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Bali to Penang

Singapore Airlines flies three flights daily to and from Singapore. We were flying out of Bali on the morning flight and would have preferred the afternoon departure giving us more time at the Conrad but could not get award availability on that flight. We left for the airport after a quick last breakfast at the Conrad and got to the airport with plenty of time left since there was no traffic.

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There were no lines at the business class counters which we used thanks to my Star Gold Status. With bags tagged all the way to Penang and boarding passes and lounge invite in hand, we paid the 150,000 IDR departure tax/fine before proceeding through security and immigration.

Singapore Airlines uses the "Premier Lounge" in Bali. The lounge was spacious with adequate seating and an outdoor/smoking area with views of the ocean and tarmac. Even though they were serving breakfast with cooked to order eggs, we just had a couple more cups of coffee since we already had a substantial breakfast at the Conrad. One major disappointment was that there was no free Wifi in the lounge and you had to purchase Wifi time from the lounge desk.

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Originally Posted by calvinoeh (Post 18032823)

Exploring Bali

We hired a car and driver for a day to take us around. We found the driver from tripadvisor and pre-booked him for ~$40 USD for ~6 hours. He was responsive to my queries over email and we were very happy with the level of service received. He unexpectedly even acted as a guide in walking together with us and explaining the the places we visited. Needless to say we left him a pretty good tip. Let me know if you want his contact.

Hi calvinoeh, thanks for the post. I am curious about this gentleman's contact information, as I am going to Bali in December. The pics look amazing!

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Originally Posted by blokay (Post 18046886)

And thanks for the link to Lucky's blog. Good reading - especially the comments after. Saw one comment that compared Bali to Cancun. That may have done Bali in for me - we prefer more quiet, secluded places. I asked an Aussie girl that worked for me if she liked Bali - she said "Yes, it's great. But it's still Indo....".

Yeah, I can see the comparison of Bali to Cancun, having flown to DPS and to CUN.

The thing is? I got off of the beaten track for both of them to get away from the partying tourists. Very easy to do- just get away from Kuta or Cancun, go to someplace like Isla Mujeres, Akumal or Tankah for CUN, Bedugul or Lovina for DPS.