Weekend in Bali - Seminyak April 2013
For our wedding anniversary this year I organised a relaxed beach Bali holiday. (We take turns organising anniversary weekends as a surprise for the other one.) Using Airbnb for the first time I wanted a quiet villa, with a pool, within walking distance to a beach. Mission accomplished with Villa Bodat in Seminyak. Having heard mixed reports about Seminyak, I was wondering what our experience would be. Lots of reviews, including some from friends, talk about Seminyak being overrun with tourists and the accompanying traps. So, let me say right up front - we loved it. We were happy with our villa and the environs. Perhaps, being the low season, we weren't pestered as much, and there certainly weren't any crowds of jostling tourists to contend with. Perhaps, because we live in Singapore where friendly service is not the norm, we were ridiculously pleased by anyone who smiled as they took our money. These factors, mixed with low Bali prices meant we had a great weekend away. D...