Transport, accomodation, insurance, technology, food and friends. A great little chat with an Aussie legend discussing his first 6 months of living in Bali as a retiree.
I retired to Thailand loved it it was awesome but let me warn you before you sell everything thing where you live spend twelve months wherever you are going to stay , i ended up going back home i missed my family big time and my Aussie way of life. Australia aint that bad a place to retire. So now i go to Bali or Thailand for 3 to 4 months a year , i have the best of both worlds , thats just my opinion yours might be different.
That’s perfect if you can afford it. For me to return to Canada costs a fortune for flights and then a place to rent and a vehicle The summer months would be great to come back to Canada but not n my budget.
That’s the realization I am coming to as well. I’m from the states and have been traveling around south east Asia looking for a place to retire. I have been coming to this region since 1998. I can confidently say that the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia are not on that list. I am back in Thailand now and getting to really like the place. This place can be hell if you are not good with money. In that there are so many cool places to spend your money that you will go broke if not careful.
Agree with the difficult.We recently renovated a house in village with $26k quote,we’re now out to nearly $40k and the pool needs to be demolished.The hardest part of living here is the trust that is so blind when your only visiting,disappear’s pretty quickly sadly.
On ya mate, Your genuine and a great man. Thank you for keeping an eye on one of our Icons , Alan that fought for our country. My very best wishes to you Alan , enjoy yourself matey, you deserve it.
Very interested in following what you come up with. I may not be able to retire in Bali, but I can spend a few months away for my sanity and health. Another Veteran from a more modern era. Thank you for doing these Blogs and all the best to Al, have a beer with him for me.
Wow! Who’d have thought everything is in Indonesian in Indonesia!! But seriously, Bali is fast becoming a destination that is not as cheap as it once was. Rents are booming and good rentals in nice areas, close to good surfing beach’s (Take note surfy retirees), are scarce. Sure if you wanna live in remote areas, dont surf and youre ok to ride 30 minutes to popular places, restaurants, beach, etc then you can find something cheap and cheerful but the days of spending $20k AUD a year in a really good 2 bedroom villa with a pool is very very limited. Moving about the island is getting worse each year. If you go out between 4-6pm you will be spending a lot of time in traffic. Sunday afternoons can be even worse as every local loves going to the beach on their day off. Meat, not just chicken, is available but you wont find all the cuts you’re used to in Australia. Basically you’ll get tenderloin steaks / beef, shitty german style sausages kind of like frankfurts, cuts of pork, heaps of fish, prawns, scallops but its all farmed and imported from China. Or you can spend the same as what it costs in Aus and go to somewhere like the Meat Emporium in Umalas and get all the Aussie cuts but yeah it will cost you. Stick to the food markets for everything else and you’ll keep your costs down. Insurance will cost you too because you’ll be paying for travel insurance unless you get Kitas then you can get local cheap insurance. Anyone with a “visa” will eventually have to do visa runs and theres an extra 6 monthly cost to go to Singapore, KL or somewhere else close to Bali. Then you go through the whole re-registering your phone when you return, paying for visa extensions ($250 AUD every 60 days), and around and around you go! Its all tolerable because you are living the dream but not sure ppl realise all these thjngs and just think moving to Bali will be a walk in the park.
Been trawling to baki for 20 years, an balinees wife. 20 years. Bali is not getting cheaper, stopp saying bali is cheap. My wife family haw alot of land so i live free, like a local... im a little sick of bali, and think there's better places to retire,, if u are really rich bali gives u verry nice places to stay. But if not, ul be looking in a wall all day
@eatsurfsleeprepeat5485 This is so interesting to read . That said , I still do not understand why the Aussies leave their beautiful country to retire here or elsewhere . Geraldton, where Alan is from, is a nice place , and so is Margaret River , Bunbury , Busselton , Albany . Yes , Australia is very ,very expensive but it has very good facilities ! 😊 The only thing that bothered and concerned me was seeing elderly people walking to the hospital or grocery stores alone . 😔 But what did I love best about Australia ( during my 3 visits Down Under ) ? The different shades of blue , be it the sky or ocean, are a treat for sore eyes , their beef, and lamb meat . ☺️ Heard that Broome and the Northern Territory are also worth a visit . And Tasmania? Cheers !
I spent the first part of my honeymoon in Sanur back in the 80s, loved it. Banana pancakes or Nasi Goreng at this place on the beach for breakfast. Wet bar at the pool during the day. Then we drove up to Chandi Dasa, stayed at a beautiful place on the beach. Far better than the shitfest at Kuta. A few years later stayed in Legian which was ok, but the beach sucks with too many hawkers. My driver had a massive car accident on the way to a temple, ended up airborne into a rice paddy, luck to survive!
