Articles tagged ‘pantai kuta’
Kuta Karnival Saturday Sept. 8th 2007
By Nick | September 8th, 2007 |
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The 2007 Kuta Karnival is going full steam ahead and today the food court opens at the top of Jl. Pantai Kuta. Some of Kuta’s best restaurants have booths, with portions of their fare.
Where to stay in Kuta Bali
By Nick | September 7th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The village of Kuta has changed dramatically since the first modern age travelers drifted in in the early 1970’s. Back then the small lanes running between the main street and the beach were just sandy tracks, complete with palm trees, cattle and crater-sized potholes.
Getting to Legian meant going to a completely different village. Nowadays [...]
Meeting Aswin from Harris Resort in Kuta Bali
By Nick | May 23rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
This afternoon I went to Jl. Pantai Kuta to talk to the staff at Harris Resort. The resort is relatively new and is situated at Kuta Halfway. The first thing I noticed when driving in, apart from the newness of the place was the abundance of orange and green, the official colors. Staff here seemed [...]
Slow times on Poppies II in Kuta Bali
By Nick | May 5th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Poppies Lane II in Kuta is one of the gangs, that lead from Jl. Legian to the beach, at Pantai Kuta. During peak times these are packed with families, rugby teams, surfers and backpackers. Back in 1998, when Bali really peaked as far as tourist numbers, Poppies II was so busy you were shoulder to [...]
Surfing in Bali: How it all began
By Nick | December 10th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
Surfing began in Hawaii and the first westerners to see it were the crew of Captain Cook's ship, HMS Discovery, in Kona Hawaii in 1779. Back then the locals were carrying on like they were on Kuta Beach, riding the waves and enjoying life. Surfing came to Bali probably the first time in 1936 when [...]
