Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia Travel Blogs

One day in Kuta is enough....
Sep 8, 2005 (3 photos)

... . At midday we retired to the shade of a parasol on the beach to do some reading up. The touts and hawkers on Kuta Beach were enough to drive us mad within hours! Sarongs, sunglasses, drinks, massage and surfboards for hire.... they just don't give you ...

Mom you can stop worrying - i'm still alive ...
Jun 27, 2001

... the one who told you it was filled with scam artists). At Immigration, they asked us for our return ticket out of Indonesia. Apparently, you need one of those to enter the country. Unfortuantely, our return ticket is out of Singapore, which as I'm sure ...

A close shave (or 2) too many
May 10, 2007 (16 photos)

... such exploits - a few days of utter relaxation were in order. Even, I dare say it, some culture. So, its to Kuta beach, maximising my time there, managing cheap beachside eats (noodles / rice for 40p), dipping in the ocean, watching the surfers& ...

I'm alive
Oct 6, 2005 (9 photos)

hey. been a crazy week here. I was statying in Kuta about 3 blocks from the bombings, though i left the day before to go hike one of the volcanos here. Im back now though and the atmoshpere is totally different (obviously). very quiet. apperantly the ...

Surfing, mentally preparing for the subcontinent
May 25, 2005

... to Dreamland for more surfing. I spent a night in a beachside shack and surfed Dreamland again on the 23, before returning to Kuta beach. This time around, paradise has a tinge of Bangkok to it. Kuta is simply too crowded ... in its streets/alleys and ...

What to do in Bali
Sep 13, 2006

Well, here I am at the Internet Outpost in Kuta Beach, Bali. I just had a great dinner across the street, some fried rice with an egg on top, a weird styrofoam (how the hell do you spell that?) feeling (and tasting) thing that I can only assume is meant to ...

The Boys are Back In Town
Aug 7, 2005 (15 photos)

... Kuta and it was empty which is never a good sign. The waves were big but they were crashing on the beach so we decided to head back to Kuta to meet up with CK and Ted to catch up on very interesting travelling stories at great length. The boys arrived ...

Cairns to Adelaide via Indonesia
Mar 20, 2007 (18 photos)

... , tsumanis, boat capsizes, and plane crashes - a somewhat troubled country it seems!). But I took a recommendation and caught a taxi to Kuta Beach, staying at Dua Dara for approx. 2 pounds. I went to sleep that night with a smile on my face - happy to ...

Touristville more or less
Aug 1, 2006

... 16th. We will update our comments on Bali in a few days. August 6, 2006 We are still staying at the same hotel in Kuta Beach Bali, mostly just hanging around the pool, although we did rouse ourselves for a day to go on a tour of the island. The tour ...

Perfect days in Bali...hello darling....
Sep 8, 2006

... carved Hindu temples, rice fields, banana trees, posh boutiques selling anything and everything, and to the most touristy district in Bali...Kuta Beach. But wait, I didnt go that crazy...I wanted some peace and quiet for a few days, so I got dropped of a ...

Back to Basics
Apr 28, 2006 (7 photos)

Had to move on back to Kuta beach, we're flying out to Bangkok soon. Bali has been great - the beaches, the Hindu culture, the nightlife. There is so much going on here, I really couldn't have imagined it busier, but locals say it was wild before the ...

Merry Christmas!!
Dec 25, 2008 (25 photos)

Merry Christmas!! We had a Christmas dinner lastnight at a hotel down the beach. It was buffet style with everything from typical Balinese cuisine to turkey and all the trimmings. They had Balinese dancers and live music. We spent our Christmas day ...

Kuta Beach, Bali
Jun 22, 2003

Kuta Beach, Bali

Bali at last!
Dec 22, 2008

... weather conditions our flight from Vancouver to Hong Kong was delayed by 3 hrs, therefore causing us to miss our connecting flight to Bali. Cathay Pacific hooked us up with a 4 star airport hotel in Hong Kong for the night and rebooked our flight for ...

Kuta Beach, Bali
Jun 1, 1999

2 weeks in Bali ont he way to the UK

Having a ball in Bali
Sep 13, 2006 (7 photos)

... volcanoes, temples, mountains, rice fields etc en-route. Even met some monkeys! No snakes, luckily! -Now in Kuta beach (the supposed 'costa del sol' of Bali- but not so bad in reality as what I imagine the Costa del Sol is like!) -Kuta beach is surfing ...