I have just watched your channel, have never been to Bali not interested really. I dud find it strange that Alan at his age is on his own,left Australia with gold card benefits needs to pay for cataract surgery and could have had new dentures for free😢 whatever floats your boat I suppose. Not trying to be judgemental just wondering, no proper roads all that humidity 😒
Well done muzz , ive been tuned into your videos and love the unbias opinions that you give in general. Im Australian born but lived in bali on and off for the past 20 years as my father was working for the government as a foreign advisor. I know that private insurance companies are purchasing land in thailand phuket, and bali sanur and southern bukit. These will be set up based on the your video giving people an affordable option to retire in asia, obviously the hard part will be working through immigration legislation regarding their residential status. Once things are on the go i would love you to do a video vlog on that because i knkw this will be exciting times for retirees, local employment and local economies.
Cheers,I like Sanur and normally spend a few days before I head to Ubud. However,it's been suggested in future to semi live,, however as a middle aged female introvert unsure if is good option. I always feel much better when I visit and will return for Nyepi Cheers 🎉
Yeah rethinking the whole move. I was convinced I would. But prices are rising. Coming in November for a holiday. I have an expat couple contact I will be catching up wirh. For now, it looks like sticking with holidays for now...sadly. I will catch up with Muzza and the Missus! 😅❤
Thanks, I’ve seen Amandesa video a while ago, good to get a look around Al’s place, interesting they may do shorter term too. Also you mentioned small units around the place for $3 or $4000/yr. Well done Muzza. Have a beer on me.
Thank you for your great video. Also very useful. I'm engaged with a balinese woman. We will get married next year. So, If all goes well with the visa (C317), I will be in Bali next year with my new family.
Hello! Just had 3 weeks in Bali with my children, 5 nights Ubud, 5 nights Amed, 2 nights Sanur, 8 nights NL, then last night Sanur. Spoke with an American fellow up in Amed, he has a quite nice one bedder he's renting up in Amed for USD 1,200 per annum (!!) - he has spent USD 1,000 on to improve it (kitchen shelves, etc). He said with the amount of Russians and other expats arriving, the prices are going through the roof- a friend of his is now paying over USD 5,000 for similar. Lots of change. If you can find basic and pay for amendments, could be good. What Alan has is really specific for his needs and on his enhanced veterans pension, so is more attractive, wonder how many more apartments like that will become available.
Didn't even realise that Al is from Geraldton which is where Jason and I live! Didn't get a chance to chat with him when we were up at the school. Very informative video ❤
The phone tax is determined by storage capacity. I purchased my phone in Australia, registered it with Customs, and was pleasantly surprised to find no fee. However, the condition is that it should have 128 GB storage or less. It's now got an XL sim in it and it works fine.
I live on the North side of the Island, but I still have to work in Australia still for another 10 years or so, but I’m looking forward to catching up and having a cold beer or 3 with you and Al, one day big Muz,next time I’m in Bali for a couple of weeks, my wife usually allows me to stay in Kuta/Sanur for 3 or 4 days to let my hair down so to speak, give my best to Al
I'd love to retire to Bali. But I have 5 kids, 9 grandkids and a great grandkid on the way. Also, I have 2 kids that haven't had children yet. Plus, a bloke could get stuck in Bali and not be able to get back to Australia in the future. Plus, the Bali bombing still rattles around in my memory.
Great info and enjoy the video. I've been over about 30 times. 61 yo Love the spicy food, the traffic, everything else My problem is (I've been told) that you can't get the pension for more than 28 days before getting cut off. Is this true? How hard is it to get back on the pension if you return to Australia?
Hi guys, I went to Bali six weeks before the bomb went off in Cooter. I still believe the Balinese people are absolutely fantastic. It’s only the people that sell the stuff on the street from Java and Sumatra and I found where a pain in the backside I really loved it up at a UBak. Up the good work really enjoyed your video
Great video Muzza can you ask al about his pension do the not cut it off if you stay out of Australia long stay. i want to come now i am 61 can not get the pension until 67 but id i go now i have to come back and live back in Australia for to years to be able to get the Pension its just a joke so i will have to wait.
In regards to language, six months is more than enough time to learn Indonesian to a functional level. When you live in the place it's immersive, so it's much faster than learning 'by book'. Besides, Indonesian (Bahasa) is one of the easiest languages for English speakers. It's phonetic, and very straight forward. There are no sounds or tones English speakers can't manage. After six months, you shouldn't still need interpreters other than for complex stuff.
Dual sim phone, my Aus one worked, Nokia, I bought in Goodguys and claimed back GST on leaving., no issues. Bali phones, computers are dodgey. If your mate can copy the text and paste into Google translate. There is a Google so you can run over text too to translate, it will translate for products and paperwork. Learning the language and tech might be too difficult though, stress and age will affect that ability. Take 2xzeros off the money to get an idea of value. 100,000,00 take 2 zeros off $1000. Roughly! The Bali food is loaded with msg. He can cross at the bypass lights as a pedestrian. More room is worth the extra cash. The yearly kitas visa problem killed it, our passports were held hostage. Agents begin trying to extort you, the one in Sauur who runs the babysitting service was the one. You are seen as an ATM. You need more than a month to experience the issues.
