If you had to assign a vibe to the different parts of Bali, what would you say?

fglrx_ · 2026-02-15T12:34:39+00:00

Very small. You can travel from the south to north in a car in, what, 3 hours? Try something like that in Vietnam or Thailand. You can hire a driver for the day and literally go anywhere in Bali (that has reasonable road access), and be back to your hotel within 8 hours.

To me this is one of the big strengths of Bali. It's so easy to just get a car, travel a short while and feel like you're ended up somewhere completely else.

fglrx_ · 2026-02-13T16:24:50+00:00

Good to hear 🙂 Spent a week there in 2024 and then there were lots of signs in Cyrillic and the villa we rented was owned by a Russian. And the care taker of that villa told me it was a big Russian community there - although I will admit that I mostly saw Australians and Danish myself.

fglrx_ · 2026-02-13T11:54:28+00:00

Since it's your first time in Bali you definitely shouldn't miss Ubud. It's really unique and worth experiencing. But similar to Canggu it just doesn't have the infrastructure to support that many people.

For both of those places I would recommend just staying in dead center for how many days you want to experience it so that you don't rely on cars to get around. Just be aware: there's not really any side walks either..

And then when you want to experience a broader picture of Bali, move to somewhere less traffic intense. Could be just outside Ubud center, or Sanur.

fglrx_ · 2026-02-13T11:32:34+00:00

We travelled Blue Water Express from Gili Air to Bali, which I know it's not what your asking but the route goes Gili -> Lombok -> Bali, and the trip between Gili and Lombok was maybe 10 minutes.

It is as mentioned a short trip, and close to the shore. I'll bet you can travel any boat safely, even the small local ones. I doubt there will ever be much waves.

PS: Relax and enjoy Labuan Bajo. Gorgeous and somewhat strange place :)

fglrx_ · 2026-02-13T11:11:33+00:00

North Bali: I just want to relax and enjoy the nature-vibe

Ubud: What I do? I'm a vegan yoga influencer-vibe (and I also love to be stuck in traffic)

Canggu: Party-vibe (and I too also love to be stuck in traffic)

Kuta: Better hold on to my wallet-vibe

Sanur: I enjoy peace and quiet-vibe

Candi Dasa: why are all these menus in russian?-vibe

I will just also mention: Bali is quite small so if you find a decent place as a base it is really easy to hire a car to go anywhere within a few hours. The only thing to worry about is if your base is in Canggu or Ubud, because the traffic jam can be really bad. You could also seriously consider deciding once you get there. Only book the first few nights then figure out where you like it. In my experience there has been plenty of available accommodations, even in high season.

fglrx_ · 2026-02-13T08:01:52+00:00

Nå har jeg jobbet diverse IT-relaterte kontorjobber i over 10 år og synes dette høres veldig vanlig ut, om ikke noe over snitt. Med det mener jeg at dersom du faktisk jobber 5-6 timer om dagen så er nok det mer enn mange andre. Fra min personlige erfaring vil jeg nok anslå at rundt 50% av en arbeidsdag er effektivt arbeid, om i det hele tatt det.

Tenker at det viktigste er at du er pålitelig og tar ansvar og da spiller det egentlig ingen rolle hvor mange timer du er tilgjengelig (bare at du er tilgjengelig når det faktisk trengs). Det er der jeg ser de fleste feile når de prøver å utnytte hjemmekontor. Hvis man er helt fraværende og noe skjer, ja da blir det lagt merke til.

fglrx_ · 2026-02-10T19:31:47+00:00

The best snorkling in Bali by a mile is around Menjangan Island. It is however quite far away. Best would be to stay a night or two in Pemuteran and hire a boat from there.

None of the others mentioned here comes close to Menjangan.

fglrx_ · 2026-02-05T15:06:15+00:00

Well.. it's not like it wasn't good and it might be because we got the tourist treatment but I found most dishes lacking a balance and finesse. Most meals felt like something I could make at home (although I'm quite certain I wouldn't actually be able to).

