Psychadelic Mushroom Omlettes
I am not here to condone drug use or offend anyone, but this is an interesting and special thing Kuta offers that many members might find appealing.
While most tourists go to Kuta for the Western style resorts and discotechs and shopping malls, there is much more to the city. One little-known gem is that you can purchase omlettes full of psychlosybin(sp?) mushrooms for very little money. I was in Bali on a tour and it was our tour guide who let us know about this. The group talked it over and unanimously decided we would try them out.
It might be worthwhile to note that while I was 24 at the time, all the other ladies in our tour group were much older than me. Most were in their 40's and the eldest was 63. So this wasn't just some 'spring break crazy party' type of an experience.
I don't remember exactly where the omlettes were purchased but natives will be able to tell you. We each ate one and walked together on the most gorgeous expanse of beach I could imagine in my wildest dreams (Kuta is known for its amazing beaches).
To say the least, the omlettes were extremely powerful and potent, causing extreme hallucinations probably beyond what any of us expected. But there is nothing about the experience that I would change. It was truly amazing. If you are interested in experiencing something like this in a place where it is not only safe and legal but also ridiculously gorgeous, you might be interested in looking into it.


A statue stands guard at a "traditional" home.
Not much to do.
The pond
peter pan concert, january 2005