Even at 45yrs old and living in Batam Indoneisa is a challenge, unreal what the local Mrs takes care of things, definitely data, banking, local markets, etc etc... 10yrs time were retiring to Bali, Sanur, Amed - great spots for retirement. Enjoy it Al cheers Muzza.
Batam is the most boring place I ever been. I was going to be there for a month and cut my stay short. Not having to hear those prayers waking me up every morning and dealing with the disrespectful staff at my condo is a very good thing. At least I know where I don’t want to go. I know if I get sick Indonesia is not the place to be.
@@kerenbanget1 honestly I will probably never go back to Indonesia. For some reason the tourist trap that is Bali has never interested me and the same for Jakarta as a major city. Also tired of countries where the people act like prehistoric tribespeople.
$1K per mo @6:46 it's quite high a bit for locals (indonesia people), but for you guys maybe it's cheaper. For me in big city like Jakarta $500/mo already included my basic needs , water , electric , wifi , foods, and rent, yes all in per mot just $500
Any aussie who's sole income is the aged pension can forget about the retirement visa now in Bali. The minimum monthly pension income requirement is US$3,000 and an aussie only gets AU$2,000 a month, not to mention you have to employ 2 locals, show that you have a lease for at least one year. Then 2 types of medical insurance, etc. So you can forget that visa, seems like the only way you can stay there for any length of time, as i said earlier is to stay there on the 6 month kitas visa which is not cheap, and keep paying to renew it every 6 months.☹☹☹
G'day John. There is a way you can live permanently in South-East Asia without the need for a retirement visa. In my case I will spend sixty days in Bali, followed by sixty days in Thailand, then back to Bali for sixty days, then off to Thailand again. The flights between those two countries can be cheap if booked well in advance. I realise this approach won't be for everyone - however I'm fortunate I have a passion for both countries. For a bit of variety, Malaysia is another option - it has a 90-day Visa On Arrival.
@@fabmanly1070 I'm planning on retiring when I'm 65 (I'm 57 now). I believe I could do fifteen years of crisscrossing between Bali and Thailand - so at 80 I'd probably have to head back to Australia.
@@jamesplunkett9567 There are sooooo many nice places to downsize to in Australia. Don’t buy into the crap on TH-cam. These people are trying to maintain and grow channels to make money. I would be looking at North Queensland or Tasmania for a cheaper house. We live in New Zealand (Dual Citizenship), and I too have been looking. It’s all roses until, you get old and then health and/or language barriers kick in. I doubt that many people actually retire permanently to any of these places, so it’s truely retiring overseas.
I've had a massaive headache as well with phones and receiving security texts from my banks to my uk sim here. they dont come though so it's all a massive headache. As you can only use a local sim for 3 months its best to use it till it runs out at the end of the month then nip down to indo mart to topup. but your rights its a big headache
Great effort Muz. I have a local wife about 15 yrs till retirement but retire there is the plan happy to die and be buried there. Have Kitas atm was unawear we could get local insurance.
Thanks for the info guys. Going to check your chanell now to see if you have an episode on Pensions whilst Overseas. Good luck to the both of you. We only live once, so why not branch out and try different things, make the most of it and move OS. Well done.
I just warched a video about getting the Australuan aged pension overseas when you retire out of Australia. It seems after 5 years as a non-resident of Australia, you need to go back to Australia to live for 2 years in order to continue receiving the pension (refer to Portability, I think). I will need to watch the video again to make sure I got that right. I have been looking at Cambodia to retire to because the visa process is so easy, but almost everything needs to be paid in USD, which makes it way more expensive when the conversion rate is close to 60 cents. How are most things paid in Bali now? Can you still pay for most things in rupiah? That would just be one conversion. Thank you for the the fantastic videos.
I love living in Ubud I learnt the language, Im back in Australia now 😐 I’m 💯 coming back this time to live there ❤️ I know the United States do health insurance to Bali I wonder if Australia does that
that bathroom is good for mobility issues, what size is it? regarding the phones, why dont you put differnt tones for emails and messages and calls on each. ie a frog sound on one phone and ringing sound on the other.
Alan fairly lucky as he has VA gold card. Most pensioners could not afford the 1k a month just for accommodation. It would only leave 1k a month to live on which is cutting it very fine.
I wouldnt say he is lucky, i would think he has spent most of his life serving our country and is now enjoying the privilege that his hard work, blood sweat and tears has afforded him in his retirement.
I have a DVA Gold Card, I would gladly swap it for my own body parts back and some sanity. The new system is typical government escapism of responsibility. In two years I'll be 67 and instead of a pension for life, I will be cut down to 50% and placed on one hundred dollars above the old age pension. Can't escape Australia and can't live in it. Serving the country has changed since they changed the legislation on medical discharge!
Just returned back to New Zealand there 2mths in Seminyak and Sunur love Sunur hope to retire there as soon as possible hoping just after Christmas all going well Do you know any kiwis that have retired over there recently? Love your video's 😊❤
Hi Muzza... if I wanted to take a month there in a comfortable reasonably priced hotel, which one would that be? And not too far from (Sonji) at Bamsari Tattoo?
