Oh well good morning from Bali, Indonesia. So in today's video I wanted to take you with me through a day in the life, showcase how much I spent and what the Bali lifestyle is like here as a digital nomad. I have been escaping the past five winters of New York City and coming out here to Bali and in today's video I wanted to show you guys exactly why I keep coming back. But first up let's get some breakfast.

So we just made it here to Crate Cafe which is one of the most prominent and popular cafes in all of Canggu. This place does have incredible food, incredible coffee, and acai bowls. I went with this masterpiece of an iced coffee that was three bucks. You have this sculpted ice cube that they put in the middle with a bamboo straw as well as this beautiful acai bowl. Iced coffee was three bucks and the acai bowl five bucks. In New York you got acai bowl for like 15 bucks so it's nice coming out here and getting one that tastes even better for less the price. Oh I feel so good to be back in Bali. Just with acai bowls it's worth coming back here. You just know that coconut was cut down like earlier this morning and it's just so fresh.

Another thing that is so crazy to come back here to Crate and see is that when I first came here that this was all rice fields. You could even see Mount Pator, the volcano, in the backgrounds and now it's kind of like a mini shopping mall. Yeah I just was looking at my phone and I have pictures from five years ago of the view outside from the back and the front and it's crazy to see that all that just changed. We'll plop them right here. Yep right right here five years. A lot has changed here in Canggu. This is why Canggu changed. No? Maybe?

So this morning we are going surfing. I booked this on Get Your Guide and it was about 550 rupee and we're gonna get a two-hour private lesson. I am doing intermediate and I'm really excited to get more of the fundamentals down on how to surf. Surfed many years of my life but now we're gonna get to master how to become a good surfer. What better place than here in Bali too. Super easy to do this with the Get Your Guide and now let's get out there into the water.

Yo where the hell is he?

So that was the best surf lesson of my life. Yanto, amazing coach and teacher. We crushed some waves. That was the best surfing I've ever done. Chris unfortunately couldn't spot me because we were so far out and there were so many surfers but caught at least six or seven waves was able to rip it in and my favorite part though I would say was when Yanto, a huge wave was coming at us.

He looks at me and just goes we're all and then does this evil laugh and then I didn't know what to do. I just dunked over but we got destroyed. I remember that he's like oh we are. That was my favorite part. If you guys do want to do a surf lesson with Yanto I will leave a link to book a lesson for yourself on Get Your Guide. Get Your Guide is where I book a majority of the activities that you guys see in my videos since they do have over 60,000 curated experiences from over 3,600 destinations worldwide from tickets to top sites to one-of-a-kind local tours. So whether you're looking to do a dinner cruise in Paris or team labs in Tokyo or even go to Summit One Vanderbilt in NYC, Get Your Guide is the go-to place to find all of the best activities. Even when I'm planning the itineraries for my travels and for these videos I do just go to Get Your Guide and see all the best experiences in that city. A little travel hack for you guys. Get Your Guide also offers 24-7 support, free cancellations up to 24 hours in advance, as well as an awesome app that makes it super easy to download and get access to your tickets so you don't have to print out all the papers. Get Your Guide is a partner of mine and I do earn affiliate commission if you guys do use my link down below to book anything on Get Your Guide. So if you're traveling to Bali and want to go surfing or if you want to go to Paris and see the Eiffel Tower it would really mean a lot and help out this channel if you click that link down below. All right, now back to Bali.

Another thing I forgot to mention when traveling here to Bali, definitely recommend getting some wheels. This is the scooter I went with. You can get one for about six bucks, but this one was around ten dollars. Has a bit more power, makes it a lot more fun to cruise around Chengdu.

So something that's so great about coming here to Bali is that you can get into a good routine and they do have some incredible gyms where you get to work out overlooking the rice fields, but they aren't that affordable. So one that Chris and I have been going to is called Elite

Bali Fitness and it is super nice. You have cold plunges and saunas and great lifting rooms. For one week it is a hundred and four dollars. It is super nice here though, so let's show you guys around. Also, it's got a lift in.

