Falling out of love with Kuta. It's not Kuta, it's me.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Today I walk around the lanes of Kuta and the beach of Legian where I meet a brush seller who doesn't really want to talk much but as I've taken his time I buy one of his products.
On Legian beach i run into fellow TH-camr Uncle Chan Bali and we chat about where Chandra comes from in Sumatra, his beach bar, and how often he goes out to make a video.
I find the number of sun beds and umbrellas along the beach surprising and give my opinion on how everything is becoming the same in many places in Bali lacking character or individuality.
Andrew is a recent arrival to Bali after leaving the United Kingdom for Australia then deciding to stop into Indonesia where he fell in love with island living. I ask Andrew what it is about Bali he finds so alluring and what his plans are.
A random man who comes from Flores starts singing on the street and has quite a good voice and is a lot of fun.
We meet subscriber Craig who also tells us of his time on holidays and where he's staying. Craig likes to wing it on his holidays to Bali and little is planned which resonates with me a lot.
Walking down a quiet local lane I come across a huge hotel which spoils the picturesque little gang I'm on and I find its presence quite imposing.
I also give my feelings about how I now view Kuta a little differently as i've gotten older and find it a bit shallow or hollow this time around. This prompts me to decide to move on in a few days.
A great day walking around Kuta.
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Good talking to you yesterday, great channel...👍
Hey thanks, Andrew. Really appreciate you giving up some of your day to have a chat. Cheers.
I like it when you speak to other foreigners living in Bali to get their perspective of things and living there. Good one mate.
Thanks, Ian. Glad you're enjoying the foreigner chats.
Many of the bogans who used to infest Kuta have migrated north to Seminyak and Canggu. Hence, I believe Kuta has improved in recent years. I've actually stayed up at Legian twice, however both times I repeatedly rode my scooter south to be in Kuta. I love the areas in and around Jalan Bakung Sari and Kartika Plaza. I've just turned 59, so would probably fit in well in Sanur. However I just can't let go of Kuta - and probably never will.
Kuta does have an impact on some and there are still plenty of folk very happy to return even after decades.
Flew from Bali to Lombok twenty five years ago. Old mate on Lombok said you have left hell to come to heaven. Always had the impression he was one smart man.
The two islands do offer a different experience.
@fiascodagama1 North pole , south pole.
Yes, I have been told to go to Lombok, they've said it's like bali 20 years ago. Will add to itinerary
@kelly-annbeebar6887 you won't be disappointed , different religion, different pace. If the international airport was up and running on Lombok back then we would have given Bali a big miss.
I have always enjoyed watching uncle chan..always happy.
Just a lovely guy.
Hi Wayne
Ball is a wonderful diverse island I’ve been 54 or 45 times, from the 80’s can’t remember had a villa for 6 years and will always be my go to location although I have travelled the world Mongolia, Panama and Cuba being standout places to visit, Kuta Legian Ubud are always great I’m too old @67 for Changu and the likes one can always escape to remote places to chill out, I hope you don’t get disappointed by Kuta and the likes, love your content keep it up
Cheers
You sound like you've covered a few miles and would have a few tales to tell, gary. I'm very fond of Kuta but just feel it doesn't offer me what it once did. Appreciate you taking the time. Cheers.
Legian is our go place to stay when we go to Bali and then do day tours from there and back for the nights out. Have met Chandra a couple of times and a lovely guy and also Erica a lovely lady. The singing parking guy is a bit of a legend down at the beach end of Padma and can be entertaining to say the least. Loving the videos on both channels keep them coming.
Thanks Ron. I understand how people grow to love the area and it suits many and meets their needs.
Pantai Jerman is the last bastion of the old Kuta vibe, alas it to is rapidly changing as well. Thanks for sharing Wayne
Hi Pete. Not much of the old stuff left. Nothing stays the same, I guess.
Hey Wayne,you met chandra,he is a nice man,but a few to many vlogs of his bar,but understand,he has to get the tourists to go to his bar in some way,glad you met him,that's the difference between yourself and Chandra,you give the most honest interviews on how bali is my friend,excellent,keep it up,love it,take and keep safe.
