sergiocgn 1mo

Only possible to do 2 times, because they register IMEI

angel 1mo

Oh damn. I’ve never registered my IMEI, so for me it works every time

axel 1mo

Buy a cheap phone in Indonesia and use it as a mobile hotspot. That's how I did it for 3 years.

brendanb 1mo

Yeah me neither. Is this obligatory

elpol 1mo

I think it’s decent, it’s quite a long way. I’ve seen people pay 500k from Oldmans to Padonan 😁

willflowers 1mo

Does your phone support esims? If so, there should be plenty of options, depending on whether you need sms / voice or can just do with data. e.g. pangiapass.com

sergiocgn 1mo

Yes, you need. You can register your imei only twice. If you want to keep using it they want pay tariffs on your phone. So if you want to max the 2 times out you need to go to some official place. If you do it in the small shops you will have 1 + 1 month covered. But if you do it here https://maps.app.goo.gl/Bsou3KdheGUtxCTN7. Then you can have 3 month + 3 months extension.

sullivan 1mo

Heya, I’m thinking of hosting an event next week, what days would fit best usually ?

timothy 1mo

Whats the best Bali Bustle or similar?

chrisrdodd 1mo

the best what?

sullivan 1mo

the what?

sullivan 1mo

I found a good one to make a meetup if you guys/girls wanna join :

https://nomads.com/meetups#3ddfe4e883e278129a669ac85d5b7534

brendanb 1mo

Any day but after 3 or 4 would be best for me :)

sullivan 1mo

Perfect I hosted the event on 16th ;)

brendanb 1mo

So what if you don’t do this and just do an eSIM like airalo? Can they fine you or smt?

haarolean 1mo

Nah no fines. Just the local sims won’t work anymore

victorg18 1mo

Some people around Uluwatu tonight ? 😁

hugohb 1mo

Finally here in Bali and I'm already loving it! Anyone in Amed who feels like hanging out, give me a shout!

hugohb 1mo

Also looking for a place to work in Amed, with very reliable internet and ideally open until midnight. Most important criteria being the internet.

hugohb 1mo

And I'm looking for freediving buddies :)

fruntxas 1mo

Hi everyone,
Portuguese guy here...
I am getting a lot of mixed info on the visa thing.
Do we need to get one before or they give it on arrival?

fruntxas 1mo

I am getting sites where you pay anything from €2 to €60

anomad 1mo

Is it true that bali is having flooding issues?

anomad 1mo

Or just fake news?

fruntxas 1mo

https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2025/sep/11/flash-flooding-in-bali-indonesia-in-pictures

brendanb 1mo

It’s ok now. But super rainy the last few days. I was pretty impressed with how good the flood infrastructure was in Canggu

brendanb 1mo

You can get a visa on arrival at the airport, which probably takes 10-30 mins to line up for. Then you can just go through the e-gates scanning your passport to go through immigration.
You can also get an e-visa version of the same thing which is also a 30 days visa, you can extend them for another 30 days by going to the immigration office in person.
After your 60 days are up you can do a border run and return the next day and repeat without any issues.

brendanb 1mo

There’s also a 180 day single entry or multi entry visa

fruntxas 1mo

Got it 😎

fruntxas 1mo

Was looking into 500 +150 IDR.
But can't find these values online, so I'll just do at the airport

menace 1mo

If you intend to extend, absolutely do the e-visa. The extension process is three times as difficult for a Visa on arrival. Just go to the official website for the Visa.

menace 1mo

The Official eVisa website for Indonesia https://share.google/nIgSEFlXo46RZgGUF

fruntxas 1mo

I saw this one but....

fruntxas 1mo

All I can find is Australian 😅

fruntxas 1mo

Oh I see the mistake now.
It's the 1st option (General)

kristof 1mo

Definitely not fake news lol

suuuupaman 1mo

Can confirm it’s one of the wildest in history

suuuupaman 1mo

According to locals that have been here a long time. I was riding the scooter pretty much all day from 4p to 2-3a and didn’t think much of it then the sounds of the storm at 4-6a

fruntxas 1mo

So....how bad is it exactly?
Is is mainly DPS or...?

