Ni Komang Erviani, The Jakarta Post, Bali

Hans van Ginneken and his wife Corrie fell in love with Bali the first time they visited the resort island several years ago.This year, during the Dutch couple’s second holiday in Bali, they decided to go on a Java-Bali round trip.

“Balinese people are quite friendly, the island is beautiful and the rice fields are amazing,” Ginneken told The Jakarta Post in Sanur, one of the island’s popular beaches, recently.The couple said they hoped to visit again in the future, despite the Bali administration’s plan to charge a US$10 levy on every foreign tourist visiting the island.“There is no problem. It’s only $10. As long as [the administration] uses the money for the environment, nothing else,” Ginneken emphasized, adding that he was confident most tourists would still come to Bali and pay the levy.“When Bali does something about the environment, when everybody does something …

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