Kuta Beach Mataram

... bucket of nyale (sea worms), about 300 bananas, 20 coconuts, and five old women. I flew into Mataram on Sunday, February 8 and headed straight for Kuta Beach, Lombok, the antithesis of Kuta, Bali.  It is a gentle town of mostly Sasak people with ...

... up on the mountain area, and headed back to the beach!  Many people know about the Kuta in Bali.  Lombok also had a Kuta beach – but it’s very different to the Bali one!  It basically is just a road that runs along the beach.& ...

... school to stick in your bike bottle holder!5 flasks later completely wasted! Booked into Pro Surf school for 3 day course on Kuta beach, the waves really massive and gnarly! A german bloke on our first lesson had been there for 4 already and ...

... pattern where the clouds start building up on the west side of the island and eventually dump their loads on the islands below.  Because Kuta Beach is on the far west side of Bali it is sometimes spared.  You can lie on the beach in the sun and ...

... ! Anywho, now were here, all 4 of us. Me, Claire, John and Ricky and it's time to learn how to surf. No better place. Kuta beach is really resorty but has deadly beginner waves every hour of every day. Rows and rows of 4 to 5 foot waves coming in. It's ...

... to differ. Sure there is less tourism and not as much of the party atmosphere that you can find in places like Kuta Beach, but there is also the differing cultural and religious histories. Locals tell us that Lombok and Bali were once feudal islands ...

... , and at 11 AM on December 1 realized it was not November 30.  We scrambled and managed to get a Perama Shuttle to Kuta Beach, arriving around 5:30 (thankfully without incident). My friend Greg  was home to welcome us, as was his son Willie and ...

... nbsp;I think it was 2003 but I can not remember. This is a busy beach town with lots of shopping, bars, and tourist. After Kuta beach we drove to Ubud which is a small artist town in the inland of Bali. There were a lot hand made wood craving shops ...

... satay (the best I've ever had as well): $2.20.  Lage pizza: $4.50.  Car rental for the day: $15.  Kuta beach is nice too, first time swimming in the Indain Ocean.  The water is incredibly warm and the sand is really dark.  The ...

Made it safely to Bali. Hung out at Kuta Beach, wandered around markets in Poppies Gang I and II. Didn't take long to grow tired of all the "hello hey hey lady, excuse me you want Bali sarong special price for you" and "beep beep transport transport you ...

... is a very kind and hospitable man, gave us each a decorative sash with the school logo. Moto ride was a lot smoother than the other day, as the direct route from Kuta Beach=Praya is level and does not challenge the capacity ofa 110 hp Honda Varios moto.

Mrs. Monik and Miss Nia are two Sengkol English teachers with whom WM taught in February 2009.  WM taught there again on Saturday December 13(yes folks, school is 6 days a week here), while WW was a lady of leisure at the bungalow. Mrs. Monik ...