How we regretted moving to Bali 

💬 What has been your biggest challenge adjusting to a new country/city/life change❔ Let us know👇🏼

Very good video! Thanks for being truthful and vulnerable. All the best on your journey. I subscribed and want to see more of your videos.

Omg this is such a great video you guys. You put in so much work and thought into this video, I really appreciated it. I feel so moved. It’s so apt with where I’m at right now with new challenges etc. Thank you for this. Love and miss you both ❤

You two have been through so much and grown so much. I can absolutely feel the honesty, genuine emotions and energy from this video. You've took time and patience to grown your own souls. I am absolutely in awe of both of you! Sending you both lots of love!

So, it wasn't really Bali per se...it was becoming overwhelmed while stepping into your new life. Makes complete sense...we are so hard on ourselves and struggle w slowing down and being present in the process. Great video.

Thank you for sharing 🧡

Great video thank you for being real love your channel guys ❤

Oh wow thanks for this video! Recently I have just moved to Bali as well. And I already totally felt most of what u guys said. Alot of the bali content creator they only print the good side of moving to Bali but didn't say the bad side and the struggle. Love this video alot. Also I still haven't meet the community. Been alone for almost 3weeks here. Its rough

I appreciate you sharing your struggles so vulnerably and openly. This is very helpful and I wish you progress, success and more joy moving forward. All the best:)

Thank you. I really need this kind of video today. Stay strong guys❤

I love these realistic videos and experience. The struggles behind the scene instead of clear blue waters and the mandatory locals smiling at the camera shot. "This is us, we are humans" you earned yourself a new subscriber 👍

Love your content, guys. I found your video on the Bali visa options to be particularly useful. Keep up the great work 🙌

So the downsides are not so much to do with Bali itself, but your own personal adversity in adjusting to a new lifestyle?

Great video. Love how you are growing & learning! Best of luck 😀 Be happy 😁

This was a great video, thank you for your honesty.

Bai: land of content creators.. remember visiting Bali before this content creator surge.

Moving to Bali looks less of a problem, compared to struggling to get a career rolling.

The other side of the coin!! I am 75 years old and moved here to Indonesia 13 years ago. I mix with the locals all the time and have visited a lot of places in Indonesia. Loved every minute of it and believe me I had trouble finding places and how things worked but that was the adventure. You cannot go to a third world country and expect everything to be 5 star. Spent some time in Vietnam as well and what a joy that was. I would also live there but I only visit there for a break. I have an adopted Balinese family here in Sanur and couldn't find nicer people. Good luck on your return to Aus.

This was a very dope video!! Very well put together

Such an honest video, appreciate you shared this part of the story which many people hide and perfect it. Thank you

good to see you back😀

Great video steve and Nadia~!We have been waiting for your videos for months~!been checking again and again and was wondering why you stopped posting, seeing this one ,I feel it for you that something didn't go totally as you wanted and glad that you guys always had each other by your sides~!that's really really important, I can see support and true love and teamwork between you guys, that is real couple goals! Hope you can find your pace in Bali in the future coz we are moving there too, this kind of video shows the real side of Bali and it's so down to earth, best wishes to you two~!

Much love guys! Keep following the light! Namasté

😊thanks for sharing your experience. My wife and I are about to embarque on a similar journey. ❤

