Jenny Norma Corteen Jessica O'Donnel Jodie Cearns Jodie Leigh Wallace Jodie O'Shea Johanna Bergander John Christian Redman Jonathan Andrew Wade Jonathan Ellwood Joshua Iliffe Joshua Kevin Deegan Julie Stevenson Justin Lee Kadek Beni Prima Kadek Sukerna Karri Jane Cosner Kathy Sarvatori Kosuke Suzuki Kou Hui Min - Kuo Eve Kristen Curnow Laura Danielle France Laerke Cecille Bodker Lee Anthony Sexton Linda Eileen Makawana Linda Kronquist Lionel Henri Erisey Lise Tanghus Knudsen Louise Gustafsson Uirika Louise Louiza Zervos Lucy Sandra Empson Lynette Patricia McKeon Marc Berry Gajardo Maria Johansson Marie Cecile Wendt Marissa Lee McKeon Mark Antonio Schippers Mark Morton Parker Mattew Lucas Bolwerk Megan Eileen Heffernan Mervin Peter Popadynec Michael Standring Michelle Gai Dunlop Miller Nathaniel Thomas Mochamad Khotib Mugianto Nassime Claudia Tele Natalie Jayne Perkins Nathan Gregory Swain Neil Bowler Nicole Harrison Pascal Dolf Paul Martin Hussey Paul William Cronin Peter Carlo Basioli Peter Clifford John Record Rebecca Marie Cartledge Renae Marie Anderson Robert Alan McCormick II Robert JamesMarshall Robert Thwaites Roberto Antonio Sbironi Robyn Webster Sander Harskamp Scott Lysaght Sereina Liesch Shane John Foley Shane Patrick Walsh Till Simone Hanley Stacey Lee Stephen James Speirs Steven Brooks Webster Susan Lona Ogier Suzanne Ames Maloney Sylvia Dalais Thomas Edward Homby Holmes Timothy Hawkins Timothy John Arnold Tom Singer Tracey Thomas Udo Paul Hauke Vanessa Anne Walder Widayati Yuka Suzuki.

They died while exploring the world and celebrating life. Let's honor the Aussies that died that day when we celebrate Schoolies Week by......?

[RadMad]

heyyy out there all my fellow bali travellers! i must say my travel agent is a little bit concerned, and rightly so due to recent events. But im pretty sure there is no way me and my mates are backing out at this point!! We are staying at Dewi Sri and are so effing excited for this trip! anyone else staying there?? cant wait to see you all over there!! bali 08!

[Broman]

The government only has rumor of attacks.

http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-c...vice/Indonesia

'We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to Indonesia'

Come on you have a responsibility to acurately report information to your schoolies.

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To RADMAN,

Congrats on deciding to go to Bali, I've been seven times now and you can't find a better group of people anywhere on earth.

Your going to have a great time over there, there is a lot of media hype over the situation thats scared a lot of people off but you shouldn't be one of them.

My father is in Bali at the moment and he said the situation is ok but a bit more sombre than usual. AKA people are a little scared but trying to get on with their lives and holidays.

Seriously if i had the money I'd be over there now. I have many local friends over there and I know the real people of Bali, they're not the fanatics that they're made out to be in the media, actually they're nothing like the media portrays them.

I was there years before the bombings, in between the bombings and i've been after the bombings and i feel like Bali is still as safe as it ever was.

People like Dominic do nothing but worsen an already bad situation for the locals, they've suffered a lot because of people who have opinions on places they've never been.

If you want any advice feel free to reply

Broman

[RadMad]

Broman, good to hear that all is well over there! yeah i went over last year and it was all pretty peaceful.. but since you are an old hand maybe you could give me some tips on the best places to go, like essential places?! cause last time i went, we were doing the family thing..

[Broman]

Since it's schoolies you'll definitely want to go clubbing. Definitely check out Bounty and Paddy's if you like house music. MBarGo is a mixture of house and hip hop and is definitely my favorite club thus far on the island. Double 6 in Seminyak is a techno club that has attracted DJs like Tiesto so it has an international reputation for being a great club ... I can't really give you any more info on the club though because the night we went there was like 10 people in the entire club (Check it out one weekend i guess). Sky Garden is like a fancy club, drinks are more expensive and its set over three levels .. pretty cool atmosphere. There are literally hundreds of pubs around the island so finding a drink shouldn't be too hard. If you want to meet people challenge them to a drinking game in the pubs, haven't had anyone refuse yet haha :P Oh and the pubs are different to the pubs over here, like their tropical and outdoorsy so they rock. So yeah theres a bunch of clubs for you to check out which will keep you busy for a while.

Food wise; Tommy's Cafe (great place for lunch, iced coffees and various western foods), TJ's Mexican restaurant (great Mexican food in Poppies lane ... either Poppies 1 or 2 ... i can't remember, just ask a local), The Flying Piano (awesome steaks), Blue Ocean (Seafood restaurant on the beach in Kuta) and any of the thousands of local Warungs (cheap, great tasting local food, Warung Yogya or Jogia? is great, $2 meals), Uncle Norms (Italian Pizzas etc) ... When it comes to food, you'd know there are thousands of places you could eat. Just pick one and try it, you won't be disappointed.