Muzza amazing channel your a legend where do you get your big T shirts from im big maybe bigger than you can you hook a brother up to a t shirt shop .Keep your channel on im coming early next year what month do you recommend for a 63 year old who likes seafood and some quiet times ?
The major reason people retire to SE Asia is the comparatively low cost of living when compared to Australia. As for food, “when in Rome, do as the Romans do” . My wife and I will move to SE Asia in 12 months, we will be happy to turn our backs on European style food in favour of the local cuisine, which is more suited to the climate.
I do not eat bread in most Asian countries as it is mostly has a very sweet taste. I left a loaf of bread on the kitchen bench to see how long it took to go bad....3 months later it looked the same as it did the day I brought it, so what preservatives, etc. do they add to the ingredients????
Pisses me off that that our Dept. Vet Affairs website opens with " We support those who serve or have served in defence of our nation, and their families."
Mate, you’ll probably think I’m stupid but the question I didn’t hear was “why would/did you want to retire in Bali?” I guess Aussies can get the aged pension from home and live a lot cheaper?
I retired in the Philippines early in life. Then went to apply for my pension and found out I have to return to Australia for 2 years to get the pension. Absolute bullshit. Cheaper to stay in the Philippines than the cost to go back to Australia and live.
There are about 50 retirement homes in Bali designed for expats. About 800 usd / month , and includes everythibg if I recall. Just google and you will find them .
I guess, IF your budget is fairly tight in your Retirement. You don't really have a lot of choices ?? Watching this video gave me a feel this poor old fella has little to show for after living for so long ?? I would start to feel Very depressed living in this apartment. The Scooters alone going past the front door every 10 seconds would have wanting to leave as soon as possible. I guess IF your only option is being stuffed into Retirement Village in Australia. This, Might be a better option. But, IF I was living somewhere like Bali. I would want to be fairly close to the Beach, not stuck up an alleyway ???
I retired to Thailand loved it it was awesome but let me warn you before you sell everything thing where you live spend twelve months wherever you are going to stay , i ended up going back home i missed my family big time and my Aussie way of life. Australia aint that bad a place to retire. So now i go to Bali or Thailand for 3 to 4 months a year , i have the best of both worlds , thats just my opinion yours might be different.
That’s perfect if you can afford it. For me to return to Canada costs a fortune for flights and then a place to rent and a vehicle
The summer months would be great to come back to Canada but not n my budget.
I agree if your from Australia or New Zealand it's best to spend the winter in Thailand can't beat the summer down under 😊
That’s the realization I am coming to as well. I’m from the states and have been traveling around south east Asia looking for a place to retire. I have been coming to this region since 1998. I can confidently say that the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia are not on that list. I am back in Thailand now and getting to really like the place. This place can be hell if you are not good with money. In that there are so many cool places to spend your money that you will go broke if not careful.
@@jerrymylove1754 yep , so true
@@joelmonkley6177 I know plenty of fellas that do that exact thing
This has been one of the best informative vlogs. Alan is a legend! !
Thank you for introducing us to Alan, what a beautiful man he is!!
Agree with the difficult.We recently renovated a house in village with $26k quote,we’re now out to nearly $40k and the pool needs to be demolished.The hardest part of living here is the trust that is so blind when your only visiting,disappear’s pretty quickly sadly.
60k views in 7 days, definitely a topic alot of people are interested in.
On ya mate, Your genuine and a great man. Thank you for keeping an eye on one of our Icons , Alan that fought for our country. My very best wishes to you Alan , enjoy yourself matey, you deserve it.
Very interesting! Thanks Muzza and Alan much appreciated.
Hi Muzza, loving this series as hubby, myself and 16 year old son are looking to relocate to Bali. Of course we are completely overwhelmed
Very informative, good to see the young fella again and hear his views, would like to hear more from him
this was a great video.thanks
Fantastic videos Muzza luv it, the wife and I are doing the move to sanur in 18 months ,keep up the fantastic work your doing for the locals 👏 👍🏻 🙏🙏🍻🍻
I fell into the TH-cam rabbit hole but found this really interesting. Thanks so much from a new retiree in Perth 🌴🌺☀️
Great video. Thankyou so much for taking care of our beautiful friend ❤️
Very interested in following what you come up with. I may not be able to retire in Bali, but I can spend a few months away for my sanity and health. Another Veteran from a more modern era. Thank you for doing these Blogs and all the best to Al, have a beer with him for me.