Thanks, Andrew. I really appreciate it. Cheers.
Selemat Malam, Walking on the beach is worth a thousand words! Dream life to wake up on the beach. Great Uncle Chan video.One of my favorite singers during the pandemic. Hop down to Legian. Beautiful painting. Love Indonesian people, esp Bali.🎥🌴Look at it with different eyes!
I think you're right, Liz. Tweak the perspective a bit and it all looks different.
Was good to meet you Fiasco ant the interviewing, Good luck🙏🙏
Hey Chandra. Love you mate! had a great day at your bar today meeting all sorts of people. good fun! see you soon. :)
❤👍🏼Understand how you feel. Look forward to seeing other places. Have a great week. 😃🌻
Thanks Wendy. You to.
Wayne, another great video. I just got back from my yearly Bali trip. Please have a local Balinese coffee for me, I miss them!
I got chatting to some locals and they told me that Aussies are too fussy with their coffee and that we should drink more of their local Balo coffee!!
I very rarely have anything but local coffee, today being an exception. i'll have the next one for you, MT. :)
Funny, l built my first of 9 houses in Bali 300 metres from the now Finns club in 2001.Berwawa was a no through area.We had that beach for 8+ years with a handful of people.Bali is surrounded by sea, therefore lots of beaches .However, the masses flock to a few😂 Up here in the North, l can find a beach to myself every day.I swim with small, fish, only ever 1 other person out that far with me all year.😊
You'd have some good stories to tell, I'd say.
@@fiascodagama1 correct
We feel the same about Kuta Legian. Sanur and outward is the best for us
it's perhaps an age thing with the nightlife not playing such an important part of our experience. I'm sure for many others the beach, restaurants, and surf still provides plenty.
Too many reasons to list them in detail, but I have had a similar experience in Sri Lanka: almost 20 years staying in the same place (Unawatuna) then realised that it and I had changed so much that I don't want to go there ever again. People still lovely, (though very different from Indonesians), so I miss them. Kuta/Legian the same. Go north, south or east, young man!
@@kmcg3791Did you leave Sri Lanka? I heard it is amazing scuba there & in general.I was hoping to spend my retirement there for a few years
The first time I went around 80 there was only the one Main Street and Kuta and Legian were seperate . I can remember riding down to the beach through paddocks off Jalan Legian right through to the beach and there was nothing at Canggu. I remember the bemos were an open Ute with bench seats either side. It was magic back then and the surf was relatively uncrowded . Now it seems every square inch of the place is taken up with development. It reminds me of a line from an Eagles track “you call someplace paradise kiss it goodbye”. I usually stay over at Sanur now where it’s a bit quieter . The people are largely still the same. I’ll be coming back in July and staying at Sanur, Candidasa and Ubud. I hope to see you over there Wayne.
It'd be great to have a catch up, Sean. i think you make a good point in that almost every part of the place is now developed so you feel there's no respite of break from the scene.
Another great vlog wayne 👍
Thanks, Wayne. Appreciate you taking the time.
Keep 'em coming Wayne 👍👍
Will do, PSt. Cheers.
yeah mate it gets old the citys aye.. i love seeing yur footage .. i look forward to it
Cheers, loving your vlogs, really like your style of videos
Thanks Brad. Really appreciate that. Cheers.
If staying for an extended period of time, u have suggestions on accomodation? Love ur video, very relaxed
Hi Roger, and thanks. My advice is to book a room on one of the online sites and walk around knocking on doors to find something as you then remove the twenty percent commission platforms take. I've only stayed where I am in recent times so can't really recommend anywhere personally, but I know others are still finding good value long term accommodation in Ubud. Cheers.
G’day Wayne..I fell out of love with Kuta years ago..too many drunk misbehaving Aussies, hot and very busy, lots of rip-off artists 😂 Avoided it like the plague. Love the videos mate 👍
Hey John. Thanks so much. Yeah, I think as we get a bit older the scene in Kuta doesn't offer as much.
You are spot on, it’s quite revolting the cheap behaviour sometimes.
@fiascodagama1 we stay a night there every time at the Adi dharma on jl benesari.
