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Bali that is a gorgeous early morning and I'm about to head to a yoga class because of course
you have to go to a yoga class when you come to Bali now before we even get into this video I
do want to say after being here for a week I get the hype I totally understand why people
are so crazy about this place I get why this is a top destination especially for remote workers for
digital Nomads and even though there's literally tourists everywhere like it is a very touristy
place it still has a very unique feel about it my first impression of Bali actually is
that it is huge like the island is much bigger than I was expecting it to be and another thing
I didn't expect is just how long it takes to get from one part of the island to the other
so where I am right now changu it is fairly self like when you look at it on a map you
feel like oh you know that's not that far from the airport maybe it'll take like 20 30 minutes
to you know get from one to the other no so if you're thinking of coming to Bali don't think
you can just like hop all around the island in like 15 20 minutes that is not the case
but in today's video I did want to take you guys around specifically changu the area that I have
been staying in because this is a very popular and convenient area to stay for many reasons I'll get
into that as we kind of go throughout the video but to begin with we got a yoga class to get to
welcome to my yoga studio of choice guys this is radiantly alive in chengu they also have a
location in Ubud but this was actually recommended to me by my friend shifa Adriano who's also
a fabulous travel YouTuber here uh definitely check out her Channel what's also really cool
about this yoga studio location is that it is in a co-working studio called B work so I think if you
were actually staying in changu for a longer period of time it would be super convenient
to be able to go in between your work hours and sneak in a yoga class the studio they have here
is absolutely gorgeous super spacious they have at least three to four classes a day so there's
something for everyone and I ended up getting a five class pass for about 45 dollars U.S now
after my early morning yoga class I decided to go grab some breakfast and friends when I tell you
has some of the best breakfast restaurants I have ever been to in my life like even in
Canada it is not an overstatement I have said many times what a big fan I am of eggs benedict
and how is it here and Bali Indonesia that they do it better than anybody else
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that was a fantastic way to start off my morning I'm definitely not somebody who
gets up super early on the regular like eight nine is considered early for me but here in
Indonesia the sun has been setting so early in the day like at 6 30 it's already dark so I've
been trying my best to get up as early as I can so I can actually have some daylight hours but
why I actually chose to stay in chengu to start off my time here in Bali outside of
it being a very interesting popular area to stay it's actually because the office of the
trying not to get run over it's because the office of the visa extension company that I used is here
in chengu so not at all sponsored but if anybody is looking to extend their visa while they're in
Bali there's a company called Bali visas that has been around for a very long time they have really
good reviews you can technically extend your Visa by yourself but then it would take three
different visits to the office and it's just a longer sort of process so because I got to
Bali and literally only had a week before my Visa expired and I had to be out of the country I just
decided to pay the hundred dollar you know fee to just have it all done as quickly as possible
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ly the beach now keep in mind I have been told by locals that the beaches in the very south of
the island near uluwatu area are much better than chengu because chengu is actually much
more popular for Surfers I would recommend being very careful if you're thinking of going into the
water to not go too deep to have people around you because as far as I could tell there wasn't
any lifeguards on this beach it kind of extends for a very long time so it's hard for people to
see you so be very careful if you're thinking of going swimming in deep water here another thing
that I think is worth mentioning is where to get a sun bed or how to enjoy the beach if you
want more than just bringing your own towel and chilling like that if you want an actual sunbed
you basically have three options the budget option is just the sun bed itself usually ran by one
or two people with a little desk you know set up beside them that's usually what I would choose and
overall if you are getting the legit price it's usually five dollars U.S for the entire day per
bed which is extremely reasonable the mid-range option which is also a great deal in the scenario
where you're hungry is that there's a lot of restaurants that are right on the beach where
as long as you spend a certain amount usually 25 dollars is the entry sort of coin you're able to
stay in the day bed for the bougie option we are of course looking at the beach clubs the
most famous in chengu is definitely fins it does look really beautiful and I think it would be the
place to go especially in the evening if you're looking for more of a nightclub Beach experience
but more or less for a single bed it's starting at 75 dollars it really depends on the time of
day that you go and if you're getting a booth for a whole bunch of people it can be up to a thousand
I just got back to my guest house had a shower did a little Glam ready for the day but before
I get out there I actually wanted to go over the price of accommodation for you guys here
in chengu because on a whole it was higher than I was expecting and once again I am only talking
about this area there are areas of Bali where you can find things for significantly less but
usually they are kind of in the middle of nowhere not really on the busy street centers so using
