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Great Video Anastasia, thanks for sharing 🙏 I'm interested to know where else you might consider as a digital nomad ? Thanks, Andy.

You are crazy if you want to live in Jakarta. Jakarta is not nice at all. Even I hate living in Jakarta. The people are not nice at all. Most motorists use this big special muffler which they call brong muffler. This muffler will shoot black smokes to the face of the people who happen to be behind the motor.

Your bad experience in Bali with a terrible title turned out to be good for your vlog. of your 9 vlogs, only Bali is the best seller, the other 8 only got 200 - 300 viewers for 2 years LOL ...blessing in disguise.

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My wife and I both love going to Bali. In fact we go there for vacation every year. Even though I love spending time in Bali, I agree with most of the things you brought up. They are true, but some people don't like it when you bring up something negative about someplace that they like...hence all the negative posts you are getting. I went to Canggu before the pandemic and hated it. There were so many westerners that it did not feel like I was in Bali at all. It has basically turned into a digital nomad colony. Full disclosure: I love spending time in Bali because I stay at the many wonderful beautiful resorts that they have. I'm not a nomad on a limited budget.

Just got back from a two-week trip to Bali this morning, and I was delighted to watch your video as I had a very similar experience. We spent a week in Ubud and another in Uluwatu. We opted out of Canggu due to the reasons you outlined in the video. Uluwatu particularly stood out to me because of its stunning views, beautiful beaches, great surfing, and overall vibe. Out of curiosity, where did you venture after Bali, and in your opinion, what's the ultimate destination for digital nomads?

Living like a local is the key to success while living in Bali, or Vietnam, Philippines, etc.

The music so loud makes it so hard to watch this.

You seriously went to the wrong places. Your blog was depressing we come twice a year and never have that negativity. I feel sad for you. Unsubscribing now.

Agree with a lot of this, especially the food. Very average especially compared to other places in Asia.

Love the you mentioned the heat! Good to know, I too would struggle with humidity all day

Great video ! Personally I would also be very unfortunate with all the things that you mentioned. It was really helpful to calibrate our expectations and be prepared when visiting Bali. Thanks for sharing ❤

This channel will never grow up if u share content like this about bali. U do wrong absolutely....been to all vlogger which do the same thing to BALI. U just unexperience n do not have a sense of adventure in ur life, i gyarsntee u never going abroad visit more than 5 countries in ur life . Just think with other way if u have negatif opinion..... 1st lesson as e newbie blogger pls do not share negative opinion , it will back fire to u. Bali is land of god, it has a mystical power giving blessing or unblessing to ppl with good or bad vibes to bali.

Wow, I’m sorry you had such a bad experience. We’ve been on Bali for the last month and have had an amazing experience with delicious food, beautiful villas and great experiences from Ubud, Uluwatu, Sidemen, Amed, and Munduk! This post seems very negative with limited exposure to Canngu and such. We didn’t visit it there as it didn’t seem like a place we are interested in. I hope anyone wanting to visit Bali will give it a go as we have enjoyed everyday from sunshine to rain!

I`ve just come back from Bali and can honestly say this is an excellent review, i was disappointed with the beaches (the plastic was terrible in some parts of Kuta beach) also disappointed with the food but never got food poisoning though. Shopping can be super annoying as well, most shops don`t have prices on and its just a battle to get a good price as they start so high, there was many times i wanted to go in a shop but just couldn`t be bothered. If you take cash there`s lots of places to exchange at very good rates but be carful in cheaper looking places that offer great prices the prices are on a board outside so work out on your phone how much you will get and make shaw you are the LAST person to count the money in front of them. There`s lots of ATM`s`to get your money no problem there. I was impressed by the lack of mosquito`s especially in Ubud i was only bitten once. I got all my accommodation in hotels for under $20 the hostels are insanely cheap. If your single Kuta is a great place to go lots of bars great nightlife with 2 big shopping centres and surfing, the massage parlours have the best looking girls in Bali as well, you can get a 1hr massage for only 100k Its a bit weird that after all the negatives i really miss Bali there culture, there spiritual Ness, and most of all the people they are super friendly i made lots of friends as well from all over the world from Aussies to Russians and was sad to go home in the end......

Berlin is hard to beat! Thanks for the review, I think I would also prefer a European country. It seems we get what we pay for, every time.

Great video. I watched this after Charlie Chang's "digital nomads" in Bali video. There is a huge contrast between the two and I didn't even believe for a second that Bali is all puppies and rainbows...

3:07 ah yes turis plastic 😊 5:11 why is it so weak 10 years ago Europeans burned millions of tons of coal inside the house to heat their homes. Don't be a weak person just because of smoke

Thank you, i just decided to cancel my trip to Bali. hahahhha

Love your video and honest opinion. Keep going.

