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Best place in South East Asia to live for 6+ months per year

in Indonesia by @miklaskroager | 1mo 1mo | 1 comment

We're looking for a country in South East Asia that can function as our base, mainly for tax purposes. Meaning it will have to be a place where we can stay for the 183 days required without too much hassle.

We've been looking at Thailand, but have heard that it's very hard to do visa runs etc., so what other can you recommend? Indonesia looked like a good option, but the income rate is a flat 20% and very high for the region.

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@levelsio | 1mo 1mo

Here's a selection: nomadlist.com/places-in-asia-with-low-tax

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How to find a place to rent in Canggu for short-term?

in Canggu, Indonesia by @mrtkawa | 2yr 2yr | 2 comments

Hi ,

I will be staying in Canggu for approx. 3 weeks but still I havent found the place to stay yet.
I will be arriving on 5/19 and thinking of doing house search for first few days in Canggu.

If you know any good place around Canggu for short housing I would appreciate your advice!

Its my first time being nomad worker and any suggestion would appreciate.

Thank you!

Tetsushi

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@levelsio | 2yr 2yr

Best to book an Airbnb for first 2/3 nights, then drive around and find a place yourself. Many apartments have a VACANT sign. Although renting 3 weeks is quite short.

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@mrtkawa | 2yr 2yr

Thank you very much for your advice!
I wanted to stay longer but I have no clue of how this turns out and it may possible that i need to go back ;_;

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What vaccinations should I get traveling from US to Indonesia?

in Indonesia by @metamas | 3yr 3yr | 5 comments

What are the vaccinations I should get traveling from US to Indonesia? I read the CDC suggstions, but I’m curious on more anecdotal knowledge from experienced travelers to Indonesia.

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@pashley | 3yr 3yr

I’d say Hep A & B and tetanus were essential anywhere in Asia. There is now a vaccine for Dengue fever, available in Indonesia & worth considering.
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dengue_fever#Vaccine

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@natalie1 | 3yr 3yr

I lived in Ubud for over a year and got no vaccines except Hep A and tetanus.
I got bitten by a dog there, very severe bite. It was my friend’s dog, so I knew it wasn’t rabid, however, no hospital would admit me for treatment until I got a rabies vaccine.
They run out of rabies vaccines on the island at times, but luckily they had it. I needed 3-4 in a row for possible post-exposure. I didn’t want to get it, but i had to.

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@jb510 | 3yr 3yr

Really depends on when and where you’re planning to go in Indonesia.

IMHO, the CDC and Travel Health clinic suggestions tend to be over cautious for most travelers. I think they’re written as if everyone is going to do aid work in some far off jungle village.

Routine + Hepatitis A & B + Typhoid and you’re good almost everywhere globally…

Note: the reason to get Hep B, is because if you end up in a local hospital (this is a a risk globally), plus it’s cheap and free of major side effects.

Japanese Encephalitis - Not unless you’re going somewhere rural where to JE is actively prevalent (ie. somewhere very rural…) .

Regardless of JE, take precautions against mosquitos… because there is also Dengue & Malaria…

However personally… forums are the last source I would trust on this topic… go talk to an actual doctor

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@jb510 | 3yr 3yr

Oh… and I wouldn’t do Rabies vaccine personally, but in Bali, there is a reasonable risk of Rabies from dogs and MONKEYS…

Just be aware that the rabies vaccine isn’t preventative, it just makes treatment for a possible infection easier/less severe. That’s why it’s great if you’re somewhere rural and can’t quickly get to treatment… but if you’re in Bali where you can get to a major hospital and start treatment in an hour it’s not really needed.

Oh… and I heard something about a newer JE vaccine, but as of a year or two ago, I think it was only available in Indonesia and only being given to children… but that’s why you should talk to an actual travel medicine doctor… these things do change over time.

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@jimdabell | 3yr 3yr

If you’re thinking about heading to Bali, definitely get the rabies vaccine. The island has a rabies problem, there are a lot of aggressive stray dogs, and the island isn’t well equipped to deal with it.

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Experience with "Adobe Connect" in Bali/Ubud or Canggu?

in Canggu, Indonesia by @hg.weber_nomads | 3yr 3yr | 1 comment

Hello, is there anybody around with experience with “Adobe Connect” meetings?

We are thinking to move to Bali - Canggu or Ubud, however our business demands working with this Adobe platform. Our concern is if latency is good enough and connection stable to do the teaching job from Bali to European located Adobe Connect servers.

Thanks so much fore any hint on this.