where I'm staying for example not sponsored it's called A7 guest house it is on the main road of
the city I'm also like a five minute walk to the beach this place was a bit of an anomaly
where I do get my own room it is more or less a hotel even though they call it a guest house
and for this place without breakfast first I'm paying about 30 US Dollars on average though
I would say the majority of places are quite a bit more a place similar to mine on booking.com
was usually in the 40 to 50 U.S dollar range if you're okay with a hostel I did see those
in the 10 to 20 dollar range like if you want to stay at a much fancier hostel with all the
different amenities then it can be even higher than twenty dollars and then touching on the
more fancy sort of stays like the four stars the five stars if you're staying somewhere right on
the beach for those types of places I would say the average price is at least a hundred dollars
Bali can definitely be an expensive place there are a lot of beautiful uh luxury hotels that are
like the highest standard so a very wide range at the end of the day but I would say that if you're
planning to stay right in central chengu near a Main Road near the beach and if you want to stay
at a more mid-range sort of place I would say to budget at least forty fifty dollars
the next thing that I want to touch on is transportation in changu and technically
for the majority of Bali this also applies as you can see there are a lot of scooters
on the road and it is overall the easiest way to get around the island because the roads in
Bali are very narrow it's especially difficult for vehicles to get around quickly because they
do get stuck in traffic the scooters can kind of weave around and make things a lot faster
there's not a lot of public transportation that goes around Bali so more or less you are confined
to using the apps like grab Go Jack are hiring the local official taxis getting a private driver
and those options are what I personally recommend to almost everyone unless you have a motorcycle
license and have plenty of experience of driving scooters motorcycles in Southeast Asia because
the majority of the tourists that I see driving on the streets of Bali have no business doing so
if you're not already aware of this there are so many motorcycle accidents
that happen every single day people die people get seriously hurt it is not a
joke and by having so many inexperienced drivers on the road that the experience
locals have to watch out for it's just a breeding ground for bad things to happen
so unless you are a super experienced driver in Southeast Asia I urge you not to rent a scooter in
the busy parts of Bali I think it's totally fine if you're more in the North and the traffic isn't
that intense but in the South it is pretty chaotic and you really have to know what you're doing
now just some last tips that I wanted to share with you guys about staying in changu and what
I think the area is best for overall if you're looking to stay somewhere that has a very City
feel if you're looking for lots of amenities like really fantastic restaurants Boutique shopping
there are a few night clubs bars in changu this is obviously a place where the younger people
go to hang out and stuff so just keep in mind that because you are in a city you can expect
that it might be a little bit louder at night of course that's not to say that you can find quieter
on clothes maybe if you're off of the main road roads and there are plenty of things to do like
the beach obviously getting massages which I would highly recommend so many great massage
parlors in changu as well as any other kind of beauty treatments there's lots of great places
you can go to yoga you can go to meditation classes and also from personal experience while
I was in changu there are some great clinics to do some Dentistry tourism if you live in an
expensive country like I do with Canada I always get my teeth cleaned and checked abroad so for a
checkup and a cleaning I paid about 40 dollars at Lumina Aesthetics which has really great ratings
and then I also got my eyes checked and a new pair of glasses at Sunset eyewear
they have locations all over Bali and they are fantastic I got an awesome pair of glasses and
it was once again I think only 40 dollars and you also get a free eye exam as long as you're buying
glasses or contacts just keep in mind it's just the basic kind where they check your vision it's
not actually looking inside of your eye but still you could never get those prices in North America
So for anybody who's interested in that sort of thing I thought I would let you know what I did
and last point I want to make is that if you are looking to explore the north of Bali like doing
any of the volcano trekking or seeing any of the rice fields I would personally recommend going to
Ubud that's where I am shooting this voiceover from and it's much better to get the packages
from there just because it's going to take you so much longer driving from changu food in and
of itself is definitely worth visiting so I would recommend going south if you're staying in changu
go check out the beaches down there go see uluwatu Temple all that kind of stuff but if you're going
north get your accommodation in Ubud and then just go from there so this brings us to the end
Lee chengu yes it is touristy yes it's a bit more expensive than some other parts of the island but
I definitely think it's worth it I would a hundred percent come back and if you're a digital Nomad
that really wants to be in the heart of it all in Bali I think changu is where you go now this
is just my first video of Bali of course I still have so many other areas of the island that I'd
like to explore and assuming my visa extension goes through that will hopefully be a reality
but I hope you guys enjoyed this video let me know your thoughts in the comments have
you been to changu what were some of your favorite places and as always I'm sending you guys so much
love I hope you're having a fantastic day and keep being your own kind of beautiful bye guys
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