Indonesia, it's different from what I imagined...

PortfolioAlert · 2026-02-12T12:33:23+00:00

After arriving in Bali, the author was shocked by the traffic chaos, with one-way streets and motorcycles everywhere, and parking difficulties. After a painful driving experience, they decided to give up driving and start taking taxis. In Ubud, the author enjoyed a relaxed lifestyle, participating in yoga and massage classes.

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2026-02-12 12:33:23

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The renowned Bali. On the first day of arriving, I almost lost my composure. I did some research beforehand and knew that the traffic here was somewhat chaotic. But having spent a long time in Thailand and Malaysia, I thought, how bad could it really be?

However, I never expected that there are essentially no roads for cars here. You know Guangzhou’s “electric chicken” city? This place is a hundred times more difficult to drive in than Guangzhou. One-way streets, extremely narrow roads, motorcycles everywhere, no traffic rules, no traffic lights—it’s a chaotic mess. More importantly, there are almost no places to park.

On the first day, it was less than 3 kilometers from the airport to the hotel, but it took 30 minutes. On the second day, 30 kilometers took an hour and a half. By the third day, I just left the car at the hotel and started using Grab.

Let’s just relax in Ubud for a few days. There are yoga and meditation classes everywhere, along with a bunch of spiritual healing courses. Every day, I just wander around the countryside, find nice restaurants to eat, then get a massage—lazy people enjoying life first.

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