Availability of UK medication in Bali or available alternatives.

You may be restricting your search results buy typing Bali rather than Indonesia.

Bali is only an area.

The other point is, depending on where you are thinking in Bali, living stress might well be higher.

The Kuta area is not what I would call stress free. The traffic can be terrible and there are drunks are all over the place, especially when the sun goes down.

Then add the pestering you get from con artists and assorted travel agents on the street who have to be given a solid "Get lost" before they leave you alone, then the next one comes.

Bali also has a street drug problem you don't get in most of Indonesia.

I'm assured the north is far better but I have yet to travel there.

Hospitals vary all over Indonesia. The cheapest are pretty basic, but the best are five star hotels that offer the best of everthing.

As for opiates, they are controlled so only a doctor or someone with experience can tell you how commonly they are given to those with a medical need.

If you search for "Indonesia" rather than Bali, you have a better chance.

Hi Fred, thanks for your response. It's very interesting and helpful.

When we are doing our searches, yes, we do relate them to Indonesia, not just Bali. It's a good point to raise though.

Living in the Kuta, Legian area does sound quite stressful to us but we don't want to be living in the busy or touristy areas. We were thinking of somewhere a bit quieter. Probably the wider Ubud area, further up the coast from Canggu or around the Sukawati area.

Thanks again Fred. A&G