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I Was Exploited on National Television by Channel 7

I Was Exploited on National Television by Channel 7

April 6, 2021
by Alysha Cozens
Yarns

We smiled and thrashed around in the pool because they told us to. We yelled out “Schoolies!” with our drinks in the air because they…

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Dark Alleys and Dead Ends in Bali

Dark Alleys and Dead Ends in Bali

November 2, 2018
by Jack Wills
Yarns

Cover by Alec Favale. There’s no mistaking being in Kuta. Hordes of mopeds fill the congested streets with smoke that burns my nose; the endless…

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A Lad Goes Bogan in Bali

A Lad Goes Bogan in Bali

April 10, 2017
by Tom Usher
Features

I was thinking about the word “lad” the other day, because that’s the kind of thing I like to do in my spare time. In…

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Running to Paradise from Hell

Running to Paradise from Hell

October 24, 2016
by Ben Sardinsky
Features

You step out from Denpasar airport into the throbbing tourist masses of Kuta, this fresh new hell on earth. Tropical paradise transmogrified into a festering…

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Eat. Pray. Colonise.

Eat. Pray. Colonise.

April 18, 2016
by Freya Ingebørg
Yarns

Everyone knows Kuta sucks. Tourism has swept through the city like a cancer, transforming all the healthy old cells into toxic clubs, hotels with swimming…

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Can a Teacher Pick up at Schoolies?

Can a Teacher Pick up at Schoolies?

December 7, 2015
by The Hobos
Bali Yarns, Yarns

As a high-school English teacher, my plan to participate in schoolies as a “toolie” (Australian slang for opportunistic sex-predator far too old to be celebrating…

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Get Real, Travel Snobs

Get Real, Travel Snobs

April 19, 2015
by Gemma Clarke
Bali Tips, Don't Be a Dick, Features

Coming from the Gold Coast and having just moved to Bali – two places infamous for their tackiness – I have become well aware of…

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Lads on Tour: Please Shut the Fuck Up

Lads on Tour: Please Shut the Fuck Up

September 29, 2014
by The Hobos
Don't Be a Dick, Features

Lads on Tour are easily identifiable. You walk into a hostel, bar or party and they’re grouped together, grabbing at each other’s scrotums, downing a…

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My Love-Hate Relationship with Bali

My Love-Hate Relationship with Bali

March 13, 2014
by Grace Bullen
Bali Tips, Features

“Bali?!” I spat, cynical with visions of unfiltered humanity. “Well yes, Bali. But also Indonesia!” my travel partner enthused. I hadn’t seen Indonesia in eight…

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A Night in Kuta

A Night in Kuta

January 23, 2014
by Nat Kassel
Bali Yarns, Yarns

It’s nearly midnight and Bali Manik seems to be the cheapest and best option. No hot shower, no air con, no TV, no TP, just…

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Kuta: Alleycats

Kuta: Alleycats

December 6, 2013
by Emma Hanrahan
Kuta Do

Get There: Poppies 2, Kuta Cost: Your sexual health, self-respect, liver etc. Open: 9:30 – midnight Bali is renowned for its amazing surf, perfect sunsets,…

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Nusa Dua: Turtle Island Tour

Nusa Dua: Turtle Island Tour

August 7, 2013
by Kelsi Barris
Nusa Dua Don't

Get There: Kawasan Pariwisata, Nusa Dua Cost: 250 000IDR (25AUD) For around 250 000 rupiah (give or take 200 000 depending on your bartering audacity) you can…

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