You are just pretty❤😍

first comment on this video :)

Great content! Heaps of great info thankyou

Disagree regarding food, Bali is the most comfortable place when it comes to food in Asia for European taste. Local cuisine is also amazing you just need to know the places that are not only on TripAdvisor. Fresh fruits&veggies you can always buy at the local market. Also never experienced Bali belly in 5 years, maybe I was lucky, washed my face and brushed my teeth as any ordinary person would do, using tap water 🙂 housing situation, traffic and greedy vibe after corona were the reasons I left, personally.

Great video. I haven't heard anyone else mention the fires & smoke before. As someone with asthma, I need to be careful. Maybe no AirBnB in Ubud after all.

Digital nomad is a nice way of labeling someone who's an unemployed slacker. 💩

Sounds like LA - they need a sidewalk!

Thank you for your honesty about Bali. We are looking for a place to stop for around a month on the way home to Australia from Europe (we've been traveling now for 7 months) and are looking into Bali as an option. Do you have any other recommendations for a good one month rest and relaxation stop? We've also looked into Vietnam, Spain and Turkey as options.

Hi! Can you buy packaged salads in the grocery store without risking bali belly?

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Whoa, good info on the Bali Belly. I think I could role with most of the other things, but I'm a vegan and I can't imagine eating everything cooked, especially in a tropical climate. Great Video, Thanks

"Even though these prices for these sorts of places are way out of the locals' price range, for digital nomads who are coming from all over the world, its still so much cheaper (...)" I wonder how on Earth one says something like this and does not come face to face with the perversity of the life they have chosen for themselves. Many people indulge in gentrification almost naively, completely unaware of the harmful impact of their lifestyles onto the local community. But the awareness with which you explained how you not only accept, but seem to relish living in a place where your mere presence EXCLUDES the participation of locals, is immoral and disgusting.

After making this vlog, when are you leaving Bali?

Actually, places like Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam is cheaper than Bali…

I agree about the foods in Bali. I pretty much thought it taste much the same. I’m not a huge rice eater but you have to become a rice eater because it’s always included with a dish. After a while I thought everything tasted the same. Others love it, but I just got tired of it. When I went to Thailand or Vietnam I welcomed new Cuisine. Yeah, they do not have water quality regulations preventing someone from getting sick from ‘dirty water’. Nor do they have sanitation pickup from neighborhoods, but besides that, when it rains all the trash in the gutters drain into the ocean. They do not have decent sidewalks to walk on either. You need to watch where you walk because you might fall into a huge hole on the walkway.

Excellent info...went to Bali 2019 (Leigan and Ubud) the traffic and rubbish were disappointing, but still good value overall #NZTraveller

Lets try come to gorontalo for while shark.... Its so fun...and can i learn english with you??

your eyes make me melt. so pretty

Such a good point. It’s hard for me to ‘be real’ online ironically, coz I’m like, what do I even show first??

That is exactly what I was feeling and thank you so much for pointing that out regarding the colonialism 2.0. That is something what holds me a bit back. I planning to work for three month abroad to experience new culture and have a great digital nomads community (plus save a little bit money). Everybody says Bali is great for the DN community. But to have this you should stay in Canggu or Ubud, right? And where is the Balinese culture there? I was also thinking of Capetwon. Have you been there? Or some other places to recommend? Your video is great and fun. Thanks for the authenticity.

Awesome! Thanks so much

Basically.... "white people problems"

Some constructive feedback 😊 sometimes you speak quite low and the background music is quite loud in your video. Consider adding subtitles if you do or be mindful of the audio levels!

Bali USE to be paradise .BUT tourists bourgeois like you made it the way it is now ..and you don't even realize it ! AND who pay ?... the poor locals who serve your beer at your pool ..GOD i miss the 70's long hair BABA travelers with no smart phone in their bags ...you have no ideas what i am talking about ! right ?

Thank you for the insightful video & putting it in realistic perspective. We considering a holiday in Aug at the Ayana Resort Jimbaran. It looks beautiful and we mindful it is just a holiday... I'm worried about bali belly & d fever. Will look at taking something to help. Should we be concerned about bali belly at a resort?

I hope you enjoy holiday in Bali, Anastasia I hope try traveling in Belitung island i live in Belitung island..🙏🙏🤍

Finally, an honest review about Bali! I visited last year and had a similar experience. I was supposed to stay in Canggu for a week but left on the first day (lol). I ended up spending more time in Uluwatu, but even then, I wouldn't go back if given the chance. The lack of local culture, the crazy traffic and the trash issue are alarming and it's surprising that very few people mention how this beautiful island is getting destroyed so rapidly. One amusing incident, especially as a digital nomad, was when I couldn't find a co-working space one day because they were all packed 😅. On a side note, I managed to avoid Bali belly despite eating and drinking everything, possibly because I was already six months into my journey in Asia and had built up some resistance I guess Thank you for shedding light on the real side of Bali!

Thank you so much for this honest video. I am moving to Bali later this year to teach and have gathered such great info to know that those 'colonized' areas of the island are not where I'll decide to stay. Enjoy your next adventure!