In southern Bali, Indonesia, tourists can visit the marvelous resort of Kuta. This destination is particularly popular with young travelers. Although it is hard to call this resort calm or tranquil, tourists enjoy visiting it all year round. As a rule, people come here to relax on the beach, sunbathe, and swim in the warm water of the Indian Ocean. Besides that, this is a favorite destination for surfers because the area near Kuta is perfectly suitable for this kind of sport. Finally, affordable prices are one more reason to visit this paradise-like place. Kuta was a small village until 1936. Local people were mostly farmers and fishermen. Once, a couple from the United States, the Kokes, was traveling in Bali and visited the poor village. The beautiful Indonesian region deeply impressed them, and so they decided to build several bungalows and offer them for rent for other tourists. Soon after that, one more American girl decided to build a hotel in the village. However, the period of Japanese occupation, which started in 1942, changed all plans. The hotel and bungalows were destroyed. A new hotel opened in Kuta only in the mid-20th century. Its name was Kuta Beach. For long twelve years, this hotel was the only accommodation available for foreign tourists. The popularity of the hippie movement was like a breath of fresh air for the resort. When looking for a job in Asia, hippies reached a strange place where hotels didn’t have any electric lighting until the 60s
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