Bali	Kuta Aug 8-11 Ubud Aug 12-14 Gunung Batur Aug 15 Lovina Aug 16-18 Java Aug 19-23 Candidasa Aug 25-Sep 3

(Lon:) Bali was a very nice stop. Although the prices were about double what the Lonely Planet listed, it was still a great value. I'd also heard people complain that it was no longer the undisovered stop and that it was too touristy. I didn't find that to be a problem at all. Being kinda touristy also means that it was easy to find a place to stay, everyone spoke English, and we found some great restaurants.

Kuta is a party town as we expected. Ubud was a great place with wonderful restaurants. But Candidasa was our best find. We lucked into a new hotel that was offering its rooms at $15 (yes, the sign was posted in US$). It was a couple of steps above what we normally stayed at, but the price put it right in line with what we wanted.