Only because we arrive too late to get to Ubud.
Entertainment provided by the drunken Aussie families. 😪
Might see you for kopi bali in may❤
Ever seen the Brits in Europe 😂
78 it was great, by 85 that was it for me, walking around getting hassled by people asking constantly if I want Bemo or Jig a Jig. Not for me, too sleazy, Indo is a huge place with lots of islands, couldnt see it all in my lifetime, planning a long trip there next year before we get too old, maybe Sulawesi and a few of the other islands , then Sumatera, we may go to Bali on the way for a short period first time in many years on the way but only because we have friends living there.
Hi Wayne.
What a kind soul you are buying that broom from that poor soul trying to make a living and then give to guy at bank..wonderful!
I get the moving on from Kuta..we would not go there anymore.
We are old so Sanur is more our style😂
You seemed comfortable in Ubud but can't wait to see the country side where you land..
Love it!
Thanks so much, Elaine. I do love Ubud and would probably be happy to stay put there but it would be a bit boring for videos all the time. Cheers.
Another entertaining and educational video. Thank you.
Thanks Jeff. Have a great day.
Might be time for that trip around the north and explore some more of the beauty on offer cheers 🍻 👏 ✌️
I'm thinking you're right, Richard.
thanks mate for the videos. Great content and presentation. I will be making my third trip to Bali later this year and have to admit my favorite place in Sanur but have also stayed in Ubud and Legian. Do you have a favorite area; I know you have also been to Lombok and other areas
Hi Kevin. I guess if I was forced to pick somewhere it would be Ubud, and through Indonesia I'd have to say Lake Toba and Yogyakarta. Cheers.
Becoming jaded with a place is natural, you don't notice the pickpockets, littering, concrete walls blocking sunlight, when you just arrived.
From many trips to Kuta it seems many foreigners who've found their happy island life in Indonesia, use Kuta as a waypoint- DPS being usually as cheap to get to as Jakarta with 1/10 the traffic & 1/100 the pollution, ferrys & connecting flights to thousands of places.
I know many old timers who stop in Kuta on their way through for a night or two just to touch base then get on their way.
@@fiascodagama1 some of the lifestyles would make most people wince with envy. & It's often not rich foreigners but savvy & culturally tuned living them. While we always hear foreigners whining about not being able to buy real estate in Asia, the fact forces businesses to cooperate with the people wherever the business wants to operate- a whole different scenario to he of the fattest wallet wins.
I think these days you have to go as far as Amed to get the old Bali vibe of warungs and homestays right on the beach.
I kind of get the same impression, Jerry.
Would have been great company at Chandra's bar during that interaction....Your take on Kuta and Legian is understandable. I do think there are some amazing gems of experiences to be had in Kuta/Legian however the white noise of urbanization between is different to the rest of Bali. Bali is amazing, in the way different villages have a different vibe/beat. Small island with a big diversity.
I agree Kuta and Legian still have pockets of interest but overall the development kind of overshadows much of it. Chandra is a great guy and very easy company.
Your closing comments could sum up all of Sth Bali for me.Up Nth here is a world away from down there.If wall to wall restaurants and hotels are your go , then the Sth wins.Up here, you can go weeks without any sight of a tourist.But , l am married to a local woman and live a life with only locals😊
Sounds like you're prtty well removed from it all, Tuk..
When we find wonderful places we tell others, then more people come, we are pleased until so many come that the character of the place changes. Sad, but happens all the time. And we change too. I can't see any socially acceptable way of stopping this happening 😢. So, like you I try to find somewhere I can be ahead of the incoming wave, and meanwhile buy brushes or similar to give away - bravo!
An older traveler once told me to stop complaining about the change in places I liked and go out and find more. And one can never have too many brushes.
singing flores uncl was on point!
A great insertion into anyone's day. Just love it!
I actually brought Dyson vacuum cleaner back to Bali from Australia, its really impressed the neighbours.
I can do a day in Kuta, however it's not for me, I prefer the local and more traditional areas, however I see the attraction for the tourists, especially the younger types.
Absolutely. It's a great place for young travelers and it's completely understandable why so many enjoy it.