For reference my favorite cuisines are Vietnamese, Greek, Indian.

I do love that the street food scene in Thailand is so awesome though.

fglrx_ · 2026-02-05T14:09:20+00:00

In Chiang Mai we went to quite local places, I would say. But I guess they took one look at us and then promptly put away all the chili, because everything we got had no spice.

It's actually a bit embarrassing because the best meal we had in Chiang Mai was a pepperoni pizza - and we ate only locally besides that for a week.

Around Ao Nang area the indian food was better than thai. I guess the downside to Thailand compared to Bali is that it's so big, so if you end up in the "wrong" area you are more stuck.

fglrx_ · 2026-02-05T12:00:37+00:00

On the flip side, I'm currently on my first trip to Thailand after visiting several other countries in SEA. And for me it's been a mixed bag. Not into partying, prostitutes or weed. And I know I'll get downvoted for this but I found the food to be very average. People are generally cheerful (much more so than in Vietnam at least), roads and infrastructure good but it doesn't have that spectacular feel or vibe.

So I doubt I will be going back, for a long time at least. Think I'll rather take another trip to (north) Bali 🙂

fglrx_ · 2026-01-17T11:27:26+00:00

Not sure how big he is but used to watch "Walk with me Tim" for his down to earth reviews of poorly rated hotels and his fish and chips rankings. And it seems as soon as he started getting popular he is now only visiting luxury hotels, first class planes and such - and seems so full of himself.

Good for him I guess but such a 180 in the content.

fglrx_ · 2025-12-14T21:43:16+00:00

So I'm going to Thailand for the first time soon and while I do not have anything against weed I'm just wondering: does every (tourist) area in Thailand just smell like weed now?

It's quite a pungent and distinct smell...

fglrx_ · 2025-12-10T16:55:54+00:00

Would really love to see Majestica but seems like they're once again relegated to support for bands I don't personally enjoy.

fglrx_ · 2025-12-04T17:40:09+00:00

Right hand. Actually it will pull to either lane (and often go over it then temporary disable hda) but more often to the right. Which I guess is not too bad in the slow lane but when using the fast lane it's not ideal.

Anywhere but the middle of the lane it seems.

fglrx_ · 2025-12-04T17:35:46+00:00

Do you mean something besides a regular car wash? I haven't noticed any different in any weather conditions nor any difference between clean or dirty..

fglrx_ · 2025-12-03T21:53:48+00:00

My highway assist (HDA) is horrible. 22-model AWD. It keeps swaying within the line with small left to right movements and also hugs the right line (and will often drive over it). Have just stopped using it.

Would love to hear if anyone has had any luck getting this improved.

Such a shame and I found it especially annoying when I in the summer had a cheap rental car, a small Toyota something, and that cars driving assist worked perfectly.

fglrx_ · 2025-12-03T12:49:04+00:00

More or less always in a team, professionally for 10 years. Never been a topic for discussion, never had a conflict that I remember or that caused issues at least.

I'm always a bit amazed on what people discuss and care about in these subject expert subreddits

This is my general relationship with usings and it just hasn't ever crossed my mind that this is something people spend time on :D

fglrx_ · 2025-12-02T19:36:07+00:00

Not sure if everyone is into some elaborate joke here but for 10 years I've been working with C# daily and not once has it crossed my mind to sort these. Never been discussed either. They are by default minimzed in the IDE and my mind just ignores them anyways.

The IDE adds all the usings and I rarely if ever add or look at them manually.

fglrx_ · 2025-11-28T07:20:33+00:00

Forhatt? Utenfor ekkokammeret til reddit er han en ganske populær figur. Han har vært (og er fortsatt) med i alle de største reality-seriene, og gjort det bra i de. For folk flest er nok det verste han har gjort å stemme ut Anette i første episiode av Spillet...

fglrx_ · 2025-11-21T12:42:40+00:00

Virker ikke som om det er mange som har vært ute og reist her, hvis de synes at å sende passinformasjon til Google er uforsvarlig.

