cocks and thongs (and not in a good way)
it's sad how much the bombings in bali have affected tourism in indonesia as a whole. the sheer number of cafes, bars, and tour operators belie how busy senggigi beach expects to be: the drawn shutters and disappointed, almost desperate, faces forcibly demonstrate the difference between expectation and reality. still, it does mean that stretches of beach which are easily beautiful enough to be crowded with tourists are gloriously secluded, and you can hear the serene sound of the ocean lapping against the shore as the cloud covered gunung agung, the largest and holiest peak in bali, looms in the horizon across the lombok strait.there are still some tourists in the exclusive hotels, who have their own little stretches of beach with fancy shacks and liveried waiters. they get a lot of stick for the socks and sandals look, and rightly so, but there is also a worrying trend amongst affluent, tubby, german men that suggests they think that a g-string is acceptable beachwear. i really think the international community should act: i'd happily give up our eu rebate if they passed a law that would protect british retinae from having a leathery teutonic buttock emblazed upon them.
although i haven't done much, senggigi's actually been quite good fun for me. the scarcity of other travellers, and my propensity for chatting shit with people rather than running away when they try to sell me stuff, means that in the space of a day i can no longer walk to the beach without having my name shouted out and being stopped for a chat by a variety of random indos. they're all good fun, and i got quite nailed on lombok wine with them last night: it comes in a plastic jug, i'm presuming it doesn't cost much, you drink it in shots, and it's deadly... silliness.
my attempts to sleep it off were severely hampered by the resident cockrels. i'm no biologist, but i thought these bastards only crowed at dawn... as opposed to all day, and all night, from 2am to 10pm. fuckers, bring on the bird flu, that's what i say.
posted by bicrom @ 11:08 am
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