Where to Stay in Bali as a Digital Nomad
Many of the digital nomads and remote workers don’t explore much of Bali. The places with the best food and fastest wifi satisfy them sufficiently. That works out to mean there are large communities of immigrants living around the fun and developed Seminyak. As well as the more laid back and simple area of Canggu. These are great places to rent a luxury villa for you and your team and really get some work done. These private villas are quiet and secluded with incredible amenities like a private pool, media room, spa quality bathrooms, outdoor entertaining spaces, and a manager that can help you with anything that needs to be done–from a leaky pipe to hiring a private chef. They can do it for you while you work. You will feel the benefits of living in a clean and beautiful space.
Co-Working Spots in Bali
Some people prefer a quiet cafe to concentrate on their work but also be around other people. Others look to networking spaces where people actually work together. Sometimes it’s nice to have someone to bounce an idea off of and won’t look at you strangely over their morning coffee. Sometimes a private meeting room for your entire team is needed. There are many businesses in Bali that are set up only as coworking spaces with complimentary coffee and the most important, super fast internet. The community networking benefits also come in handy. These hubs are great places to find like-minded people that can not only enhance your work day but maybe offer valuable tips about living in Bali and navigating the culture and customs.
Quality of Life
Indonesia truly is the land of smiles and the friendliness, and eagerness to help is something unique and incredibly priceless. Nowhere else will you experience this radiant joy from everyone you meet. To ensure you have a high quality of life while here in Bali, make sure you meet the locals, join their activities, and make friends. You will benefit greatly from breaking away from the groups of other people from your home country.
That being said, it can be comforting to speak your language and talk about traditions from your birth land. So joining an immigrant community in Bali can be a nice way to make friends and feel nostalgic.
Bali provides a unique quality of life for western digital nomads and immigrants that doesn’t exist in other countries. It’s a perfect storm of financial value, ease of visa processing, amazing friendly people, and beautiful weather. Remote work anywhere else can be lonely but in Bali you are sure to find like-minded locals or foreigners from your country everywhere you go.
Indonesian Visas for Staying in Bali
Over one hundred and sixty nationalities do not really need a visa to go to Bali other than the easy pay and stamp visa on arrival. That will ensure thirty days of stay in Bali and can be extended for another thirty days, a total of sixty days. Do not try and live in Bali long term by doing the infamous visa run. Border patrol will catch on.
There is a Sosial Budaya Visa which is meant for visiting Indonesian friends and family and is easy to get once you know someone in Indonesia.
With this visa, you get to stay in this magnificent country for sixty days. This visa can be extended four more times at thirty days each, coming out to a total of one hundred and eighty days of legal stay in Indonesia before you have to leave. Do not try to get a working visa or work in Bali on an investment visa. It is expensive and will end up with you having to leave and not be able to return. A good option for everyone is for you to start your own company in Bali. This will grant you a much longer stay and benefit the community as well.
When to Visit
Make the most of your time by visiting at the right time. Since your stay is relatively short it’s important to pick a good time to visit. Bali is a tropical climate with distinct dry and wet seasons.
From April to October, the weather is mostly dry with a low chance of rain, beautiful, clear blue skies and temperatures between twenty one and thirty one Celsius. The northern mountain regions of the island are slightly cooler than the tourist hotspots by the beach. The high tourist season when everyone and their sister visit Bali is between June and August.
The wet season begins in November and lasts until March. You can expect torrential downpours lasting all afternoon and night. Once per day, the island floods and activity stops during this rain. Traffic and wifi is generally worse during these months. Sunny mornings and slightly cooler temperatures are a great bonus to this otherwise soggy season. Additionally, prices are more affordable and the island is less crowded.
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