Contact Admin. FROM school kids to middle-aged revellers, for years Kuta has pulled in free-spirited Aussies ready to party. But did we start a downward spiral into chaos? An Australian flag with picture's of Bali bomb victim's erected at the memorial in Legian, Kuta during the 15th commemoration of Bali bombing. YOU see it the moment you enter the main drag.
From the supersized image of AFL on the big screen to the drunk middle-aged Australian woman walking the street with a giant, stoned python around her neck, there is no denying Kuta is a place for Australians. For many of us the strip will be our first taste of overseas travel.
Often we arrive fresh out of school, aged 17 and 18, for schoolies. Emboldened by fat wallets, cheap liquor and a deceptive lack of official laws, there is a tendency to have a bit too much fun with often deadly consequences. A schoolies crowd is the time for drug dealer approach them to offer the drug in front of night club in Legian street, Kuta. From May to May , 59 Australians died in Bali β more than one a week β with a total of 93 across Indonesia.
Prior to arriving here, a young Australian told me of his first night in Kuta in which he watched a tourist fall off a third story nightclub balcony and break his neck, dying instantly. Before the grief could set in, police scooped up the corpse and slid it into the back seat of a Blue Bird taxi. The average tourist might miss it, especially after 10 Bintangs, but the sense of community is strong here, evident in the smiles, laughter and camaraderie of the many vendors, hustlers, and transport men as they eat.
Some have roots running centuries deep in this area. Others have come from across Indonesia to sell their wares and often their bodies. Poverty is the common denominator and it is a strong bond, setting them up as the natural antagonists to the rich, drunk, often disrespectful tourists who will soon descend on the strip. Login Signup. Signup Login Contact Admin. Bogdan 23 Kuta. Caprice 33 Indonesia. Elenin 32 Kuta. Photo verified.