How awesome thank you for imparting your knowledge 👍🫶
Great video
thanks for sharing
Wow! Who’d have thought everything is in Indonesian in Indonesia!! But seriously, Bali is fast becoming a destination that is not as cheap as it once was. Rents are booming and good rentals in nice areas, close to good surfing beach’s (Take note surfy retirees), are scarce. Sure if you wanna live in remote areas, dont surf and youre ok to ride 30 minutes to popular places, restaurants, beach, etc then you can find something cheap and cheerful but the days of spending $20k AUD a year in a really good 2 bedroom villa with a pool is very very limited. Moving about the island is getting worse each year. If you go out between 4-6pm you will be spending a lot of time in traffic. Sunday afternoons can be even worse as every local loves going to the beach on their day off. Meat, not just chicken, is available but you wont find all the cuts you’re used to in Australia. Basically you’ll get tenderloin steaks / beef, shitty german style sausages kind of like frankfurts, cuts of pork, heaps of fish, prawns, scallops but its all farmed and imported from China. Or you can spend the same as what it costs in Aus and go to somewhere like the Meat Emporium in Umalas and get all the Aussie cuts but yeah it will cost you. Stick to the food markets for everything else and you’ll keep your costs down. Insurance will cost you too because you’ll be paying for travel insurance unless you get Kitas then you can get local cheap insurance. Anyone with a “visa” will eventually have to do visa runs and theres an extra 6 monthly cost to go to Singapore, KL or somewhere else close to Bali. Then you go through the whole re-registering your phone when you return, paying for visa extensions ($250 AUD every 60 days), and around and around you go! Its all tolerable because you are living the dream but not sure ppl realise all these thjngs and just think moving to Bali will be a walk in the park.
Been trawling to baki for 20 years, an balinees wife. 20 years. Bali is not getting cheaper, stopp saying bali is cheap. My wife family haw alot of land so i live free, like a local... im a little sick of bali, and think there's better places to retire,, if u are really rich bali gives u verry nice places to stay. But if not, ul be looking in a wall all day
@@TJ-bx5px not sure why you’re replying to me bro, I definitely aint saying Bali is cheap. Maybe your post was meant for the main comments section?
@eatsurfsleeprepeat5485 This is so interesting to read . That said , I still do not understand why the Aussies leave their beautiful country to retire here or elsewhere . Geraldton, where Alan is from, is a nice place , and so is Margaret River , Bunbury , Busselton , Albany . Yes , Australia is very ,very expensive but it has very good facilities ! 😊
The only thing that bothered and concerned me was seeing elderly people walking to the hospital or grocery stores alone . 😔 But what did I love best about Australia ( during my 3 visits Down Under ) ? The different shades of blue , be it the sky or ocean, are a treat for sore eyes , their beef, and lamb meat . ☺️
Heard that Broome and the Northern Territory are also worth a visit . And Tasmania? Cheers !
Two years before I retire, but have been getting ready for the last 10 years. As soon as as I hit 67 one way ticket 🎉
Same, less than 1000 sleeps to go 😅
I should add a countdown clock👍🏼
Thanks mate, totally informative
Absolutely great video thankyou so much for sharing 😊
What a great vlog and such a nice bloke
What a cool viedo and thanks for sharing valuable info😃
this video is going to be very helpful to others thanks for this
No wonder Alan is a top bloke... He's from Gero.... Legend...see ya when I come over, both of yas 👌
Great video.
I think this was the most real and informative video I have ever seen.
great information ,,Thanks
I spent the first part of my honeymoon in Sanur back in the 80s, loved it. Banana pancakes or Nasi Goreng at this place on the beach for breakfast. Wet bar at the pool during the day. Then we drove up to Chandi Dasa, stayed at a beautiful place on the beach. Far better than the shitfest at Kuta.
A few years later stayed in Legian which was ok, but the beach sucks with too many hawkers. My driver had a massive car accident on the way to a temple, ended up airborne into a rice paddy, luck to survive!
I learn from this that the best place is HOME and go for holidays! Much cheaper and much easier.
I have just watched your channel, have never been to Bali not interested really. I dud find it strange that Alan at his age is on his own,left Australia with gold card benefits needs to pay for cataract surgery and could have had new dentures for free😢 whatever floats your boat I suppose. Not trying to be judgemental just wondering, no proper roads all that humidity 😒
Beautiful video!
The water trickling was very relaxing
Nice video mate! Thanks for posting it! Is there a surfing beach there?
Well done muzz , ive been tuned into your videos and love the unbias opinions that you give in general. Im Australian born but lived in bali on and off for the past 20 years as my father was working for the government as a foreign advisor. I know that private insurance companies are purchasing land in thailand phuket, and bali sanur and southern bukit. These will be set up based on the your video giving people an affordable option to retire in asia, obviously the hard part will be working through immigration legislation regarding their residential status. Once things are on the go i would love you to do a video vlog on that because i knkw this will be exciting times for retirees, local employment and local economies.
Thanks for the content. I’ll take Note of the place “amandesa “ . Happy New Year from Cairns!
Good video... I'm planning my retirement in Bali 😊
Top video 👍
Thanks Muzak, a good one.
Cheers,I like Sanur and normally spend a few days before I head to Ubud. However,it's been suggested in future to semi live,, however as a middle aged female introvert unsure if is good option. I always feel much better when I visit and will return for Nyepi
Cheers 🎉
On ya Alan
Enjoy the good life mate.