Last time I used to avoid kuta because of the crowd, but since most crowd move to Canggu especially post covid, I am back in love with Kuta and legian. That place just feels nostalgic
I get the nostalgia and it's interesting you've found affection for the place again.
I'm hearing you...I moved to live in Legian 8 years ago and it's changed considerably....and not for the best sadly....I keep my villa based in Legian however spend 80% of my time in Jawa, Sumatra or the other islands and bounce back to Legian three times a year to check on things and catch up with friends....
Legian or Kuta would be great to keep a base.
Yes, I'm heading back from two months in Java on Feb 18...back there for two weeks then off again. Quick check in with my dentist, cardiologist then off again....Flores, Sumba and Sulawesi are calling lol
Good video. I think Kuta and Legian are changing. More and more big hotels and buildings. I used to stay in gang abdi near the do leg on padma utara but the area has changed a lot.
Like you I find more remote areas more appealing
Hey phys, good to see you. I noticed more hotels this time also Hope you're well.
@@fiascodagama1 I’m doing well had a nice week on Nusa Lembongan. Back to the grind now.
Great video, Wayne 🙏 🙏
Hi Claire. Thank you.
Have you spent any time in Sanur Wayne? Its more of my stomping grounds now days, and abit more layback i think, just ashame they put that new shopping center in the middle, bali has enough shopping centers in my opinion.
Hi jonesy. Yes, I've spent a little time in Sanur over the years. I actually think Sanur is one of the better retirement destinations for some people.
Nah that Legian day joke was awesome lol
Someone got the joke!! Thanks Charlie.
Love what you’re doing it’s a bit like the guy that used to be on front up on. SBS. Keep it up. Don’t be discouraged
Hi Geraldine. A few people have said it reminds them of that show.
It's not you W-Kuta, Legian and Seminyak have changed dramatically. I rarely spend any time in these areas these days-I head North or West.
That painting is at the Spice Restaurant, which is part of Rama Residence Padma. Pre covid, it was a great place to stay-post covid, like many other things, has become ridiculously expensive-mahal sekali.
Thanks for the info, Julia. I'll be joining you and others north, east and west as well soon. I'll still always visit Kuta etc though, I think. Cheers.
Great video Wayne
Thanks, Fpn. Appreciate it.
So far you haven't made a video in the Nusa Penida area, that's a place going viral 😊
Every chance I'll get there at some point.
We are amazed when we go to Amed and places like that at the amount of europeans in these placed and do they know their way around! Aussies are very few and dont have a clue about the places they visit .
I understand why Kuta and Legian are enough for some people.
Wayne and Uncle Chan 😍
Chandra is a really good guy.
He really is a nice guy.
Hi Fiasco, have you considered a trek along the western coast of Bali.Not many people seem to venture into this area of Bali and this may produce some interesting content and sights ?
Hey oscydog. it's definitely an option I've thought about and one worth considering.
First trip was in 1983 some 47 trip later it's a polluted traffic jam s..t hole
It's changed that's for sure.
@@fiascodagama1 it was jungle from the airport to Kuta in 1983 Kuta had white sand no culture anymore but to fair it only the last twenty years it's really gone down Hill
@@bg_leben no I wish to busy having a good time at that stage of my life now 62 I did buy a Sony cassette walkman haha
Wayne, do you know that when you check the daily exchange rate from AUD to Rp, there is always a huge difference. The advertised exchange rate in this video is 9750Rp for 1 $AUD when the current daily exchange rate today is 10127Rp. And we are further told that there is no Commission. When it comes to the weekend, irrespective of the daily exchange rate changes, the Rp exchange rate is held from Friday 3.0pm until the following Monday at 11.30am. Bule's we are certainly taken advantage of on any occassion.
I guess money exchangers and other traders in the tourist zone are taking advantage of westerners being on their holidays and not paying a great deal of attention to much else than having a good time.
you should always change in just a few reliable money changers. Lots of rip off attempts there.
So nice you got the broom
Cant take up a mans time and not buy something. :)
I agree. 🙏 And you know what? Those brooms work waay better than our modern ones - inside and out!