This is one of the best videos you guys have made

4 months in living in Bali, I was so happy to come back to Australia! I could have left 1.5-2 months in, but thought I would stick it out and see if it got better. They didn't haha. There were so many inconveniences and lifestyle changes that drew me INSANE. The icing on the cake was when the toilet started leaking and the whole room smelt like sewage 24/7, the AC wouldn't stop dripping. Nothing beats Australia LOL! When I got back, I literally kissed the ground. Being able to walk on flat wide roads again was a LUXURY. Bali is great for short term holiday and seeing all the beautiful nature, animals and fun things to do, but other than that, a 3rd world country is not ideal for long term stay. I'm so happy I had made amazing friendships there, did some fun stuff/built great memories, but nothing beats the lifestyle in Australia. When I returned to Australia, my gratitude for what I took for granted that were basic asf was like a kid at a candy shop, the little things like how our tap water is drinkable, the clean street/roads, how our systems/processes are. If you're bored in a first world country, spend a few months in a 3rd world, and you will come back a brand new person, you will look at your country with so much gratitude and you will live each day deeply and see its' beauty, convenience and ease tenfold than you did before!! I was EXHAUSTED, my nervous system, mentally and physically living there. My whole body always was covered with mosquito bites, the traffic is insane, the language barrier, how they run/do things is so different and the standard and quality of things to me at times weren't up to scratch. My nervous system was craving so much relaxation and IRONICALLY I felt Bali didn't offer that. P.S Bali is expensive asf atm. It cost MORE to buy groceries there than it was in Australia, crazy. I don't regret moving to Bali, I took so many lessons and did things I never would have done unless I took the leap! It has given me a lifetimes worth of gratitude of the little things we take for granted each day. After the toilet leaking (it was seriously the icing on so many compounded frustrations), I cancelled all my accomodations, flights to other southeast asian countries, I booked a plane ticket straight back to Brisbane the next few days. It was one of the best decisions I've made than trying to stick it out for even longer. Trying to prove yourself wrong and having an ego with your plans is just wasting so much time, I realised I wasn't as happy as I could be. I sold everything in Melbourne to start my indefinite world travel solo. 4 months in, I decided digital nomad lifestyle was not my thing. Now I am so excited to ground down back in AUS! Good luck to you guys finding your next chapter!!! It's totally okay to change your mind/plans, we are all figuring it out too! And I learnt, you ONLY KNOW when you are in the thick of it and doing/experiencing it. There's no way to tell how you will feel or react. Now I literally go with my gut/intuition and yes I have plans, but so unattached if I completely change my mind and do something different! We're all here to live our best lives and make decisions that best align with what lights our soul on fire!!

Good job, guys. It helped brings things back to reality. 👍

Nice videos!! Stay Strong God Bless 🙏

This is so sweet, you guys, and very true. I totally understand. I just moved to dubai, and although it's a very convenient country, I still feel the lack of community and am still not able to be back to my routine 😢 But I love and appreciate all the moments

sometime life didn't goes well as we imagine, where ever you live. you have to calculated that risk and to remembered that we are only "limited" human being who can not change everything smooth. and please never regret on everything happen, because it will not change your life history but i pray for your future success.

Great vid

Guys, where in this video is a concrete list of everything THEY DO NOT TELL YOU about moving to Bali? I never hear it, nor did I hear specifically about why you regretted moving to Bali, if I'm being honest.

valid points, however all those challenges apply to moving to any other country not just bali. if you move from the states to thailand, vietnam, bali or anywhere else in the world for that matter, you are facing new environment, have to learn new customs, find new community, adapting to new career and so on.

i am crackinggg up at the "what we thought it was going to be"!!

Hi Steve & Nadia, it would be nice to see an update on this video. How are you going now ?

It's never easy moving to new country especially if it's totally different culture and race. What I meant is for non Asian like European,American, Australian moving to Bali an Asian country is totally very different compared to my own experience. I am Indonesian but moved and stayed 14 years in Singapore and it's easy because the people culture and food are asian. Well I moved to Singapore for education and have no issue for money. As for you guys,changing career to be a new content creator is also very tough in addition adapting to new country. I would say living in Bali is only for those who are rich and have passive income to enjoy their life and sometimes travel our of Bali to other Asian country for a chance of scenery as well in case of burn out.

If u leave I’ll unsubscribe you guys are doing great everything takes time and patience I’m planning to the same same thing next year I’m glad I found this channel to help me in my journey and I’m sure I’ll go thru the same You guys GOT THISSS

Wow, obviously a fascinating year but sounds it was a very difficult year moving to Bali, all those challenges. During your year, what thoughts did you make of the Balinese / Indonesian people? How is life for them? What are there challenges?

