Bali: It is as embedded in the Australian psyche as any beach in the world, a rite of passage for generations of travellers to Bali. But Kuta Beach today is desolate. The near-complete debasement of this former paradise is not from over-tourism, though many will say this has happened, too. Rather, recent storms have demolished swaths of the jogging path that ran along the beachfront, leaving steep, loose mounds of white rock. The tides are also swallowing up the sand. “Look at this,” says 24-year-old surf instructor Sandro, motioning to the unsightly, hollowed-out shoreline. “People come, and then they just walk away.” Two young women are navigating the thin strip of sand on a receding tide. Sandro assumes they are trying to sunbathe. “Can you imagine trying to lie down there?” he asks. The women are actually attempting to find an Instagrammable selfie spot. It seems faintly fraudulent. Luckily for Sandro, there are still waves.…