Kuta - the main tourist town in Bali has been strucked by two bombings by Jemaah Islamiyah in this decade. In the more powerf
ul twin bombing in 2002, most of the victims were Aussie, closely followed by Indonesians and then maybe 40 other countries. A big memorial has been set up at the place where the bombs went of. But the most interesting part is that apparently nothing has changed in how things are down in that town. Bali of course (Hindu) is more liberal then the Muslim part of the country, but the hedonistic tourists are partying every night and getting as pissed as possible. Thats what we did as well - that was especially funny because Neil (a taxi driver from Newcastle) had no m
anners worth talking about, had his funny gypsy English and could dance better than John Travolta in his best years. Kuta also has a beach, but not comparable to the postcards you get from Bali. After arranging a flight to Jogyakarta I was off to the countryside to see the rice paddies.
ul twin bombing in 2002, most of the victims were Aussie, closely followed by Indonesians and then maybe 40 other countries. A big memorial has been set up at the place where the bombs went of. But the most interesting part is that apparently nothing has changed in how things are down in that town. Bali of course (Hindu) is more liberal then the Muslim part of the country, but the hedonistic tourists are partying every night and getting as pissed as possible. Thats what we did as well - that was especially funny because Neil (a taxi driver from Newcastle) had no m
anners worth talking about, had his funny gypsy English and could dance better than John Travolta in his best years. Kuta also has a beach, but not comparable to the postcards you get from Bali. After arranging a flight to Jogyakarta I was off to the countryside to see the rice paddies.
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