Moon Handbooks: Bali (2nd Ed.) [Paperback]

Bill Dalton (Author)

Book Description

Series: Moon Handbooks Bali | Publication Date: November 1996

The second edition of a MOON TRAVEL HANDBOOK which covers the Indonesian island of Bali. Features details of travel, food and accommodation to suit a variety of budgets in each of the nine regencies, and provides an insight into local culture and history.

Product Details

• Paperback: 730 pages
• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing; 2 edition (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566910730
• ISBN-13: 978-1566910736
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,712,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #78 in Books > Travel > Asia > Indonesia > Bali

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Bali Guide, May 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Bali (2nd Ed.) (Paperback)

I've read virtually every guide out there and Bill Dalton's Handbook is the most comprehensive and compact source of information on travel to and in Bali. If you are an armchair traveler in need of visual stimulation to spur the imagination, however, this book is not for you. Far apart from the Eyewitness/Knopf style high-gloss photography combined with very little travel info, this guide provides current, practical info on everything to do with Bali: history, geography, culture, places to go, how to go, when, where to eat.... You name it, it's in here. But if you're looking for full-color photos and a stunning layout, go elsewhere.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Bali Guide, June 12, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Bali (2nd Ed.) (Paperback)

I was so excited about my first trip to Bali that I used 4 guides. By far, the Moon Guide helped me most to understand Bali and the Balinese. I was even able to impress the cab drivers with my new found understanding of Balinese religion, culture and customs. Although I disagreed with many of the hotel and restaurant recommendations - the real reason for visiting Bali is to get in contact with a culture that exists nowhere else in the world. This book will help you do that better than any other. The section on quick indonesian language is very helpful and the Balinese love tourists who try to adopt their language greetings. The maps are mediocre, but there are no good maps of Bali - most roads are nameless and unsigned.

I was so impressed by Dalton's guide that I immediately looked for another moon guide for my next trip.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great historical overview,terrible info./maps, November 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Moon Handbooks: Bali (2nd Ed.) (Paperback)

This book made for a great read on the flight over. Being a history buff I really enjoyed it and it gave me a great sense of the place. But when I got to the island I found that the book was just about useless. I got lost all over the place, which for some is half the fun but not myself. People with the LP's-"southeast asia on a shoestring"fared much better than I at half the volume. I'm all for for making an effort at understanding the country you will visit, but a guidebook that can't guide me...