And this is called the Dubai Summer Room. If you don't want to pay $104 a month, just go to the Middle East anytime during July and August and you'll have the same record temperatures. Time for the cold plunge.

Wow.

Went for a full dunk.

Just like back home. We're in New York City right now.

Do you miss it?

Not at all. I'm getting out.

So I would consider myself a fairly fit guy. I go to Equinox back home in New York, which is a very nice gym, and I fit in. But here in Bali, going to Elite Fitness,

I've never felt more scrawnier in my life. They're people that would be my height, but four times wider and were stronger than most rhinos.

They also sounded a little bit like rhinos when they were finishing their last set, because from a mile away you could hear these guys just yelling.

It is a great gym. The people are so nice. Everyone there, super huge, super jacked, super beautiful as well. Anyway, now time to get to work.

So I'm currently staying here in this villa in Canggu. I do highly recommend exploring other parts of the island, but to post up somewhere here in Bali, I do love coming here to Canggu. It's just very relaxing. There's surfing, there's amazing cafes, there's a lot of co-working spaces, and there's just so many other digital nomads, and it's great to network here. But it is probably the most expensive area here in Bali. You can still find some deals, though. I was able to find this two-bedroom villa for $104 per night on Hotels.com. And for the location, it is pretty amazing. So once you come in from the private pool and our backyard, you enter into the living room, where we have a decent-sized couch where we can host some guests or some friends over. And over here, we have the kitchen and our content station. Chris, working hard or hardly working?

Sorry, I was so focused. Yeah, I'm working hard. Then this place also luckily came with a water filter, since if you do have a weak American stomach like myself, definitely don't recommend drinking out of the sink. Even have a stove and an oven to cook, but let's be real, definitely not going to be using those. Then this was clutch. It came with a washer machine, did have to buy detergent. You sweat so much when you are here in Bali that you have to wash your clothes like every day. We also started the trip, it's most like, it truly isn't their fault, but I think we both started with like over eight pairs of socks and now we're down to three. Yeah, yeah, that's the thing about like using all these laundry places all over the world that you sometimes don't get what you gave them all back. It's a little bit of a donation, you know, leave them a little souvenir from their American friends. Then if we come on upstairs, we have the two bedrooms. So this here is my bedroom that I've been staying in and I think it's safe to say that this is at least twice the size of my New York City apartment back home. It is crazy to compare what I get back home in New York City to other places like here in Bali and how you get so much more space, a lot more nature, but New York City is the greatest city in the world. And then here we have Chris's room, which is pretty much the same as mine. There's a lot of closet space over here, nice bed, as well as even a bathroom for him. It is a little bit messy right now, but this villa really does feel like home.

Now my go-to spot to work here in Bali is a place called Zen Cafe and they have a free co-working space as well as a two-story restaurant. And also it's just a super cool place to be in nature, be able to work, as well as order food. Since the co-working space is not money, this is just if you buy a coffee, a water, or some food, you get to work here and post up as long as you'd like. But their food is quite delicious. I went with the chicken wrap and it's a must-try here.

All right, time to clock back in. So the reason I came out here to Bali is because I am starting a tea business and knew this place was great to come and focus. You guys can check out my previous video where I spent three days in solitude here in Bali showcasing behind the scenes of starting this business. So now we've just been here to La Brisa, which is one of my personal favorite day clubs here in Bali. It is massive and gives a bit of a Tulum jungle vibe. They have all the palm trees that you're surrounded by, as well as just steps away from the ocean. And the best part is, it is completely free to get in here. But if you do want to get a good seat down by the beach, then you do have to pay a minimum of about $25 per person. Otherwise, if you want to just sit, get a coconut, or get some drinks, then it's free. Love this spot. And now one of my favorite people here in Bali just made it. What's up, Koda? Hey, Koda. So good to see you. That is the last time