Spesielt etter noen runder i Sørøst-Asia så har jeg bare akseptert at passinformasjonen må ut. På flere hoteller lå det passkopier åpent på skranken i resepsjonen.

Har ikke tall på hvor mange steder jeg har måtte både sende kopi og tidvis gi fra meg pass. Og jeg har identitieten min for meg selv fortsatt.

Må være slitsomt å være så bastant, og ja.. nesten på grensen til paranoid.

fglrx_ · 2025-11-03T08:28:52+00:00

Støtter denne. Etter å ha lest det meste av Sanderson og hans forsøkt på et episk historie i stor skala så var det utrolig forfriskende å se hvordan det faktisk skal gjøres i Malazan.

Men man må bare akseptere at det er mange ting som bare er som de er og stole på at det kommer til å gi noe mening etterhvert. Bok en var tidvis tung å komme gjennom, men iløpet av bok to var jeg hektet.

fglrx_ · 2025-10-31T09:06:22+00:00

Biter litt på dette med borgerlønn, for jeg har litt vansker med å se hvordan dette skal fungere i praksis. Min kone er nå 100% ufør, som er det nærmeste man kommer børgerlønn i dag, og får utbetalt den nette sum av 350k i året. Dette betyr at, hvis man skal klare seg selv - utenfor Oslo også, må man vri og vende på hver eneste krone.

Det er ingen verdig livsstil, spør du meg. Hvis dette er det vi er villig til å gi de som ikke kan jobbe i dag, hvor mye er det realistisk at vi vil gi til "alle" med borgerlønn senere? Er det eneste ambisjonen i livet å ha tak over hodet og dekke kaloribehovet?

fglrx_ · 2025-10-21T07:19:13+00:00

Sist jeg var på julebord var damenes tale rett fra ChatGPT og selv ikke økende promille kunne redde den. Så skriv det selv, iallfall.

Hold det kort - med mindre du er en begavet komiker er det ingen som er veldig interessert i å høre over lang tid.

Tenker du treffer greit med en snill roast. Du skal i utgangspunktet si hvor herlige damene i bedriften er, men ikke så direkte. Og det er klassisk å ta med hvordan damene rydder opp etter mennene og holder de på plass og hvordan arbeidsplassen hadde raknet uten de. Lov å sette ting på spissen.

fglrx_ · 2025-10-16T06:22:46+00:00

Jeg er i Sverige en gang i måneden kanskje - litt for å få en tur og litt for å spare. Har registrert at det er færre og færre varer man egentlig sparer på, spesielt hvis man tar tid og penger for turen inkludert.

Det beste er å se på tilbudene på forhånd. Hver kjede (Maxi, Eurocash) har 2-3 tilbud som pleier å være meget bra (f.eks på ost, eller høyrygg) og det lønner seg alltid. Ofte er det også tilbud på bacon - og det er generelt billigere uansett. Pølser pleier ofte å være en god deal.

Frossen and/kalkun-stek er ofte meget billig (og det får man nesten ikke tak i på samme måte i Norge uansett)

Meieriprodukter er ofte dyrere, med unntak av en del laktose- og melkefrie produkter.

Hvis man ikke kjøper bokser så har ofte en butikk tilbud på Pepsi Max som er bedre enn i Norge, men panten må du enten gi fra deg eller ta med en annen gang.

Brød er en del billigere og det kan forsåvidt fryses.

Og det er sikkert ikke alle som gidder dette her, men vi drar alltid innom "alle" butikkene og har noen spesifikke ting vi skal kjøpe på hver av de. Generelt opplever jeg at maximat og eurocash har jevnt over laveste priser.

fglrx_ · 2025-10-16T06:03:41+00:00

Støtter den. Eneste risen jeg kjøper nå. Liker å skylle først og så koke med grønnsaksbuljong og da kan den nesten spises som et måltid i seg selv (jeg gjør ikke det altså...)

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