I love indonesia
its the place my heart tells me to be.
is their any one out there who is living in bali as an expat?
was it hthe right decision?
what pitfalls have you experienced?
2007-01-13 23:28:33 · 6 answers · asked by vdgeest70 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Indonesia
Considered it. Have you ever been there? Indonesia is a very varied country. I definitely wouldn't go and live on Bali, but I would go west from there. How you gonna make money? Pitfalls are really the same as anywhere. Got to have money to live and enough common sense to avoid the scams. Same as everywhere...
Note that Thea is Indonesian and could have very different experiences to a foreigner. I found the people on Bali the least friendly in Indonesia and the absolute worst for constant scams. The people on Java were frinedlier by far. Wonderful...
2007-01-14 21:03:03 · answer #1 · answered by ammie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bali used to be wonderful. Not so much today though.
I would not recommend my family or friends to live and grow old in Bali, but to visit and have fun? yes. But to expect a very relaxing holiday? unlikely esp. on the beaches.
Bali is a bit too crowded esp. on the tourists area and a bit dirty nowadays.
But if you love Indonesia and thinking Bali would be the place you want to be, go ahead, it is your life, make the full out of it and treasure it dearly despite all the bad news, pitfalls, rumours that you might heard and will hear.
Experiencing life yourself is the best :)
Just dont forget to visit the other islands too :)
2007-01-17 23:45:57 · answer #2 · answered by Kuchiki Rukia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. there aren't so many Moslems in Bali, most of them prefer Hindu as a religion. and although there are religion differences, they all live together in a very good harmony ('coz they really respect their local culture)
2. Balinese are the most friendly people i've ever known.
3. some terorists not only live in Indonesia. they live at another countries, too (UK for examples - as there was a bomb exploded there also, and even in the USA...)
4. Bali has good food, good surroundings, fresh air, great beaches.
even i'm not expat and i'm not living in Bali, i believe that it definitely is a right decision to be there!
2007-01-16 04:33:55 · answer #3 · answered by thea 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
go to
http://www.expat.or.id/
you can find many information including the law matter.
and also communities for expat living in Indonesia.
Bali is a great place. A very beatiful place indeed. But if you're moving there, you also need to think about making something work.
Moving everywhere is OK i think. It depends on your will and effort.
=)
Welcome to Indonesia!
2007-01-17 04:08:26 · answer #4 · answered by funneh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife is from there, Indonesia. There has been two bombing at Bali. Too many of those Muslim people.
2007-01-15 11:48:27 · answer #5 · answered by Edward C 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Many muslims and some of them are terrorist.
2007-01-15 10:45:20 · answer #6 · answered by Nie 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