Wow, thanks for sharing the lows as well on being a vlog creator. Nobody shares that part. They just produce, produce, produce and make it look like a simple, enjoyable task where their are never any problems or issues.

You two are still young.. I admire your zeal to move to a foreign country, but without the right contacts and capital you won't survive..whatever university or work has taught you throw out the window. Surviving is all about raising capital network your lives financially and friend yourselves with like minded people..stay away from toxic people..

Awesome video. Love the rawness. I have a question. Is it safe to book yearly villa rentals through facebook/whatsapp? Do you have fb groups to recommend? Looking for those villas that offer the 400 to 600 usd monthly prices I saw in a other one of your videos?

You guys are funny, keep it up. Good content 👍

Smart money management is the cornerstone of achieving financial stability and success

This happened to me just going to Hawaii.

Hi guys , when are you going to post new video

Life must goes on... Surrender is not a choice, keep on fighting to find better life cos we are human being who have brain heart and soul... Wish you all the best guys, stay safe and healthy... Enjoy 💖🇮🇩🙏

Does anyone have any experience with being ensnared by a single mother from Bali, who distributed drugs to their relatives or friends, then arranged a marriage in Bali and demanded to be brought to Australia for citizenship?

We are considering moving to Bali in 2005. Could you suggest nice residential area and how can we start the visa process with the company now in our budgets about 3000 a month Your video is one of the most inspiring and transparent We are in our 50s extremely active fun, loving and adventurous couple Thank you

Brilliant video! Thank you. Guess we all fight with imposter syndrome occasionally.

Respect

Bali these days are overpacked with expat, traffic are horrendous.Also everything became expensive than how it used to be since pandemic

finally some honesty from utubers; millennials/gen z; whatever; as the cliched silliness wears off and trust fund money runs out. “connecting,” “new horizons,” “having it all.” best to return home to reality, live honestly and frugally, mature, build financial security. then 30 years later retire abroad if you wish. jaded? perhaps but i made my professional career in and around asia for 30+ years, writing from jakarta where i spend 4-5 months/year. no disrespect intended, thank you for making your video.

Wow semangat yaa

I’m 51,have another 4years untill early pension where I can just chill.I’m in good shape look young hopefully😂.so I do respect and admire what you young guys have done.everybody is different.respect!keep punching❤

Bali has an active volcano which is life-threatining...

So what happens to your company after 2 years?

Hello, new here. Where are you guys now?

No more videos? 😢 This was your last one?

I love how you say time off lol, from what? your basically on a vloggers holiday i cant imagine if you both had full time jobs , i mean real world working

Hehe..that was tough..

Would love to catch up we are coming to Bali in Feb/ March! I think you guys are Aussie too :) Let us know :)

wonder if you can help? I'm currently getting withdrawal symptoms waiting for the next video😂 no pressure😀

Just trying to do too much for social media rather than living in person!

As a DN, I did Bali, Thailand, Philippines.... never again.

It takes more than 2 years to succeed.actually your situation is a bit like a marriage es here you hav crucial times of doubting and even despair. There : first six months, two years, 4years and sometimes 10 or 15years hen break can occurs. That is what I can say after 40 years or so away from my original “nest” and culture. All the best guys

I don't think Bali is the right place to attempt what you guys have tried to do. For me personally, it's more geared towards end of career and going into a retirement phase.

I think digital nomads need to have investment somewhere before doing what they do.

I genuinely thought you regretted moving to Bali. My bad.

Thats a great video, it just came up in my feed as I just rocked up to Bali but normally vlog in the Philippines.. Are you still in Bali and what work are you doing now? You guys are far too good to stop. Just dont put so much effort into editing and concentrate on quantity.

So you moved to Bali with penny’s??? I’m looking to retire in Bali but not with penny’s sorry but harsh

Reality vs expectation. You guys are australians right?

Why want living in such stressful environment. The further , locations you settle down its very hash .

oh well the other mans grass is always greener, trouble is most people don't see the brown patches .

