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Watch out for drug dealers near the ground zero memorial (Kuta)

ONLY use Bluebird taxis - They're honest and their cars are properly serviced - There's a good app.

Non-BB - The above may not apply

NEVER believe tourist agents

Everyone has won a prize from the guys giving away tickets - It's an old scam, but common

Don't believe the car/motorcycle hire places when they tell you a foreign license is OK

Traffic is commonly terrible in the cities.

It seems your post is more appropriate for sites like TripAdvisor unless you plan to become an expat and live in Indonesia.

Uluwatu is very crowded with traffic jams, the kecak/fire dance at sunset by Uluwatu temple is nothing special especially because you get peoples knees and feet sticking into your back all the way through the performance. Watch out for dodgy drivers who might threaten to drop you off in the middle of nowhere unless you agree to give them a Rp200k surcharge for traffic jams.

Ubud is not like it used to be 10 or more years ago. Now it feels like Kuta but without the beach. Many places like Tegallalang have become very commercialised. If you want to see the better part of Ubud you need to go further away from the centre.

Sanur is alright, a bit quiet but plenty of nice places to eat and a good beach path.

I hate Seminyak, crowded extension of Kuta. La Plancha has places to sit at the beach to watch the sunset.

Watch out for scammers, thieves, ATM machines and when someone tells you that you won a prize on a scratch card just walk away and don't fall for their time-share scam. Only use ATM machines that have security and are attached to banks otherwise your card may be skimmed.

Only change your money at either Balibestrate and Central Kuta Money Exchange. They both have websites which show the locations of their various branches and the current exchange rates for major currencies.

Bali is a nice place that has been destroyed by tourism and all the thieves, scammers, prostitutes, drug dealers, and the other assorted neerdowells clueless/bogan tourists attract.

I went once - it won't be twice unless someone pays me.

I'm assured the vast majority of the bogan infestation in in the south.

Indonesia is a wonderful country with a million terrific places to visit, but Bali is at the bottom on my list.

• Lombok hasn't been as badly damaged - The places I visited were really nice
• Belitung is great (Brace for the hard landing on that short runway - It shocks you the first time)
• Yogyakarta is an interesting city
• Yogya to Dieng tourist coaches allow you to visit a number of places over a few days to a week.
• I absolutely loved Aceh, but they are a little conservative for a lot of people, and it isn't really child friendly as far as activities are concerned.

It's all down to what you want, but a relaxing holiday is easy to find in Wonderful Indonesia.