Bali: no longer undiscovered but "still paradise."

From: U.S. News & World Report | Date: January 16, 1984| Author: Kaylor, Robert | Copyright information

On this tropical island at the far edge of civilization, reality and myth get hopelessly entangled.

Bali is a volcanic isle where spirits are granted the same needs as people, where native girls don't go topless any more but tourist women do, where fast-food outlets vie with hallucinogenic mushrooms do, where fast-food outlets vie with hallucinogenic mushrooms grown in cow dung, and where a culture renowned for its peaceful ways sometimes erupts in deadly feuds that may ...

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