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Kuta & Tuban
Kuta's
claim to fame owes much to two things : its beach (originally Bali's best)
and the simply magnificent sunset. Apart from surfing on its huge breakers
and strolling for miles on the pearly white beach, shopping is a must with
the wide variety and number of shops and street vendor selling rattan bags,
batik shirts and range of other interesting mementos. Street-side cafes are
ideal for people-watching while the numerous restaurants offer cuisines from
around the world. Nightlife is vibrant : pubs and discos are popular
watering hotels for revelers.Beach bungalows first opened in Kuta in the
1930's but mass tourism did not start here until the late 60's. During this
period, Kuta boomed, becoming were turned into losmen, then into hotels.
T-shirts sold on the beach were replaced by a thriving garment and
handicraft industry. The hippies either left or stuck it rich, and Kuta has
become one of the most dynamic places in Indonesia : a place to encounter
new ideas and lifestyles and a place to experience all manner of pleasures.
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