Yeah rethinking the whole move. I was convinced I would. But prices are rising. Coming in November for a holiday. I have an expat couple contact I will be catching up wirh. For now, it looks like sticking with holidays for now...sadly. I will catch up with Muzza and the Missus! 😅❤
Saw Alan the other day at md warung, next time I I see him I'll have a bit of a chat to him
Thanks, I’ve seen Amandesa video a while ago, good to get a look around Al’s place, interesting they may do shorter term too. Also you mentioned small units around the place for $3 or $4000/yr. Well done Muzza. Have a beer on me.
Thanks ALAN
Thank you for your great video. Also very useful. I'm engaged with a balinese woman. We will get married next year. So, If all goes well with the visa (C317), I will be in Bali next year with my new family.
Al the legend 👍
Hello! Just had 3 weeks in Bali with my children, 5 nights Ubud, 5 nights Amed, 2 nights Sanur, 8 nights NL, then last night Sanur. Spoke with an American fellow up in Amed, he has a quite nice one bedder he's renting up in Amed for USD 1,200 per annum (!!) - he has spent USD 1,000 on to improve it (kitchen shelves, etc). He said with the amount of Russians and other expats arriving, the prices are going through the roof- a friend of his is now paying over USD 5,000 for similar. Lots of change. If you can find basic and pay for amendments, could be good. What Alan has is really specific for his needs and on his enhanced veterans pension, so is more attractive, wonder how many more apartments like that will become available.
Not retired yet but just came back to Aus after 5 years there-hope I live long enough to retire back there someday, yew!
Didn't even realise that Al is from Geraldton which is where Jason and I live! Didn't get a chance to chat with him when we were up at the school.
Very informative video ❤
Thanks for the insight, I will retire in aus. It is a great country if you don’t rely on the government for anything 😅
The phone tax is determined by storage capacity. I purchased my phone in Australia, registered it with Customs, and was pleasantly surprised to find no fee. However, the condition is that it should have 128 GB storage or less. It's now got an XL sim in it and it works fine.
Thanks Muzza good stuff
Very interesting thanks for the info when is the cooler months in Bai or isn't there such a thing
I live on the North side of the Island, but I still have to work in Australia still for another 10 years or so, but I’m looking forward to catching up and having a cold beer or 3 with you and Al, one day big Muz,next time I’m in Bali for a couple of weeks, my wife usually allows me to stay in Kuta/Sanur for 3 or 4 days to let my hair down so to speak, give my best to Al
I'd love to retire to Bali. But I have 5 kids, 9 grandkids and a great grandkid on the way. Also, I have 2 kids that haven't had children yet. Plus, a bloke could get stuck in Bali and not be able to get back to Australia in the future. Plus, the Bali bombing still rattles around in my memory.
Hey Muzza was just about to say to you be careful with you gold chain 😂
Haha you beat me to it 👍
Great info and enjoy the video.
I've been over about 30 times.
61 yo
Love the spicy food, the traffic, everything else
My problem is (I've been told) that you can't get the pension for more than 28 days before getting cut off.
Is this true?
How hard is it to get back on the pension if you return to Australia?
enjoyed this honest reveiw.....Lesson learned do your homework
Hi guys, I went to Bali six weeks before the bomb went off in Cooter. I still believe the Balinese people are absolutely fantastic. It’s only the people that sell the stuff on the street from Java and Sumatra and I found where a pain in the backside I really loved it up at a
UBak. Up the good work really enjoyed your video
Allan is better off going back to Darwin to get his cateract operation thru DVA for less that he would cost him paying for it in Bali
You can get cheap price thru foundation
Great video Muzza can you ask al about his pension do the not cut it off if you stay out of Australia long stay.
i want to come now i am 61 can not get the pension until 67 but id i go now i have to come back and live back in Australia for to years to be able to get the Pension its just a joke so i will have to wait.
In regards to language, six months is more than enough time to learn Indonesian to a functional level. When you live in the place it's immersive, so it's much faster than learning 'by book'. Besides, Indonesian (Bahasa) is one of the easiest languages for English speakers. It's phonetic, and very straight forward. There are no sounds or tones English speakers can't manage.
After six months, you shouldn't still need interpreters other than for complex stuff.
You have to take brain plasticity in to account - that being said learning a language has shown to be very good for your mind
Dual sim phone, my Aus one worked, Nokia, I bought in Goodguys and claimed back GST on leaving., no issues.
Bali phones, computers are dodgey.
If your mate can copy the text and paste into Google translate. There is a Google so you can run over text too to translate, it will translate for products and paperwork.
Learning the language and tech might be too difficult though, stress and age will affect that ability.
Take 2xzeros off the money to get an idea of value. 100,000,00 take 2 zeros off $1000. Roughly!
The Bali food is loaded with msg.
He can cross at the bypass lights as a pedestrian. More room is worth the extra cash.
