Looking back to Feb 2nd 2003

Moving into my first house in Bali 3 years ago happened on this day in 2003. I remember clearly living in Ronta Bungalows in Kuta with Sean, the 2 twin bed room costing something like 35,000rp per night. We were just getting set up in Bali and were lucky to have a place like Ronta that was, cheap, handy and low stress. Back then Kuta was relatively quiet and Ronta had only a couple of other guests, including a noisy Italian woman next door.

Internet Outpost and Made’s Warung were 2 locations we tended to hit on a regular basis. We also used to check out places like Krakatoa Cafe on Jl. Legian. Krakatoa has a huge bulletin board with places for rent and all kind of adds, posted by random people looking for something or looking to sell.

The other day I was looking for Krakatoa Cafe and missed it. I figured out that they took the old sign down, that’s why I rode right past. Its still Krakatoa, but is now called the Krakatoa Business Center. Getting set up in Bali is quite easy. The hardest part for most people is figuring out ho to make a living, or if you are loaded, what to do with your time.