Kuta Beach Bali is a mixing place for many Bali visitors. The size of the beach and the proximity to guesthouses and hotels means Kuta Beach is within easy reach. Just the other day I strolled down to the beach at sunset to checkout what was going on and the beach was pretty packed. Waves were pumping and the water was full of monkeys all dropping in and cutting each others nuts off. For novice surfers Kuta Beach offers an excellent starting point because it is handy, sandy and waves break rather flat so you can always get onto something.
In the same frame I saw school groups from Java giggling and photographing each other, locals playing beach soccer, older Muslim tourists sitting under the trees eating rujak (sour fruit with salt, chili, caramel yuck!), older couples from Europe (him trying to check out the girls, her getting pissed) and a menagerie of strolling vendors. Its a scene and has that We Are The World feeling.
Beach vendors charge an inflated price for their wears out of convenience. If you are on a strict budget nip over the road to the Circle K and grab a drink. No worries about drinking alcohol in public over here.
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“the water was full of monkeys all dropping in and cutting each others nuts off”
damn those locals sure can be friendly!
22.04. Hello Nick
I was thinking this morning “who was that with the same birthday?” Then i remembered .Happy Birthday Nick .
I havend logged into your site for ages now.Many changes there.I read you have a Indo-girl now .Are there any pics on the site of that little beauty ?
have a nice day.
Detlef,
Thanks for logging on. Yes we do share the same birthday (Earth Day, April 22nd).
I am now married to Ika from Semarang Java. She is due to give birth in the first week of July.
Hi,
This is probably the wrong place to put this message, but I couldn’t find the forum (although I thought there was one on this site). Otherwise lots of compliments, I’ve found a lot of useful info here for our trip (we’re leaving in less than 3 weeks from now!).
Okay, here’s my question: where was the photo taken that is used in the top section of the layout of this site, above the navigation bar? Looks like a place that I would love to go to! Or is it a random stock photo?
Oh, by the way, who knows about malaria on Gili Trawangan? I’ve been in contact with the dive schools there, and they tell me there has been no malaria for at least a decade on the island. My doctor wants me to take the pills, because Lombok is officially on the list of places with malaria (and Bali isn’t). His info is not detailed enough to distinguish the Gili’s from the rest of Lombok (we plan to travel there and back straight from Padangbai with Perama) and I can’t seem to find anyone official here who does have this info in more detail…
Thanks!
Sander
Sorry, I have found the forum now, and will copy the Malaria question there.
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