@@polliebain7450 Don't they just!
@@fiascodagama1 😁🌴
Well with all those beach umbrellas is good to keep the sun off, so you don't get sunburnt,, but this will be my very first trip to Bali, I've not been to Bali before, I have a sight disability and it will be my very first trip, I've been watching a lot of TH-cam Videos to see what the footpaths are like and the traffic, and I noticed it's not as bad a Bangkok, which I've not been to either, I'll be flying out from Brisbane to Bali on May 23 in just over 15 weeks time.
I'm excited for you on your first trip. Mark. You'll have a great time.
First in 1980 but haven't been back for 15 years. After the bomb we became very jaded with Kuta , Legian area. But also areas like Echo Beach and further up the beach. I used to write about , "What tourism was destroying ". Spent alot of time on Lombok, but eventually lost the love. Don't get me wrong, we also grew older and needed to visit other SEAsian countries. I find the people still won̈derful, happy and mostly sincere, but hate the general Aussie crap that cares nothing for what they do in this paradise.
I tend to agree that age might play a part in how we perceive things in Kuta/Legian now. And the events of 2002 definitely had an impact on some people's decision not to return.
Tuk TTuk and the Toba supervolcano is an incredible place. Have you been there?
Hi Tom. I've spent a little bit of time in Northern Sumatra over the years having stayed there four or five times on various trips through Indonesia. And you're right, it's a terrific place to visit - I find the Batak people very warm and welcoming.
@@fiascodagama1 If one has a "geologic mind" looking off the caldera's lip down on the lake is awe inspiring.. I also enjoyed Wei island, though Banda Aceh was a bit sketchy. If I ever return to Indo I'd also love to see the Mentawi's.
I will be back in Kuta (Kota Untuk Turis Australia) this month. It will be my 22nd trip to Bali.
Gee, you're starting to rack them up, Gary. Nice.
One of the things you could do is food cart , cafe and restaurant and drinking bar reviews. I think that’s what a lot of people want to learn so they can navigate to where they arrive. There’s also a Ton of places to review so you have plenty of content to find. Maybe do it with a Map so people can orientate themselves with the location of the places you talk about. At the moment it’s all just a lot of names. Regardless of where you go, you can build up a map for viewers of places and experiences.
I understand how people might like reviews and how-tos and I can do a couple here and there, but I prefer meeting and talking to people with that also kind of being the theme of the channel - it's what I enjoy. Cheers.
@@fiascodagama1 no worries big fella, just thinking that as I watch I don’t put the pieces together, so one town or shop all look the same to me, so you could be nowhere or anywhere. But if I was going to come over I’d like to see on a map where the highlights are, the best clubs, interesting places and then I’d be able to plan my visit. Great channel, always entertaining. Thank you.
An interview with a Kuta warung owner since 1980 had him lamenting the fact that there was 600 sellers along the beachfront now that made it impossible to earn a living. Many of these sellers were not locals.
There must be an element of resentment in that scenario for sure.
@ it tied in exactly with your comments about the number of “warungs” along the beach the other day. I must admit that rainy season can make us a bit down on the Kuta region but it’s better than being in the chaos of the Russian Canguu area.
Sounds like your Bali would be my Tamarindo Costa Rica, but I very well doubt I'll ever go back.
Sometimes just best to keep the memories, bf.
I remember during covid looking from hard rock down kuta beach road, not a single bike, car or person to be seen, it was truly a wonderful sight, with all the locals hold up at home in denpasar, planning there post covid comeback, yes thats the problem when a whole chunk of the island is 99.9% reliant on tourism, particularly when not a rupiah gets spent on mostly poor to non existent infrastructure by officials, easier to just pocket the $millions in tourism windfall....😀
Covid must have been a really weird time to have been around here.
Yeh , the tourist tax money appears to have disappeared after being handed out the the local governors with no oversight (what could possibly go wrong), they announced an investigation but it will go nowhere.