I bring him out. So you live here full-time. I get to come during the winter and it's so incredible. Why do you choose to live here full-time in Bali? For me, I came here seven years ago. It was a time where I traveled, traveled, traveled. And you know how it feels, you start missing things, like a closet, a lifestyle, a stability. And I found this place that had gyms, fast internet, coffee shops. Coffee shops I could actually afford, especially when I was a broke backpacker at the start. So it just had this amazing lifestyle. You're in a coffee shop working, and then the next day you're up at a waterfall or at a sunset on a cliffside. For me, coming from Canada, it just felt like everything I had ever wanted was in one place. And even seven years later, it's changed a lot, but I still have everything I want here, and more. It's actually,

I think people complain a little bit of how much it's changed, but you can still find the old Bali by leaving Canggu. But if you enjoy the development, it's also got some positives.

Christian makes a lot of videos about living here in Bali, and it's always tempting me to move here full-time. Go check out his channel down below. Oh, hey, want to see my pickup line? Hey, are you an angel? Because you look like you fell from heaven. Wait, yeah. That's kind of, that's kind of cute. Dang bro, Christian's pickup lines really do work. He's, look at that, he's got that girl. Three times out of ten, it works every time. Just kidding. Ruby, so good to see you. Nice to see you again. My favorite Bali couple. How does it compare to New York?

You know, it's no New York, but still pretty good pizza. I'll agree with that. Not bad. I'll agree.

Not bad at all. Village Slice still has it. Yeah, Village Square Pizza, best pizza in the world, but for Bali, not so bad. Yeah. So now to end today, we are going out to a place called Pretty Poison, since here in Canggu, every night there's a different bar that everyone goes out to.

Tonight is Thursday night, so everyone is going to Pretty Poison, and to get there, we are being responsible, not drinking and driving on our motorbikes, so we called a grab. What's funny about this is he just called Chris, and he didn't come down our road, and we have to walk a couple blocks to get to him. He said he's too tired. I don't know. I can't understand. All right, well, hopefully he's not too tired to get us to Pretty Poison. Sorry, long journey. Hello.

Look at this. Yeah, see, that says. Where did you stay? We stayed right over there. The green dot.

The green dot. Yeah, but Google is strange. Where did you stay? Where? We stayed like right up there to the right. You're not too tired, right? I have so many. Look, this is air-conditioned, but where did you stay? Where? Where? Where? So see where the motorbike is about to turn?

You take a right there. You take a right where the dogs are, and then down that road into the left. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I come to jungle. This is not Google. It's all Google's fault. It's all good, my man. You're Balinese. Do you like that a lot of foreigners come to Bali, or do you not like it? Yeah. You like it? Yes. How come? How come? Yeah. So many. You like the people? Yes.

I call you brother, right? Yeah, we're brothers. Yeah, I call you brother.

Welcome to Bali, and then I hope you always be healthy. Oh, thank you. Thank you.

For you, brother. All right. We'll see you soon. Yeah. Best driver I've ever met in my life.

I have your number. I'm not tired either. Yeah. All right. You're good. Thank you. Thank you.

What a guy. Well, that was the most interesting taxi driver I've ever had in my life. Now it's time to go to one of my favorite bars in the world.

I'm going to see if a local let me borrow their board. Hold my beer.

Pretty poison. Incredible. Now it started raining.

Khatun is back to save us, though. I love this guy.

So after covering food, gym membership, transportation, a private jet, and a great villa, co-working space, cocktails, and even a night out with a driver, I spent a total of one hundred and forty six dollars. Now, you can easily live here for a fraction of that cost.

But this is what a more moderate to luxury lifestyle is like here on the islands.

But in my next video, I will be showing you guys the best days here in Bali for every budget. Until next week, let's get out and get busy in the next one.