Shopping in Bali can offer excellent bargains

Shopping in Bali can offer excellent bargains, and best buys include modern artwork, leather goods, casual summer clothing, shoes, jeans, CDs, T-shirts, furniture and pottery as well as knick-knacks.

For those who do not want to wander too far from the beach, Sanur, Kuta and Legian have more than enough to appease any shopper's withdrawal symptoms. From sarongs to sandals, wooden statues to Javanese puppets, silver to surf boards.

Two good department stores serve the local community at Denpasar. Jl Gajah Mada has many handicraft and souvenir shops that stock similar items to those found elsewhere on the island.

Galeria Nusa Dua offers the whole range of Balinese goods in one complex, free from the hassle of street vendors.

Ubud is the place to go if you want to take home a unique canvas or two. For more items, please see list below:

* Antiques - Batubulan
* Art - Ubud
* Bamboo - Bona
* Ceramics - Campuhan, Kapal, Tabanan
* Clothes - Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Ubud
* Jewellery - Celuk, Denpasar - Jalan Hasanuddin
* Masks - Singapadu
* Music - Kuta, Legian
* Puppets - Klungkung, Sukawati, Gianyar
* Stone carving - Batubulan, Jimbaran Gallery
* Textiles - Sidemen, Kampunggelgel, Klungkung Market, Batuan, Negara, Singaraja, Tampaksiring, Peliatan, Denpasar - Jalan Sulawesi
* Toys - Mas, Tampaksiring, Peliatan
* Wood carvings - Mas, Kemenuh, Buruan, Tegallalang, Pujung, Nyuh-kuning