First arrived in Kuta in 93 having traveled overland through Java. I was on my way to Australia for the first time and it was shocking. the number of loutish shirtless bogans .. every bar showing aussie rules etc. Hated it. But I ended up being a regular visitor. and getting into it. Particularly so in that period after the bombs when the crowd got more diverse. Had a lot of fun there and met a lot of people - Indonesians and foreigners, some real characters - though not always nice ones it has to be said. It sucked in some low life/ people with dubious intentions for sure as well as regular folk from other islands looking to scrape a living and of course people just looking to chill or have a good time. One time I was in a club and they played that Eurythmics tune containing the line 'everybody's looking for something' and I looked around at the tourists, staff, working girls, myself and it felt very apt. People used to say that Kuta wasn't Bali, but of course that wasn't true. it was Kuta.
I think more than a few have initially disliked the place but grown to love it..
bali definatly has a sprititual feel.. mother bali
Similar to the Jerusalem syndrome for many people I think.
yeah i found i went to ubud twice and i kind of wish i moved around a bit.. i find the heat sickening but i love the place.. man you dont even sweet ,, you look cool !
It can get warm around all the concrete.
you might have to travel further afield in Indonesia Wayne.....
There's every chance that might happen at some point.
haaaaaa love the singer.. me typing as i go as usaul
Unexpected on the street corner but very welcomed.
I share your feelings mate. I have traveled to Bali many times since the early 80"s and it disappoints me the way western tourism has destroyed many iconic spots. Also forces the locals to adopt their lifestyles to suit westerners, to the detriment of their own culture. They are the most beautiful people who really don't deserve this. Keep travelling further afield and the culture is recaptured where there is not mass tourism. Same the world over sadly. 😔
Hi Phill. It does seem to be a pretty widespread scenario not just restricted to Bali.
And I’m so jealous of your grasp of the language
Don't be fooled, it's just the same few phrases. :)
Loved the bloke with the brooms ❤. Too many umbrellas for me. Will you perhaps return to Ubud? Thanks again!
Hi Marisa. I'm going to Ubud on the 7th for a few days to catch up with a friend then north from there, I think.
I totally agree with your comments about the beaches. The north of Bali is much better.
I prefer the beaches at home in the Northern Beaches Sydney
I'm looking forward to the north.
oh those brooms are the best
Pretty much all of south Bali now is overdeveloped, overcrowded and over homogenized. Its a shame but you also can't fault them for taking all the tourist's they can get.
Certainly can't blame people for taking advantage of a booming tourist industry.
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i must of been to a terrible part of kuta cos i found it terrible.. so we left but yur places looked nice
I find you have to go a bit deeper now to find local life.
aw whaaaat i wish i knew where the beach place was
Head to Java or Sumatra sounds like you have had enough of Bali.
I don't think I've had enough of Bali, just some places have changed a bit more than i realized - or i have.
11:45 I have never heard anyone say once that Asian countries are our enemy (aside from China), let alone heard it being said "all the time". That bloke probably should have said UK instead of Western World.
I think its always difficult to have such fond memories of a place only to find that things have changed just too much ... Having said that, my first and only time visiting Kuta was only 5 years ago, and I didn't like it. Went to check it out and to mainly see the bombing memorial but, have never gone back
I agree. When you've a history with a place you kind of want it to stay the way it was when you made those memories...maybe.
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Kuta not for me, Ive been living in Koh Samui Thailand since July making Videos and its so relaxing
Good that you've found a place that feels right, Aussie.
I have to be honest I love Kuta/Legian, been going more times than I remember. It can be as busy or slow paced as you want.
Hey Joanne. I completely get how people love the place and return endlessly.
@ I think it’s the familiarity that I love to be fair 😍
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Love Uncle Chan and his videos he is funny . Yeap kuta and legian have changed and not for the better either. I find it way to touristy and trashy
Chandra is a lovely guy and easy company and I hope his bar, surfing, and channel do well.
When I go to Kuta beach I want cold beers and shady umbrellas
I completely get that many people want that and understand why.
See u soon bro 😎
Righto, db. Not long to go for you then.
Fortunatley too many people believe it. Otherwise it would be shoulder to shoulder with the people we all want to escape from. Havnt set foot in the UK for 18 years and have zero intention of doing so as long as I breath.
Sounds like you're in for the long haul, Kris.