The yearly kitas visa problem killed it, our passports were held hostage. Agents begin trying to extort you, the one in Sauur who runs the babysitting service was the one. You are seen as an ATM.
You need more than a month to experience the issues.
does that count for the written word?
@@Aiken47 I know a 91 year old learning Mandarin. Use it or lose it.
Even at 45yrs old and living in Batam Indoneisa is a challenge, unreal what the local Mrs takes care of things, definitely data, banking, local markets, etc etc... 10yrs time were retiring to Bali, Sanur, Amed - great spots for retirement. Enjoy it Al cheers Muzza.
Batam is the most boring place I ever been. I was going to be there for a month and cut my stay short. Not having to hear those prayers waking me up every morning and dealing with the disrespectful staff at my condo is a very good thing. At least I know where I don’t want to go. I know if I get sick Indonesia is not the place to be.
Try bogor/bandung near jakarta. Batam is definitely not a good choice.
@@jerrymylove1754 as local, I can confirm that batam is boring place.
@@kerenbanget1 honestly I will probably never go back to Indonesia. For some reason the tourist trap that is Bali has never interested me and the same for Jakarta as a major city. Also tired of countries where the people act like prehistoric tribespeople.
@@jerrymylove1754 sorry to hear that.
This is a real mind-opener. Thank you for sharing. I'd like to contact you for further information, If I may.
email me at muzzainbali@gmail.com
$1K per mo @6:46 it's quite high a bit for locals (indonesia people), but for you guys maybe it's cheaper.
For me in big city like Jakarta $500/mo already included my basic needs , water , electric , wifi , foods, and rent, yes all in per mot just $500
Any aussie who's sole income is the aged pension can forget about the retirement visa now in Bali. The minimum monthly pension income requirement is US$3,000 and an aussie only gets AU$2,000 a month, not to mention you have to employ 2 locals, show that you have a lease for at least one year. Then 2 types of medical insurance, etc. So you can forget that visa, seems like the only way you can stay there for any length of time, as i said earlier is to stay there on the 6 month kitas visa which is not cheap, and keep paying to renew it every 6 months.☹☹☹
G'day John.
There is a way you can live permanently in South-East Asia without the need for a retirement visa. In my case I will spend sixty days in Bali, followed by sixty days in Thailand, then back to Bali for sixty days, then off to Thailand again. The flights between those two countries can be cheap if booked well in advance. I realise this approach won't be for everyone - however I'm fortunate I have a passion for both countries. For a bit of variety, Malaysia is another option - it has a 90-day Visa On Arrival.
@@jamesplunkett9567. Sounds nice but can you realistically see yourself doing this into your seventies or eighties?
@@fabmanly1070 I'm planning on retiring when I'm 65 (I'm 57 now). I believe I could do fifteen years of crisscrossing between Bali and Thailand - so at 80 I'd probably have to head back to Australia.
@@jamesplunkett9567 There are sooooo many nice places to downsize to in Australia. Don’t buy into the crap on TH-cam. These people are trying to maintain and grow channels to make money. I would be looking at North Queensland or Tasmania for a cheaper house. We live in New Zealand (Dual Citizenship), and I too have been looking. It’s all roses until, you get old and then health and/or language barriers kick in.
I doubt that many people actually retire permanently to any of these places, so it’s truely retiring overseas.
Not really viable, realistic, or practical
I've had a massaive headache as well with phones and receiving security texts from my banks to my uk sim here. they dont come though so it's all a massive headache.
As you can only use a local sim for 3 months its best to use it till it runs out at the end of the month then nip down to indo mart to topup. but your rights its a big headache
Great effort Muz. I have a local wife about 15 yrs till retirement but retire there is the plan happy to die and be buried there. Have Kitas atm was unawear we could get local insurance.
Thanks for the info guys. Going to check your chanell now to see if you have an episode on Pensions whilst Overseas. Good luck to the both of you. We only live once, so why not branch out and try different things, make the most of it and move OS. Well done.
I just warched a video about getting the Australuan aged pension overseas when you retire out of Australia. It seems after 5 years as a non-resident of Australia, you need to go back to Australia to live for 2 years in order to continue receiving the pension (refer to Portability, I think). I will need to watch the video again to make sure I got that right.
I have been looking at Cambodia to retire to because the visa process is so easy, but almost everything needs to be paid in USD, which makes it way more expensive when the conversion rate is close to 60 cents. How are most things paid in Bali now? Can you still pay for most things in rupiah? That would just be one conversion.
Thank you for the the fantastic videos.
Everything here is in IDR
FYI, there are apps that use the camera on a smart phone to translate text. Would be the easiest way to read the food labels.
I love living in Ubud I learnt the language, Im back in Australia now 😐 I’m 💯 coming back this time to live there ❤️ I know the United States do health insurance to Bali I wonder if Australia does that
that bathroom is good for mobility issues, what size is it? regarding the phones, why dont you put differnt tones for emails and messages and calls on each. ie a frog sound on one phone and ringing sound on the other.
