Tips For Family Holiday In Bali

Bali is a perfect place for those who are on holiday with children. Bring all your family to explore the island. You all will love the natural surroundings, and it is definitely easy to find a baby sitter or somebody to take care of your kids.

Kids club are available in major hotels. Many hotels offer family room with children discounts policy which is good optional for family term.

Bali villa is also a good alternative for accommodation, which is now becomes holiday trend in Bali. Mostly one villa consists of more than one bedroom that caters for family.

Range of attractions that are friendly for children can be also easily found in Bali.

Children's attractions in Bali vary from surf, sand and beach activities; cultural activities such as dancing, temple visits, and traditional Balinese life style experiences; adventure activities such as rafting, cycling, horse ride, dolphin/turtle tour elephant rides; and theme parks such as Bali Bird Park, WaterBom Park, Bali Butterfly Park, etc.

Travelling with the family can be hassle- free and loaded with fun. There is no reason you shouldn’t bring the kids and the entire family with you. Here are a few tips you can use for an easy, stress - free travel.

Plan with the entire family

Get each family member’s opinion on which places to go. Kids love it when they get involved. Make a short list of the places they want to visit and get the majority’s preference. Plan simple yet fun activities for the whole family to enjoy.

Distribute tasks

Help each other especially when packing. Give each one a responsibility. You can have your kids check on the first- aid kit, your husband to bring all bulky equipments and you take charge preparing the food. This way, your load can be lessened and everyone would feel the importance of each one’s contribution.

Travel light

Since most of the space of your car would be for people, pack only the essential things you need. If possible you can hire strollers for the kids instead of carrying one. Transfer shampoos, mouthwash and the like in small plastic containers instead of bringing the entire thing. Remember that travelling light doesn’t mean travelling incomplete. Carry all important stuff you need to bring.

Secure your house

Since all of your family members are with you on the trip, you can opt to hire a house sitter. If not, have a neighbour look out for the house for you. Unplug all electrical appliances and be sure to secure all door and windows.

Be safe

Always carry with you a medicine kit for emergencies. This should include aspirins, laxative, insect repellant, bandages, ointments and alcohol. More importantly, bring enough prescription drugs if any of the family members is on medication. Bring enough to last for the entire duration of the trip.

Bring in the fun

Take pictures and videos to document your trip. Take turns in using the camera, this way everyone will get a memorable shot taken. You can take the pictures and put them in a nice travel journal when you get home. This way you can enjoy the fun memories as often as you want.

Remember that the entire objective of a family trip is to have fun. Follow the quick tips above and you can head your way to an enjoyable travel in Bali.

Bangkok to Bali Overland, Part One Into the Bowels of Bangkok

The mission was to travel over a big chunk of Asia from Bangkok to Bali overland, the reason to do it overland is that I was going to go scuba diving and was bringing all of my own dive equipment. Time wasn't a factor but I wanted to do it as inexpensive as possible.
The trip from Bangkok started at my hotel on Suhkumvitt. I was going to cheat and take a taxi but when I asked how long it would take they said depended how bad the traffic jam was! Not an encouraging thing to hear, so I took the sky train for 15 baht to the new subway system and then for 26 baht, I took that to the end of the line at Hua Lampong, which is the main train station for Bangkok.
The sky train was uneventful but getting into the subway system was quite frankly a pain in the ass, the first thing that I ran into was a security guy and he wanted to check my bags, fair enough, but please point at which bag you want to search! It seemed like he wanted me to empty all 3 of the bags onto the table which had me none to happy, which I was very willing to share with him, so he looked in one little pocket that I pointed at and he said go ahead.
Then, after I got everything back on my back and headed in the right direction, I hit the cones and trapped my bags as I was going down the escalator which caused me to get all twisted up, I shared with the guard a few of favorite combinations of words that I developed under the tutelage of a salty sea captain and descended into bowels of Bangkok. I went to the machine to get the tickets, no problem; I am walking to go through the turnstile that is very tight.
Now on the sky train the security people open up the big gate, scan your ticket and no drama, but the subway people are trying to make some point that is lost on me as only staff can go through the big gate. They will not let you hand your stuff over first, again why is completely beyond me, so I managed after only two tries to get through with my 3 bags.
Now I must share that two days before I bought a new bag in Cambodia and of course the thing is falling apart, and I am dragging it instead of rolling like it is suppose to do. For me reason number 587 for leaving - Cambodia shoddy goods (sic).