Thread: If you had to do it again, what would you bring along?

Welcome to the forum Annica. You must be excited to be moving to Bali. There are many things you could bring to bali but i would imagine the majority of things you might as well just buy in Bali or order online if you need them. It is amazing how little one needs to live comfortably. Of course you need the basics. I would pack and ship the eseentials and try to limit anything that is heavy or bulky unless you absolutely need it. Personal Shipping rates can be expensive for large bulky items and I would guess that It may be even cheaper to just buy a new one than paying for shipping and storage. There is an ACE hardware in Kuta that sells construction tools and stuff which can also be bulkky and heavy if you plan on doing any renovating or anything. Oh yeah, when i was in Bali last, I didn't bring enough surf boards for the different conditions and wave sizes. Do you surf? I hope this was helpful and welcome :D

Welcome Annica

These days you can get just about everything in Bali. Even great chef knives.

...We (DH and I) are in full discussions about what computer equipment to bring as well. Someone told me I need to bring a router? Is that so? We are considering ditching our PC for a second laptop...any opinions on this? I still cant convince DH that we will be going back to dial up and leaving the world of broadband behind us.....

If you have important stuff on your current PC, take out the hard-drive and bring it with you (not the whole PC).

It's easy to buy routers/modems here so you don't have to bring one with you. There are many places that sell computer components. I would imagine that lap-tops are cheaper in Japan than here (at present).

As for "leaving the world of broadband" behind you, that depends upon where you will live and how much money you have. "Reasonably priced broadband" is available, depending on location. The run-of-the-mill "broadband" in Bali peaks at 384kbs (DL) and 64kbs (UL)...when you're lucky. But living in Bali will probably slow you down a bit anyway and coping with less than perfect internet connection speeds is par for the course.

I wish you all the very best in your (ad)venture.

:)

Phil is right about these days...and that just about anything being available in Bali. If I were in your shoes now, as opposed to back then, I would concentrate on the really personal things, like family photos, a family heirloom or two, even your favorite snuggly pillow if you have one.

Jimbo, after your purgatory in SA, I’d be thinking....wife, all of her sisters, aunts and cousins! :oops: :oops: :oops:

the only thing I regret not doing is having my photo albums burnt onto disc and put onto internet so easy to access...I left them back in Australia with friend so will have to get sent over here or get him to do for me there