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June 25th 2012

Kuta is located on the south coast.The difference with Kuta-Bali is this is not a party town.

After 1h30 min in the "taksi" and some research of the best guesthouse for us, we settle down at G'Day Inn. Jess and his wife + little Vanessa (2y old) have been very nice with us.

Mostly quiet except at 5am when the Mosque starts and at 5pm when the football kicks in, people deal with their day-to-day task: fisherman, smoked fish, surfing... Most tourists come here to surf.

We were surprised and sad and eventually annoyed by young children age between 8 and 10 trying to sell their bracelets each night when you are eating at the local warung (cafe) or whilst you are trying to relax on the beach but it is all part of the game. It is to pay their school books or the school fees. We prefered to pay sometimes for their dinner. At least, we knew we were in control of where the kids' money was going!

Around Kuta and in Lombok, they cultivate vegetables, coconuts, bananas and rice. Farmers have water-buffalo and lots of chickens.

Mostly we have been eating at Warung Jawa I and II run by the same family and sometimes at Mario's. We have been meeting Matthieu and Krystelle, the French couple we meet in PadangBai and others Frenchies (Mathieu, Quentin, Clement...) to bond for some stories about their surfing day, our travels and so on...

The beach at Tanjin Ann' near Gerupuk is lovely and almost no tourist. We did some sunbathing as the waves were too big to start lessons of Surf. Most people have to get a boat to get out of the reef. Can be dangerous for beginners. We preferred to be safe.

A great place to relax.



6 jours a Kuta-Lombok

Apres 1h30 min dans le "taksi" depuis Senggigi et quelques recherches de la meilleure maison d'hôtes pour nous, nous nous installons au G'Day Inn. Jess et son épouse Vanessa + petite (2a ans) ont été très gentils avec nous.



Kuta est situé sur la cote sud-est. La difference avec Kuta-Bali est la vie nocturne. Kuta Lombok est assez calme et justement c'est ce que nous recherchons.

A prevoir Lombok est 90% muslim donc à 5h du matin, il y a l'appel de la mosquée. L'autre potentielle nuisance est à 17 heures pour les commentaires live du football en face de notre guesthouse.

Sinon les locaux gerent au jour le jour et gerent leurs tâches: pêche, poisson fumé, le surf ...

L'attraction pour les touristes est principalement pour le surf.

Nous étions surpris et tristes parfois, et éventuellement agacé par l'âge des enfants entre 8 et 10 ans qui essayaient de vendre leurs bracelets chaque soir, quand vous mangez au warung (café) ou pendant que vous essayez de vous détendre sur la plage, mais tout cela fait partie du jeu. L'argent est pour potentiellement payer leurs manuels scolaires ou les frais de scolarité. Nous avons préféré payer parfois pour leur dîner. Au moins, nous controllions ou allait l'argent!

Autour de Kuta et à Lombok, ils cultivent des légumes, des noix de coco, bananes et du riz. Ils vivent principlement de leur peche et les agriculteurs ont des buffles et un bon nombre de poulets (qui chantent vers 5h du mat')

La plupart du temps nous avons été manger au Warung Jawa I et II géré par la même famille évidemment parfois à Mario.

Nous avons de nouveau rencontré Matthieu
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the homestay G'Day Inn
et Krystelle, le couple français que de Padangbai et autres Frenchies (Mathieu, Quentin, Clément ...) afin de passer nos diners ensemble et boire du Arak - la boisson locale - a base de vin de riz...

La plage Tanjin Ann est belle et il y a presque aucun touriste. Les vagues étaient trop grosses pour commencer les leçons de Surf aussi nous avons profité pour peaufiner notre bronzage!

La plupart des gens doivent prendre un bateau pour sortir du récif. Souvent dangereux pour les débutants. Nous avons préféré nous abstenir.

Neanmoins un endroit idéal pour se détendre!

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Trips
INDONESIA : Bali/ Nusa Lembongan/ Lombok
June 1st 2012 -» July 1st 2012
MALAYSIA : Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia
July 2nd 2012 -» July 30th 2012
THAILAND: Bangkok / Koh Samet/ Pattaya/ Bangkok
August 1st 2012 -» August 8th 2012
INDIA & NEPAL - Tamil Nadu,Karnataka, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
August 8th 2012 -» November 4th 2012
LAOS : Luang Prabang / Van Vieng / Vientaine / Thakhek / Don Det
November 18th 2012 -» December 7th 2012
CAMBODIA : Kratie / Phnom Penh / Sihanoukville / Battambang / Siem Reap
December 8th 2012 -» December 23rd 2012
VIETNAM : Saigon / Ho Chi Minh City - Mui Ne- Hoi An - Hue - Hanoi
December 24th 2012 -» January 12th 2013
BRAZIL: Rio de Janeiro/ Curitiba/ Foz do Iguazu
February 5th 2013 -» February 17th 2013
ARGENTINA: Puerto Iguazu / Buenos Aires/ Cordoba/ Salta
February 18th 2013 -» March 10th 2013
BOLIVIA : Salar de Uyuni / Potosi / La Paz / Copacabana
March 12th 2013 -» March 26th 2013
Peru: Cuzco / Machu Picchu / Nazca / Huacachina / Paracas / Pisco / Lima
March 27th 2013 -» ongoing

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