brendanb 1mo

It’s fine now, but whole highway tunnels were flooded and at least one building fell. It hasn’t rained today, so it should be ok from here on

claudiocronin 1mo

hi everyone, im geetting my e33g kitas, which bank do you suggest? i was checking bca bc is big or digibank by DBS bc seems more like digital like revolut

claudiocronin 1mo

also from reviews of the app, digibank has 4.6 on 20k reviews bca has 3.2 and 33k reviews

sullivan 1mo

Revolut my guy

sullivan 1mo

Can’t wait for tomorrow’s meetup, see you guys there https://nomads.com/meetups#3ddfe4e883e278129a669ac85d5b7534

sossho 1mo

You could Try neobanks like juuli, those are specific to nomads

haarolean 1mo

All of them are meh kinda. No apple/google pay whatsoever, multi currency accs are a joke mostly. OCBC is kinda stable rn IIRC but requires 50mil deposit ish

sullivan 1mo

For the meetup I’m there in 2min, with a friend, white face, white t-shirt

sullivan 30d

where are you guys ? :D

shivdee 30d

Hey guys just joined this community and found out about this meetup lol

shivdee 30d

You guys planning to be there for a while? I can reach in like 20-25 min I think

victorgk 29d

Hey !

arriving soon to Bali, need real field tips (place + price + contact).

Fast answers on:

• Best card for ATM withdrawals (Wise / Revolut / local bank)? Which ATM to use (BCA / Mandiri / BNI)?

• eSIM vs physical SIM — which provider for best island coverage (Telkomsel recommended?) and which reseller (Airalo / Holafly / Saily)?

• SIM-C: any reliable agents who arranged it quickly (price / process)? Need to be present?

• Scooter rental: recommended shops, do they check license, do they provide helmets & insurance?

I only have French 125cc training (not A1/A2). If you’ve done it anyway, share how.

Thanks! 🙏

zubair 29d

Anyone on Lombok?

anomad 27d

what I disliked about bali is that I found myself always needing to take transportation to just go anywhere

anomad 27d

i only remember perenan as a place where I could walk, but even to get there I had to take a grab

anomad 27d

i haven't seen uluwatu and nusa because i got sick when i was there

anomad 27d

but yeah basically I had three issues:
- no way to eat good groceries without paying US prices (higher than my budget as italian)
- the water. next time i will use bottled water to even wash myself, cause I was getting sick multiple times
- the fact that (while staying in seminyak) I always needed to take a grab to go everywhere. and that can be OK. but when I get to a place, the fact that EVEN THERE I have to get grab to go in the areas of that same place, left me with a bad memory about this

anomad 27d

if I had a motorbike or car to drive, it would have been different, but then I have to basically risk having an accident without being insured and/or just driving illegally. and my gf couldn't drive anyway in that kind of chaotic driving

anomad 27d

so, have you any kind of tip for the next time? maybe I missed out on something?

anomad 27d

also, the vibe felt fakish and off a bit, compared to phuket. more than a couple times it seemed to me I was on instagram, not real life, lol.

chrisrdodd 24d

Yeah. I couldn't imagine my life without driving. Makes a huge difference

kristof 24d

- Wise / Revolut all fine, any atm fine except I think commonwealth charges
- Telkomsel physical or local esim
- Can get local license yes, but don't have a contact
- Basically no rental shop asks for license ever. They provide helmets yes, insurance almost never

fruntxas 24d

Wise does have wider acceptance apparently

fruntxas 24d

I'd suggest getting Wise and putting up Curve below

fruntxas 24d

If you stick to road rules and wear a helmet it's unlikely to be asked for a license really.

Either way keep only a 800k-1M IDR in hand just in case they want the bribe

victorgk 23d

Thank you rfvvnvbfxse and bperklft for tips 🙂 great to know all these things :p

kristof 23d

Waaaay less than 800k dude. Last time I "paid a local style fine" I gave 38k

fruntxas 23d

€2...
Must have been an hungry cop

kristof 23d

Few years ago though so def gone up, but for you sure don't need to pay a mil

kristof 23d

Done that like prob 10 times never paid more than 50

fruntxas 23d

Different experiences I guess.
Already had to help a friend who was trying to give 500k.
He was going to be pulled to the station

chrisrdodd 21d

I paid 500k for myself and my passenger not wearing a helmet a few months ago in Ubud. 38k sounds extremely cheap

suuuupaman 21d

This one time my friend in the back of the scooter wasn’t wearing a helmet and I had to pay 100k once for him. It was friendly and the guy even waited for me to hit an ATM across town cuz the others were all drained 🤣

suuuupaman 21d

Just kinda depends what kinda cops will pull you over…I believe it’s 250k per person but I could be wrong

fawwaz 20d

Any long term peeps here?
Hey all 👋, I’ve been living in Bali now for a few years. I wanted to check if there is any other people in the group that are living in Bali long-term and if they may want to meet up.

