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Kuta & Legian


This Bali retail legend is the most popular store in the south. Mobs of Indonesian tourists come for doe-eyed plastic puppies or one of thousands of T-shirts bearing wry, funny or simply inexplicable phrases (almost all are limited edition). In fact the sign out front says 'Pabrik Kata-Kata', which means 'factory of words'. Warning: conditions inside the cramped store are insane.


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