Alan fairly lucky as he has VA gold card. Most pensioners could not afford the 1k a month just for accommodation. It would only leave 1k a month to live on which is cutting it very fine.
I wouldnt say he is lucky, i would think he has spent most of his life serving our country and is now enjoying the privilege that his hard work, blood sweat and tears has afforded him in his retirement.
I have a DVA Gold Card, I would gladly swap it for my own body parts back and some sanity. The new system is typical government escapism of responsibility. In two years I'll be 67 and instead of a pension for life, I will be cut down to 50% and placed on one hundred dollars above the old age pension. Can't escape Australia and can't live in it. Serving the country has changed since they changed the legislation on medical discharge!
Just returned back to New Zealand there 2mths in Seminyak and Sunur love Sunur hope to retire there as soon as possible hoping just after Christmas all going well Do you know any kiwis that have retired over there recently? Love your video's 😊❤
Yes quite a few
@MurrayWilkinson1 Do you know how I can get intouch with anyone is there a Facebook group or page?
Hi Muzza... if I wanted to take a month there in a comfortable reasonably priced hotel, which one would that be? And not too far from (Sonji) at Bamsari Tattoo?
is it only mobile data?
limited downloads?
Muzza amazing channel your a legend where do you get your big T shirts from im big maybe bigger than you can you hook a brother up to a t shirt shop .Keep your channel on im coming early next year what month do you recommend for a 63 year old who likes seafood and some quiet times ?
My wife Vie has a clothing brand called Muzz wear and she makes printed t's & singlets as well as shirts etc large sizes especially
Good on ya Muzza.
The major reason people retire to SE Asia is the comparatively low cost of living when compared to Australia. As for food, “when in Rome, do as the Romans do” .
My wife and I will move to SE Asia in 12 months, we will be happy to turn our backs on European style food in favour of the local cuisine, which is more suited to the climate.
I do not eat bread in most Asian countries as it is mostly has a very sweet taste.
I left a loaf of bread on the kitchen bench to see how long it took to go bad....3 months later it looked the same as it did the day I brought it, so what preservatives, etc. do they add to the ingredients????
Gula merupakan bahan pengawet alami
How does centra link go with you living in Bali do they still give you your Australian pension
Nice
Any idea on annual retirement visa req of Usd18k in savings. Can that be in home country?
Yeh,
I reckon the Balinese just love expat Aussies!
Hi muzza 😊
Great info is this available to UK citizens ?
Potentially yes
I thought Alan could select the English language option when setting up the phone? Check to see if it’s available in ‘settings’
That doesn't stop the indo texts coming through with spam and ads
Do people go there to live cos of the weather? I would have thought Australia would be good weather. I'd love to move to Australia
It’s cheap
You'd better be rich if you move to Australia
Pisses me off that that our Dept. Vet Affairs website opens with " We support those who serve or have served in defence of our nation, and their families."
Mate, you’ll probably think I’m stupid but the question I didn’t hear was “why would/did you want to retire in Bali?” I guess Aussies can get the aged pension from home and live a lot cheaper?
I tried it. But after a couple of weeks the heat and humidity got to me so I caught a plane to Budapest to cool down. 🤣😂😛
Where's is this place?
I retired in the Philippines early in life. Then went to apply for my pension and found out I have to return to Australia for 2 years to get the pension. Absolute bullshit. Cheaper to stay in the Philippines than the cost to go back to Australia and live.
Hi Muzza, do you know if Bali has nursing homes? (for ex-pats) Many thanks.
Where Al is right now is the closest you will get I think, for now.
There are about 50 retirement homes in Bali designed for expats.
About 800 usd / month , and includes everythibg if I recall.
Just google and you will find them .
Please let me know where I can send a parcel to for Al?
Contact me at muzza@balidonate.org
Mate I looked at donate to kids and it went PayPal but it ended up in US dollars is this right
Cheers
Glenn
Yes mate.. or message me and we have a direct deposit number in Aussie dollars
We just sent through PayPal buddy ❤
Cheers
Glenn
When quoting prices it maybe handy to mention the currency. Eg: $2.50, USD or AUD?
I did.. Aussie dollars
Bali is too crowded. The west coast of Thailand is Bali 50 years ago. Surfing not so good but I’m not that good at surfing so we good.
Are you talking 1000 dollars in aus or usd .... ? And renting scooter monthly ?
As mentioned. All quotes are in Aussie dollars scooter is 200-300 AUD
At 27:26 the funny look he gives us ..? Hahaha 🤣
I guess, IF your budget is fairly tight in your Retirement.
You don't really have a lot of choices ??
Watching this video gave me a feel this poor old fella has little to show for after living for so long ??
I would start to feel Very depressed living in this apartment.
The Scooters alone going past the front door every 10 seconds would have wanting to leave as soon as possible.
I guess IF your only option is being stuffed into Retirement Village in Australia.
This, Might be a better option.
But, IF I was living somewhere like Bali.
I would want to be fairly close to the Beach, not stuck up an alleyway ???