Ahhhh. The old ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ trap……if you value ‘infrastructure’, then maybe not an ideal country. Wonderful for extended holidays though. Ask how many local Indonesians actually get to travel internationally like you do?

"Reality" is very subjectives words. I mean if u have 10 mill subs , i bet ur "reality" at Bali is very diff. Anyway, i believe , whereever we are, we should feel gratitudes.. even though, life not exactly like what we hope. There is billions of peoples that dream to have fresh air , n green scenery every morning, goes to mountain when sunrise, and to the beach at sunset. There is a lot of peoples that pay $1k a month for small room in loisy apt in some "advanced city".. Where u can get full tummy just with $1-2 at Bali.. Go out of bali.. i see n enjoy, a lot of creators that explores indonesia..like christian hansen that explore indonesia with bike, or others that climbing rinjani, bromo, blue fire , goes to bandung jogja, jakarta, surabaya, sumba, raja ampat.. or just fly to singapore, hongkong, dubai, oman, turkiye once a while Your struggling just will make ur mentality stronger. Have fun n enjoy.

Bali is not a place to work but too many nomads keep selling Bali is the best place to set your base. There is literally no proper job ecosystem. How is it even sustainable to have a good quality life? Lazing around but with depleting savings? Yeah maybe not when you are young.

Thank you for this video. I am considering moving to Indonesia. The main rule I hear is, the Western way of thinking does not apply, there

Thank you for sharing this. I beleive the challenges you talk about have nothing to do with Bali (I am not Balinese ;). I think the headline of your video is misleading. It is actually moving to a different country and having no real community where you move to. Good luck :)

Bali is good for holiday...not for earning money.

Siapa sih yg mau ke Indo. Saya aja lari dr Indo. Sekarang ini banyak motor yang menggunakan knalpot yang disebut racing. Knalpot ini lubangnya besar sekali dan asapnya meletup - letup. Knalpot ini sengaja dihadapkan ke atas belakang sehingga wajah orang yang di belakang menjadi sasaran. Motor- motor ini tak ramah kepada sesama pengguna jalan. Turis asing pun pada kecewa setelah datang ke Indonesia yg mayoritasnya islam terkenal ramah, katanya, tapi mendapati motor motor dgn knalpot yg asapnya mengenai wajah mereka. Mereka merasa orang Indonesia tak ramah. Turis asing jadi malas datang lg ke Indonesia.

I think you would get more subscribers if you changed name to Steve & Nadia life in Bali

Your titled was deceptive. Thumbs down.

One piece of advice. If you can live in Bali or anywhere else happily for 12 months or more without thinking of youtube (making your own movies and getting juice from all this crap - sorry for the word but trying to be as graphic as possible) then you will do fine with youtube. But this won't work the other way round. You will keep having those ups and downs and doubts and constant burn outs,etc. This is an advice from a person who has lived in foreign country for 25 years

Learn the language or forget it

This is what reality is..Few of my mates also came.back after year or 2.the only difference is they don't do RU-vid or active on social.media because social.mwdia is filled with fakes and the content creator hardly talks about these realities of bali.Think about this "If you talk about moving out of bali how many people will view it than someone talking about moving in"...I respect you guys for speaking the truth in this fake filled media world..I wish you guys success in anything you do in your future..

Click bait title.. figured they were better than that. Guess not.

Super confusing….I’m watching thinking, so what’s the problem? I feel like these people just make up problems or intensify normal issues so they can make content.

No , vlogs do not tell the truth most of the time

So you had an amazing life experience and then you regret it? I don’t understand😂

I prefer to be in Thailand. . Not impress with bali to stay for longer period.

Well at least your Honest, not like Fake Singapore Jean and he Bulhunk boy videos !

Bali is known to wear people down slowly over time. Unless you are a surfer I would recommend somewhere else

You are young, healthy, obviously have a good income and you are two people. Why the drama?

it doesn't help that steve is a complete meat head either, I feel your pain Nadia