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.

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.

Also, I like Canggu weather much more !

Most digital nomads prefer Ubud for some reason which I don’t understand. For me, it’s too boring & quiet there, and far from everything. Canggu has everything, rice fields, fancy villas, bars, clubs, restaurants, a coworking space, especially a beach, an amazing place to surf. About coworking spaces, Salty Volt is far much better than Hubud. It’s cheaper, open 24/7, fast internet, large space, plenty of desks, it has a swimming pool, 100m from the beach, restaurants and bars are around.

I lived in Ubud for 3+ months this year, spent on and off time in Canggu during that time. I just returned to Bali and am moving into a long-term rental house in Canggu.

My two cents:
I love Ubud. It has a great coworking space, Hubud, and a pretty established digital nomad/online entrepreneur community there.
I love the yoga and amazing healthy restaurant scene there. I’m a total hippie myself. So yeah, definitely an awesome place. And one, that needs a while to get to know, so as a tourist not as fun, but to live really great.

But: You are an hour scooter drive away from the beach and surf. It rains much more in Ubud in rainy season. Traffic is a bitch most of the time in town. And Canggu is just more chilled out. But it guess it’s a matter of preference. I dont think one is better than the other. You can also get a house outside of Ubud in the ricefields, where it’s quiet.

I find 3G and wifi in cafes etc better in Canggu too. Ubud is lagging a bit behind in that department, but Hubud has great speeds now.
There is a lot of yoga in Canggu now too, pleeenty. Awesome cafes and restaurants.
The online entrepreneur community is not quite properly established yet, but I would like to change that… there is a cool coworking space, Dojo Bali, which just took over Salty Volt. Let’s see what these guys are doing with the space, apparently they have big plans.

The way I will keep it from now on: Have a house in Canggu and then go to Ubud every other week or so.

Let me know if you have any further questions!

3G is pretty bad in Canggu.

I suspect this is due to the amount of people who now come here on holiday. The network probably was never built to support this amount of users.

Basically, the closer you get to the beach, the worst it gets. I was planning to work from home using the 3G but it was never very good. I had to go to some cafes/restaurants to use their wifi. Or just go to a cafe/restaurant that was in an area where the 3G was better.

The Nerdmanship Collective in Canggu seems like a pretty cool place to live. If anything, they will be able to help you figure things out I’m sure. https://web.facebook.com/theNerdmanshipCollective/

Depending where you stay mobile internet can be very good now. 4g speeds with Simpati are up to 30meg if you find somewhere with a good signal, which obviously opens up a lot more options rather than having to commit to a 12 month lease.

Arriving in wet season, you’ll probably have more leverage about monthly vs yearly rent anyway as the rental market will be slower.

Your budget will get you a nice private apartment if you want to go down that route. I’m currently staying in this place which includes 5meg internet and is monthly rental.

Facebook groups to look at include the following:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/345470402201472/?ref=ts&fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1380848555535084/?ref=ts&fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/231171780241689/?ref=ts&fref=ts
https://www.facebook.com/groups/746999628699757/?ref=ts&fref=ts

The Bali Budget Housing site also has some good options

There was also a guy in the Bali Digital Nomads FB group who has a villa and was keen to rent out to other Digital Nomads. I think this was the FB page.

There are many options for that type of accommodation. Many friends rent a room in a villa (usually with swimming pool) for around 500USD per month.

Renting a whole house might be more complicated though - i.e. pay for 12 months at once as Miles wrote.

Join those Canggu related Facebook groups. Canggu community Fb group: people share a lot of info on them & often put up ads for rooms. Acroyoga Canggu Bali: a cool activity with a nice community, if you’re interested in trying something new & meeting new people who could help you, then that’s for you.

Btw, Ubud is a much better place to be a digital nomad.
I was in Canggu for a month or so, internet is slow, the DN community is tiny & it’s full of temptations/distractions (parties & short term “excited” crowd).
In Ubud you will meet much more nomads, have better internet & less temptations (less party & more relaxed atmosphere). No surfing in Ubud though! Just my 2 cents

There are several Facebook groups for Bali villas for rent…

Also a lively community there… Was at a meetup there about 3 months ago . It was great!

