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The Quieter Kuta

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August 25th 2010
Not Kuta Bali but Lombok,the island on the east reached by ferry(4.5hrs) and then bus(2 hrs)thats if you take the right one! we didn't..saw Sengiggi town on the north west of the island,for 5 mins. Yet again we got the wrong bus,but we got to see a whole lot more of the island! They say that Kuta Lombok is like what Kuta Bali was 30 years ago, I think they're right.The town is under developed at ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Lombok » Kuta

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more