You can test the connection quality with Adobe Connect from your location to different servers worldwide from this page - for Europe there is a UK-based server listed to test:

Thanks again!
Gunter

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@working_9to5 | 3yr 3yr

No experience with adobe connect, but I ran the test from the UK server, these are the results

it says LAN speed and:
BW Test Results: up=2382.9 kbit/s, latency=28 msec, down=605.2 kbit/s

This is from Canggu btw.

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How much is scooter hire in Ubud?

in Ubud, Indonesia by @jameswander | 3yr 3yr | 3 comments

Hi,

How much should I expect to pay for scooter hire in Ubud?

Thanks,
James

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@codam | 3yr 3yr

Around $60-$70 / month

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@luigi | 3yr 3yr

Hi,
Between 40’000 and 50’000 IDR per day, depending on how long you rent it for.

Luigi

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@kmander | 3yr 3yr

Around 50k/day if a short amount of time and 600k/month if longer term. A new scooter costs ~16m, so you can use that as a basline to think about costs.

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"Don't go to Jakarta" is what people from Jakarta tell you.

But you do. It can't be that bad, right? Then you arrive. Although "arriving" is a big word for getting stuck in traffic first for hours. When you do finally arrive in your apartment, you open the windows and wonder why you can't see further than 10 meters. It must be a foggy day? No, it's not fog, it's smog, and it's an every day occurrence in Jakarta, a city that is now competing with Beijing for worst air quality in the world.

What's good about Jakarta? It's one of the few places in Indonesia (except maybe Bali) that's open-minded. Jakartans are friendly, helpful and warm acting as if Jakarta is still just a small Indonesian village and that's great. It's also one of the fastest growing cities in Asia. It's cosmopolitan. But all that doesn't weigh up to the negatives that is Jakarta right now.

Clean up the air, fix the traffic, and Jakarta might be liveable in a decade.

"Don't go to Jakarta" is what people from Jakarta tell you. They're right.

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⭐️ Overall Score	3.2/5 245 reviews
🎒 Nomad Score™	3.2/5
👍 Quality of life score	Okay
👶 Family score	Okay
💵 Cost	😙 Affordable: $1,164 / mo
📡 Internet	🏎 Fast: 11Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Bad
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Too hot: 30°C87°F (feels 37°C99°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	🥵 Sweaty: 78%
💨 Air quality (now)	😷 Unhealthy : 153 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
🎓 Education level	Okay
🙊 English speaking	Good
😤 People density	🤨 Busy: 14k ppl/km² (8x8m)
🚶 Walkability	Great
✌️ Peace	Okay
🚦 Traffic safety	Bad
🏥 Hospitals	Okay
😄 Happiness	Okay
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Okay
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Okay
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech	Okay
🤚🏿🤚🏻 Racial tolerance	Bad
👩 Female friendly	Okay
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Bad
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Region	Asia
🚩 Country	Indonesia
⏱ Average trip duration	6 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	11 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌧 30°C 87°F + Humid (78%) = feels 37°C 99°F
💨 Air quality (now)	😷 153 US AQI = 🚬 🚬 / day
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app (in country)	GoJEK
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
📱 Best wireless carrier	XL
💸 100,000 IDR in USD	USD 6.70
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	IDR 1,000,000 = USD 67
💸 Tipping	No
💳 Cashless society	💵 No, cash only (esp. for foreigners)
💻 Best coworking space	Comma
☕️ Best coffee place	Anomali Coffee
☕️ Best alt. coffee place	Reading Room
🏪 Best 24/7 coffee place	Dapur Indonesia Restaurant & Cafe
🚰 Safe tap water	🚫 No, not drinkable
♻️ Return rate	12% of visitors return
📸 Visitors per year	3,587,500 visitors
📸 Tourists now	68,754 tourists
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	10,000,000 people
😤 Population density	🤨 busy: 8x8m (64m²) per person
👫 Gender ratio (overall)	👨 51% 👱‍♀️ 49%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 52% 👱‍♀️ 48%
⛪️ Religious government	Religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Tokopedia
🏠 Apartment listings	Agoda
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	Lion
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Garuda
🏥 Best hospital	RS Pondok Indah
😷 Air quality in Jakarta is very bad (153 US AQI) today: avoid exercising outdoors, close windows and try to stay inside, more info

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$1,164 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$777 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$1,857 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$531 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$402 / month
🏢 Coworking	$201 / month
🏨 Hotel	$431 / month
🏨 Hotel	$20 / night
🏠 Airbnb (1,001 listings)	$900 / month
🏠 Airbnb	$30 / night
🍛 Dinner	$3
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer (0.5L)	$2
☕️ Coffee	$2

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