@fiascodagama1 indeed. Thus far I feel more freedom in Indonesia , its still inexpensive to live here , although inflation is shocking. The UK is finished. Has been for a long long time. Indonesia has changed so much. But out in the village areas it still runs on heart , human spirit and not ego. It bides well with my soul.
Wong sok² bikin mual aku. 😁
Check the air pollution on iQ-Air.. ...Denpasar is getting close to smog levels of Bangkok, and Jakarta in the North of Bali it is fine..
The south of Bali has lost all its magic for me.. enjoy the North and also westSumbawa for a quiet getaway..
I've heard a lot of regulars are now heading north.
Yeah been living here 28yrs mate .. it’s changed and not for the better
You would have seen it all pretty much in nearly thirty years.
Legian one big beach club now , not for me ...
1 more week and we're there, sanur , lembongan, ubud, amed and wherever, yippee
Happy for you that you've only got a week to go, Craig.
Love Indonesia live in Java from Australia,no bogan tourists here which is fine by me,they wouldn’t get away with half the crap they do in Bali, that’s the only thing that spoilt it for me the disrespect westerners have for the locals as if they’re privileged because they put money into the economy,WESTERNERS YOU NEED TO DO BETTER.
hey mate we just got back home from a trip to bali we stayed at nusa dua travelled around quite a bit kuta, ubud other place s found bali to be a dirty and discusting country the people were rude and demanding.... just a horrid place will never return>>>
Sounds like you had a bad trip there, Brett.
I love it when random guys start singing like that on the street, ah man that is one of the many things I love about the so-called "third world" countries, there is so much life and spontaneity and freedom of expression etc.
The Western countries pale in comparison.
Yeah, I agree. It's just a lot more relaxed all over.
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middle is balinese....the most right is indian indeed, the other three are between cambodia, laotian, or thai....they have similiar clothing...cant distinguish....
I hope you do pursue some of the more simple life
Looking forward to it.
I prefer Pemuteran😂😂
Kuta is not the same. And never be again. Unfortunately west style is taking over and government are noticing it. And changes are coming.
It's going to be interesting to see what happens over the next ten years here.
@fiascodagama1 tourist maybe restricted.
Really enjoy your vids, however I can’t understand why you keep returning to Bali. There are many more beautiful and interesting places in SEA to explore.
Bali is paradise lost, I thankfully explored Bali in 1979 , have returned over the years only to be disappointed and concerned with the over tourism.
Hey Noisy. I've lived and travelled throughout Southeast Asia for more than forty years having seen much of it as well as having lived in Nepal and India. I choose to return to Bali because I like it here. I don't understand how people like avacados.
@ … we are all different. I have also travelled the world over the last 45 years and still travelling,wonder we haven’t run into each other. Destinations often don’t live up to a previous visits, often a sense of adventure is missing and change is imminent.😊
I honestly don't see the draw/attraction of the place, I'd rather be throwing crab pots up the creek and camping than being in that joint. Must be just me? The locals don't want us there because we run amuck too much. Someone always trying to rip you off for a dollar. You can have that, all to yourself. I do like your videos though
Thanks, Kent. It's not for everyone, i guess.
Just noting how clear the air is- have a look at anything recent with the skyline in Thailand especially the north- pollution is horrific.
That's a pretty good point, Ghekko.
@fiascodagama1 air quality in Eastern Indonesia is off the charts better than any of the northern neighbors. Prevailing trade winds from the Pacific & top of Australia/ PNG vs swirling around East Asia.
Bad air pollution in Denpasar.
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Hi Wayne, have you ever been up to ubuk To the monkey forest absolutely fantastic
Hi Bishop. I've spent a little bit of time in Ubud over the years and love the place.
@@fiascodagama1 Ha Wayne, was that a tactful way of saying that Monkey Forest is not your cup of tea?😁 I can't stand the place as full of aggressive, thieving little buggers
The best thing about Kuta is long beach walks at dawn and the fish n chips at Boardwalk.
That does not sound very different from Perth at all?
That's a pretty relaxing start to the day.
Difference is walk most Aussie beaches and they are clean
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