In terms of entertainment its up to you, you could go white water rafting, Bungee Jumping or anything else.

Bartering is a must in Bali as you know. We got our trips for like half the advertised price just by bartering.

I guess that's about it!

Were you after more specific info?

Also the Bali Travel Forum has some great info, you just have to sort through the **** to find it

balitravelforum.com

Looking forward to a reply..

Broman

[bali_2007]

i went to bali in 07' for schoolies. it was amazing!
i've been there twice before. there was something like 20 of us who went.
had the time of our lives. you should definately go!
if i had the money i would be there right now!

best place to eat- indo national. it's run by aussies. and the best food ever!
it's near padma hotel.

best bar apart from bounty/ paddy's.. it's called 'my place'.
it's like the 4th story of some building near the bouty. it's wicked!

[IzzyT]

Hey, anyone going to Bali for Schoolies 2009?
If so, where are you staying and when are you going?

[Nikkay]

I'm going to bali. Hopefully the Bali Garden Beach Resort.
I'm in the booking phase at the moment.

[IzzyT]

OK great, just know I'm having a bit of trouble convincing people to come as they are scared/find it too expensive, etc. So just making sure there will be some other people there.

[Yo.]

Hey so my friends and I were considering on going to Bali for schoolies.
Anybody else floating on the same boat as us?

We were thinking of staying at the Barong hotel or Dewi Sri Hotel.
Or anywhere cheap and good.
Just wondering what dates people are going to bali for and how long they staying there for?

Some are like scared togo to Bali cuz of the past events that have occured there.. what do you think? Safe?

[brad2009]

ello
yer me n 5 mates ave booked to go bali staying at barong hotetl from 30th to 10th week after leavers dunsborugh first week!!
should be really good

[@Zza]

Yeh a mate and I are going to bali from the 23rd to the 4th December.
Its going to be f******in insane!!! I cant wait!!
Not sure where we are staying yet, how much did airfares cost for everyone?
Anyone wants to meet up there, give me a buzz and we can exchange deets.

[snoopy8882]

Originally Posted by crusha

hey
who else out there is going to bali for schoolies??????

You guys got a Bargain.I remember twelve years ago going to get a Price Quote Staying at what was then the Ocean Blue Club with 8 Nights Accommodation Qantas Flights and Insurance for around $1700 but that was based on Peak Season.
I ended up booking but due to an interfering mother I not only lost my BALI Holiday AND HAD TO REGRETABBLY CANCEL but also my Christmas and ended up a month later in Singapore which I really hated.
I mean what sort of Holiday is Singapore for someone who didn't get to attend Schoolies Week the year before due to being a year too old.

[tms2009]

Schoolies baliii going to go offf!!

Heading in on 28th nov its like 2nd week of schoolies,
for 10 days..

We are staying at the bounty heard its sweet and
they've got a club real close..

Who else is going???

[tms2009]

Oh yeah how much is everyone paying

with everything included me and the boys are paying $1100
including flights, accommodation, travel insurence and other ****t for 10 days..
People get back to me

[kierakiera]

im going from the 22nd nov till 3rd dec
staying at the barong, going to be best experience cant wait!
see you all there

[snoopy8882]

That is Great Pricing for a week in Bali People.I paid $1300 BACK IN January 2000 for 8 Nights at the Troppo Zone flying Qantas with Insurance Transfers and Activities but I was 22 at the time taken into account so would have been well past the leavers/schoolies week age of life.I am assuming with these prices some of you are getting today You are either most likely on Garuda or Jetstar or taking an indirect routing like Singapore Airlines.

[Mrdamo]

i reckon this is a better idea than going down the coast. i wish i went to bali instead of down the coast for schoolies. just be careful and dont take anything from any offers from the street vendors. they are the first people to report you if you have done something illeagal.

[snoopy8882]

For Bali I recommend all of you go see your Travel Doctor about Six Weeks before Departure for any vaccinations required and for a discussion.Water Buy from the Local Coles or Woolworths before leaving Australia and You should be fine with the food there.I am no longer of the Schoolies Generation but have done my share of Asia Holidays over the years.Above All apart from anything prescribed by the Doctor Steer Clear of Any Drugs.
Last but not least Have Fun In Bali people.

I was just watching the news the other week and get this NOT ONE ADELAIDE person made it up to BALI for schoolies.Lousy Cheapskates at Victor Harbour Shame on Them.

[bali_2010]

Hi, me and my group of girl mates are looking into schoolies in Bali this year. We will be going around November 20th - 30th. We are thinking about staying at Club Cactus. Where is everyone one else staying this year? Please give me some suggestions and advice would be great, thanks

[jackbali2010]

yeh were going bali this year 2 gonna be awesome as