veedesigner 17d

Hi , anyone know Exchange office or Agent China Alipay to IND

veedesigner 17d

Anyone do business with China ?

sullivan 15d

Heya, who’s in Uluwatu this month ?

kristof 15d

Helmet is more expensive. If you don't wear a helmet you deserve a bigger "fine" haha

zubair 15d

Anyone in Seminyak Wana explore Amed together?

adrinomad 13d

Hey, i’m in Bali and I was thinking on doing a two weeks remote work focus mode sprint here. Any recommendations for a city to stay some time and have some infrastructure and some bars, cafes, spa, etc and the least tourist traps. I was thinking between amed, canggu or Ubud. What is the “vibe” on these cities?

adrinomad 13d

Also, do you know any place to rent a scooter to move around the island?

shivdee 13d

I rented mine from Guru Bikes, Canguu. Pretty good experience

adrinomad 13d

Great thanks! Do you need to return it in the same place?

shivdee 13d

They'll charge 100-200k if you drop it outside Canguu. I dropped it near the airport which was 100k

200k for Ubud/Uluwatu

adrinomad 13d

Great! Thanks

melunia 11d

I liked ubud the most. Uluwatu and canggu were too crowded causing heavy traffic.. but it’s known for its nomad scene. never been to Amed but it’s the least popular, you might find more opportunities to focus there.

hugohb 8d

Hey peeps, just arrived in Ubud and looking to meet people :) Any meetup or impromptu gathering happening these days?

hugohb 8d

Just spent a whole month in Amed, I can't believe it's the least popular. I had an absolute blast there! Life is just so chill and nice, and the community quite tight knit.

samuba 7d

Any recommended place for doing bloodwork? Don't want to spend too much on the health clubs

mirptsirp 6d

Hey Hugo (and rest of the crowd). Just arrived here in Ubud as well. I will be staying here for quite some time to settle down with the gypsy lifestyle 😄 At least for the rest of the year, maybe more.

Would be happy to meet up with you, and anyone for that matter. I dm’d :)

brendanb 4d

I’m going to be in Amed for the next 2 weeks if anyone’s in town. Probably going to be working from La Timba most days so hit me up! 🤙

alejandrorebr 3d

Where's the best place to go in Bali nowadays? Stayed in canggu in 2018 but heard it's very different now

danjoe4 3d

Same question. Sentiment seems to be that canggu is congested and icky. Or should I stop overthinking it and just go to Bwork and get the hotel nextdoor

brendanb 3d

What are you looking for? If you want to be around a bunch of gym bros and party every night then Canggu is pretty good still. Just don’t stay in berawa bc the shortcut is horrible

danjoe4 3d

I'm trying to get actual work done. Ideally combined or at least adjacent hotel + cowork. I don't need a big room. I like coliving type spaces as long as they have a quiet dedicated work area. Proximity to a nice beach is a plus.

brendanb 3d

BWork is opening a new spot in Uluwatu I think this month. The beach is way better in Uluwatu although there’s less of a DN community imo

danjoe4 3d

Yeah Canggu beach looked bad. Uluwata hub looked promising but accommodations nearby are expensive or fully booked. Colabo looks cool but their website is down and no one picks up the phone which is a bad sign and apparently they're not 24/7.

I'll go Bwork for my first week in Bali.

brendanb 3d

I just spent a month at Bwork. It’s ok. Probably the best coworking in Canggu now that Outpost and Dojo have closed. The wifi is a bit slow sometimes though. But it’s still a good place to work.

chrisrdodd 2d

I'm at Bwork almost everyday. Canggu is still home for me. Depends on what you like. For me, it's still the clear winner

nurgaliyevs 2d

Hi, is someone in Sanur, Bali?

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