Bali is a photographers paradise, the people are colourful and the rice terraces are wonderful.
These photos were all taken during a two week stay in the summer of 91. There is plenty to see and do on Bali, I hired a taxi and told the driver (Manos) to take me to the non-touristy places which he did, these photos are the result. The taxi cost about $40 a day (then). My camera broke down during my visit but I got it repaired in Denpasser for $40 within three days. I went inland for most of these photos, however if you are a sea lover you will find the sea great and plenty of watersports.
For one week I stayed in the Bali Padma hotel (5 star) which I can recommend, it is slightly cheaper than many other five star hotels.
At most places you will have to haggle to agree a price, usually about half the initial asking price. The wood carvings are superb quality and quite cheap (take a spare suitcase). I went into one shop and saw a carving that I knew was very expensive at $150 dollars, I queried the price and the woman said 'Ah! Japanese price', I walked out of the shop with the carving for $15. You can also buy the same type of stuff in Jakarta.
Unlike the rest of Muslim Indonesia these people are Hindu, you should try to visit a temple during one of the celebrations, many of my best photos were taken during one such event.
Bali seems to be a good place to be a man, usually it is the woman you see doing the work.
Equipment: Camera Canon AE-1 with 28-70mm lens, film Kodachrome 64, scanner Epson FilmScan 200
Editing: I have sharpened most of the landscape photos and I have mucked about with some of the people pics. I have used 75% JPEG compression which seems about right for the web. Best viewed with 600 x 480 with 16M colours.