Sanur: I agree with this Balinese opinion.

On a travel site today, I read this evaluation of Sanur (where I stay in Bali) written by a Balinese. I love Sanur...it is as real as any place totally dependent on tourism can be...real people, real Indonesian food, and just a cultural feel not available elsewhere. I make friends easily and we call out to each other when I ride by on my bike. Fewer heavy drinkers, too...another reason it is more civilized than the big tourist centers!

"SANUR, BALI: HOW TO SPEND ONLY 50,000 RUPIAHS FOR ONE GLORIOUS DAY IN REAL BALI

Forget Kuta and Ubud. Forget the glam in dowtown Seminyak. Go to Sanur instead. As a Balinese, I truly feel Sanur is underrated. Too quiet, some of my ‘Down Under’ friends told me.

Sanur is, to me, what is was left of the real Bali and even those bits of Bali are fading rapidly in exchange for luxurious villas and shops. So with my kindred spirit friend, I try to spend a glorious day, cheaply.

An hour after lazy lay on the white sand, we decided to walk along the pavement. The pavement (10 kilometers aligning the beach) is the best thing ever happened to Sanur in the last ten years. It covers the long beach, facilitating bikers and joggers alike. Apart from the screaming naked kids running rampantly, it was a nice walk.

The kind of tourists in Sanur tend to come as individuals. Tanning lady with paperback book, a jogging bare-chested guy in Oakley glasses, family of four dining in one of the beach front café. No loud Taiwanese groups or recent increased visit of Russian bunch yelling nyet in sight. Those who are looking for solitude or those who are a regular visitor of Bali, I suppose.

Fresh mind, healthy lungs and satisfied belly. A fine day indeed."