Canggu, Ubud

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/canggucommunityhousing/

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Try Nusa Dua as a base - nice beaches, great infrastructure, a lot cleaner and not full of trash … you’re super well connected as they built loads of new roads during the G20 - so can pop off and visit loads of other places as needed without the headaches / noise / construction / trash of being in Canggu, Ubud, Uluwatu etc. Sanur and the ports are just over the toll road too if you want to hit Nusa Penida, Lembogan of thr Gilis, a super easy ride to the airport too. Can be a bit boring - but it’s a lot more pleasant to stay there than the other places are now after Covid

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Canggu is overcrowded. I'd suggest going further up to Seseh or Kedungu, if you want quiet. Pererenan is also a good area, lots of new restaurants, boutique, and gelatos! I'm also 30 something.

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Anonymous participant it’s more resorty with lots of big 5* hotels (you can use most of the facilities … pools, beaches, etc if you buy a drink / coconut… so they’re quite handy and surprisingly not so expensive)… that said it’s becoming increasingly ‘normal’ with lots more younger people and restaurants / bars, normal villas for rent etc. It’s not as lively as living in the middle of say Canggu or Uluwatu - but to be honest those places are becoming a nightmare. They’re massively busy, traffic jams, dirty, noisy construction next to almost anywhere you’ll stay, and just a lot of anti-social loutish behaviour. Nice to pop into for a few days or a crazy night out - but no way I’d want to live there anymore. Nusa Dua, Sanur and the quieter places are just a lot more civilised and chill. Plus as above, the road network is a lot more developed with proper motorways in and out and rarely any bad traffic - so you can be a lot more mobile. You tend to get places faster even if on the map they look further.

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What is the vibe in Canggu these days? I havent been since 2018 and a bit worried if I should even go back or just keep it in memory as I have. Worried it might be "crazy" as I hear pollution, traffic, influencers, lots of plastic surgery etc.... I visited 2010 to 2018 and it started to get crazier late 2018. I wonder ppl who have been there the same times as me do you think it is much different to 2018? I mean everywhere changes but some tourist destinations have just gone a bit mad for my taste in the last 5 years (koh phanghan, tulum etc)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6KXnIarUaY --- Bread Gang in Canggu, Bali! (crazy)

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