http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/hammockinparadise/2009/12/04/photo-friday-bali/ Exploring island and travel life through stories and images Fri, 09 Dec 2011 06:42:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/hammockinparadise/2009/12/04/photo-friday-bali/comment-page-1/#comment-1964 bali symbols Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:05:57 +0000 http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/hammockinparadise/?p=1100#comment-1964 Bali has such a relaxed atmosphere, and the people are so friendly, that you may not be on the lookout for scams. It?s hard to say when an ?accepted? practice such as over-charging becomes an unacceptable rip-off, but be warned that there are some people in Bali (not always Balinese) who will engage in a practised deceit to rip you off. Most Balinese would never perpetrate a scam, but it seems that very few would warn a foreigner when one is happening. Be suspicious if you notice that bystanders are uncommunicative and perhaps uneasy, and one guy is doing all the talking. Bali has such a relaxed atmosphere, and the people are so friendly, that you may not be on the lookout for scams. It?s hard to say when an ?accepted? practice such as over-charging becomes an unacceptable rip-off, but be warned that there are some people in Bali (not always Balinese) who will engage in a practised deceit to rip you off. Most Balinese would never perpetrate a scam, but it seems that very few would warn a foreigner when one is happening. Be suspicious if you notice that bystanders are uncommunicative and perhaps uneasy, and one guy is doing all the talking.

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