AirBnB is how I found my place…

Btw if you want a great deal, you need to be ready to pay for 12 months at once. That’s how they roll…

I would love to join you in such a house. So let me know if you find one and need another housemate. I have been in Bali since September and need a new place since Jan. I will be here until March too.

Currently working everyday in Salty Volt, it’s the best co-working space I’ve ever been to.

Just came the across the exact same issue, here is an answer on StackExchange with a list of resources I found on this topic.

try http://saltyvolt.com/ coworking in canggu.
I made a map

Numerous. Ubud: Hubud, Atman, Kismet, Telkom Office.

Check out Hubud, if you haven’t already. hubud.org

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Around $60-$70 / month

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

Luigi

Would exercise caution about driving without a license. Paying police here and there is one thing. But if you end up in hospital, it’d be highly unlikely that your travel insurance would cover you. I’ve had a friend need to pay $50k out of pocket - sure could be worse too.

You can get an Indonesian driving license whilst in Bali but it’ll only be valid for a month (unless you have a KITAS; then it’s a year).

I’d echo @jodie_taylor – the best of Ubud is outside of the centre. There’s so much tourism in the centre that it almost has a theme park quality. To the credit of the Balinese, it retains culture and the people are very warm.

But for authenticity and peace, you need to be outside of the town, ducking in when hungry etc. – which then requires a scooter. Having a scooter takes some courage and there’s no shame in opting to skip it if you don’t feel up for it. But it is liberating.

Canggu is quieter, but more spread out – potentially viable on a push bike. There’s also an ebike firm in Ubud, not sure about in South, which could be another option.

I lived in Ubud for 18 years. Currently travelling (and working) again through Sri Lanka and India so far.
The Ubud town centre now is pretty much gridlocked from early afternoon on to early evening. So cars getting around are out of the question. Plus there is no parking available.
To get best use of the place, if you don’t want to ride a bike yourself, hire a local to be on call so you can get bike lifts wherever you want to go. You could be some distance beween where you are living and using internet Hubs, and using the three main supermarkets.
BTW, much of central Ubud now has cable up to 100Mbits, with owners taking it at 10, 20, 50 or 100 Mbits. Nearly all cafes and restaurants have free wifi.
Walking is possible, plenty of tourists do it, but it can be exhausting. There are no real footpaths, but drain covers that rise and fall with access ways. They require your constant attention to avoid tripping and fallling. Much of Bali slopes upwards to the north, and so your walks in Ubud are either challenging going north or easy going south.

If you stay in the town centre its walkable, but I wouldnt advise that as the exterior of Ubud is what makes it special. Stay a 5 mins scooter drive outside of town in the rice fields. The town centre is very busy with traffic and tourists. Personally I prefer Canggu in the South as I think its more liveable, but Ubud is very beautiful.

I’m also in Chiang Mai trying to figure out where to go in February when the burn season starts. I was here last year, and it was terrible.

It is not easy to find a place that compares to Chiang Mai’s infrastructure and value.

In Ubud now, it is definitely walkable however there’s a huge caveat to that statement - it all depends where in Ubud you are and what your expectations are.

If you’re accustomed to large grocery stores and whatnot, you’ll need a vehicle (cheap and easy to get). If you’re happy with small shops and living near the busy tourist strip, you can walk everywhere.

You probably won’t though. Unless it’s for short trips.

(this is all based in you being used to Chiang Mai, others who haven’t lived in a SEA City would probably say it’s definitely not walkable)

Yeah, not advisable. (I lived there for a few months)

It’s not the distance, it’s the elevation changes, they humidity, the sun, the temperature, the exhaust fumes. It doesn’t make for a pleasant walk.

You can’t do bikes either (I tried). And dealing with cabs and motorbike taxis (gojek, grabcar, uber) gets old real quick.

So in that regard its nothing like CM. CM is doable on foot, especially if you stay in the centre. Ubud, not so much.