Bali Raw

Thought-about one of many world’s hottest vacation locations, the tropical island of Bali in Indonesia has lengthy been the positioning for Western fantasies about paradise. Tens of millions of vacationers go to the Island of the Gods yearly, from households treating the youngsters to a seaside vacation to single males searching for low-cost booze and intercourse. And for a lot of younger Westerners and Singaporeans, hardcore partying in Bali has develop into a ceremony of passage, however it isn’t with out pitfalls. Bali is a tough place, as harmful a spot as you’ll ever encounter. What you don’t see within the shiny brochures is the rampant prostitution, the prevalence of AIDS, the bloody turf wars waged between native gangs and the drug- and alcohol-induced Western hooliganism. Vacationers are robbed, raped and murdered and Westerners get into vicious fights amongst themselves and with Indonesians frequently. On this extraordinary exposé, Australian creator and Bali resident Malcolm Scott reveals the uncooked underbelly of Bali. He walks readers down Bali’s imply streets with honesty, humour and gritty realism and presents up a Bali choking with violent road fights, low-cost intercourse and aggressive crime. Bali Uncooked is a must-read for anybody who has visited, or is pondering of travelling to, Indonesia’s Island of the Gods.