Friday, October 21, 2011

Sunset at Kuta Beach


















Welcome to Kuta Beach, Bali. Kuta is the mostfamous tourist destinationin Bali. It is famous with the spectacular white sandy beach and its Sumur (susu berjemur) hehee bit cheeky, several of hotels from luxury and until budget hotels are available, hilarious nightlife, plenty of restaurants with international cuisine, bars, pub, Water Boom Park and shopping center. It is one stop place for holiday in Bali by offering the plenty of selection we need and make it the right place to visit on your holiday in Bali.

Kuta History

At three hundred year ago, in this place had been built a Konco (Buddhist Temple) located beside of Tukad Mati ( Dead River ) where it river can be navigable at that time. The boat steps into the hinterland of Kuta, so that Kuta is a port trade. Mads Longe is a merchant from Denmark in 19 century had built its trade station in the river periphery. During living in Bali, he often becomes the medium between king of Bali and Dutch. Mads Longe has mysteriously died and his grave is located inside of Konco ( Buddhist Temple ) right in the river periphery. Kuta is quiet fisherman countryside in the past, but now it has been turned into the hilarious town and it is completed by post office, police office, market, pharmacy, photo center, and shop. There are a lot of hotels which are designed luxury and comfortable set in a long side of white sandy beach of Kuta .

What to see in Kuta Bali?

Kuta is situated in 11 KM southern part of Denpasar town and it can be easily reached by transport from airport, about 15 minutes. Kuta is the fastest growing tourist place in Bali and it is the heaven for local and foreign countries tourists. Kuta is well equipped by tourist facilities like white sandy beach, bars, restaurants, cafeteria, disco and others spectacular nightlife. We can also meet a lot of mall, good shops selling multifarious items of tourist need like clothes, cd/dvds, airplane ticket, souvenir, handicraft, sport gear and others. It is a popular place with the surfing activity besides of beautiful sunset. Mostly the tourists come and stays in this place are coming from the low budget traveler especially young tourist. There is a new tourism object in Kuta built in the center of this place called Bali Bomb Monument to commemorate the Bali Bomb Tragedy on 12 October 2002. Bomb which burst at Sari Club and also Paddy’S club have killed 202 people. feel sad about it.

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Silver and Gold Jewelry Factory Outlet

Batubulan, Tohpati and surrounding, the famous village in Bali as a tourist destination cause of the local residents is very proactive and full of innovation to the gold and silver jewelry. This countryside is located in sub district of Sukawati, Gianyar Regency and owns the individuality and excellence in production of gold and silver jewelry. Most of them are Balinese professional, artistic and skillful of design development related to the silver and gold jewelry.
The productions of gold and silver at this village have penetrated to the local, national and international market. It can be measured from the type of artwork result and variation of ornament, good as present and also export commodity.The type of gold and silver jewelry has been produced in this countryside are covering various of rings, bangles, chokers, earrings, mother of pearls, Tusuk Konde, broach and other types. Beside of that, the workers are able to response the market demands and produce the modern product like medal, market and culture symbol. In spanning of artistic growth history, the silver and gold jewelry had been started by a group of family pertained by Clan Pande. From this family circle, the activity of gold and silver jewelry has disseminated to entire society as a top profession which are previously as the farmer. In year 1970’s decades, it has been happened the change of countryside society culture significantly from agrarian society structure to industrial society structure of crafting. Even nowadays, some of them have jumped again to the economic structure of service by focusing in tourism industry. The change and jumping movement of these structures have brought the new positive impact for prosperity.
Location, strategically located in main road from Denpasar to Ubud which is about 7 km from Kuta. This village is also famous of Barong dance and stone carving, Next, Batuan, Mas and Singapadu Village with the art of paintings and equipped by places of recreation such as Bird Park and Bali Zoo Park. Along the way from Denpasar to Ubud we will find some of gold and silver factory outlet which we can watch hundreds workers making silver and gold jewelry.