An impossible day for this YouTuber. Kuta, Lombok.

[@fiascodagama1]

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[@krisowler367]

Wondering how long you will be staying in Lombok. My son lives and works there at an NGO conserving the coral reefs.. wonder if you havnt already if youd perhaps like to drop in and say hi ? Perhaps have a dive with the Turtles etc ? Is there a way I can contact you directly sir Wayne ?

[@blablabla-c5o]

you are a good interviewer mate. Keep on going. Always enjoy your video

[@fiascodagama1]

Cheers, appreciate you watching.

[@ahmadfahmi-v2f]

You made my day Wayne, what a lovely person you are. Thanks for tipping that warung lady❤️☺️

[@fiascodagama1]

She was a lovely lady starting out. Thank you.

[@danielweekes8151]

Good on you Wayne for leaving that decent tip. For those with a lot it is a little but for those with very little it is a lot.

[@fiascodagama1]

It doesn't take much sometimes, does it?

[@mariond.1603]

Thank you so much for taking me around to all this beautiful places and people. It is so interessting.

[@fiascodagama1]

You're most welcome, Marion. :)

[@iansmith7894]

Hey Wayne, no need to apologize! What you're doing, seeing the places you go and the people you meet, is just what I want. Thanks to you, I'm getting to see a real look at where I'll be one day. Keep doing what you want to do, it's great!👍

[@fiascodagama1]

Really appreciate that, Ian. Rightly or wrongly l feel a sense of duty to anyone kind enough to watch. :)

[@annetpears1975]

Always enjoy and learn things from your videos. Thankyou.

[@fiascodagama1]

Hi Anne. Thank you.

[@jackwhite4164]

Really enjoy watching your videos, super relaxing - watching from England!

[@fiascodagama1]

Hi Jack. Really pleased to hear you like the little vids. thanks for taking the time to say so. Cheers.

[@rogerstokes2646]

Only just discovered your channel Wayne and catching up, nice to see it’s not just me that stays in one place for a month usually off the beaten path and values the connection with people as much as the destination, keep up the good work Sir

[@fiascodagama1]

Hey Roger, thanks for dropping by. The slow moving way of travel definitely serves some of us better, doesn't it? Cheers.

[@putufreer3690]

Great video...hujan hujan...I want a sandwich from that warung!!

[@fiascodagama1]

We might have to go back and see how good their sandwiches are.

[@davidpetersen1]

I've cleaned a bunch of beaches over the years.. Cuba, Malaysia, Ecuador, Thailand... 😊😊 Always a good feeling. I recommend it.

[@fiascodagama1]

I like the example being set by yourself and Thomas. Thanks.

[@wesessary5536]

Thank you mate so much for all your efforts . Love everything about your Channel . Positive, progressive, informative, and just lovely ! Cheers 🎉

[@fiascodagama1]

That's really generous of you wesessary. Thank you.

[@manujohn99]

Thank you for showing that cafe.....its soo nice about the design he explained.

[@fiascodagama1]

AJ is passionate about his business venture and it shows. Cheers.

[@Twoaussieguys]

Really enjoyed this video. Love listening to peoples stories both locals and expats. Your gesture with paying for the meal at the warung was beautiful. In my experience the giving of a gift such as this shows how humble and appreciative people are, and without making a big deal about it, which can be embarrassing for both parties.

[@fiascodagama1]

I really enjoy hearing how people are living and what they're doing as well, TAG. Lots of interesting types about. Cheers

[@rhettshipley4593]

Thx for todays video Wayne

[@fiascodagama1]

You're welcome, Rhett.

[@heygeorgiecomau]

Mate, well done. Some of my best photographs come from the unexpected, just like Bite a great video once again

[@fiascodagama1]

Thanks Georgie. we never do know when and where sometimes, do we?

[@lovethevideos]

Great story. It shows just do it consistently works, Thanks Wayne you and your channels are inspirational and I am looking forward to meeting you one day. I will be in Bali soon and look forward to asking you if I can interview you one day?

[@fiascodagama1]

Always happy for a catch up. Cheers.

[@sirwaffles2753]

Fantastic! I love your mannerisms and how well spoken you are, looking forwards to more videos, as always

[@fiascodagama1]

Really appreciate that, waffles. Thanks so much.

[@cherieleeishere]

Always informative and interesting. Thanks Wayne 🙏🏼

[@fiascodagama1]

Thanks, Cherie.

[@jensrasmussen6814]

❣️Watching from Denmark, I felt that I was very welcome. I felt like I was there with you. It was nice and calm, everything balanced out of what is in the moment. Good on you thank you mate maybe sometime we meet up down there and then I follow you.🙏🫡

[@fiascodagama1]

Hi jen. Thanks so much for taking the time to say hello.

[@hamishfullerton7309]

Good video those guy's and the restaurant were interesting ,the rain made you concentrate your interviews in cafes and eateries ,lemons into lemonade 🥪☕️🌧

[@fiascodagama1]

Those guys saved me, it has to be said. Thanks for taking the time, Hamish. Cheers

[@Inki288]

Hi Wayne, New subscriber here. Love watching your videos. You're happy and polite demeanour is like a breath of fresh air. Thank you and all the best.

[@fiascodagama1]

Hi inki, thanks so much for the sub and taking the time to say hi, I appreciate it. Cheers.

[@TheEddieToro]

Wayne hi and have a happy, healthy and prosperous 2025 and everyone here as well. He surfs the tennis courts and not the beach. Nice fella. Good luck with Bite. Hopefully they'll offer a veg option too. It's looking nice with the decor and funny images.

[@fiascodagama1]

Hey, Eddie. All the best to yourself for the new year. Yeah, great guys having fun in Lombok and living the dream.Hope you're well.

[@TheEddieToro]

@fiascodagama1 😎🙏🏻👍🏻

[@HayatiUyar-qw6cb]

I really like that you paid extra for the new food business . Well done mate 👏👏👍

[@fiascodagama1]

She was such a lovely lady. Cheers.

[@blueyonder1233]

No need to apologise. Whatever you manage to obtain is always interesting!

[@fiascodagama1]

Very kind of you, blue. Thanks.

[@RayHoare-x9u]

Thanks Wayne, the rain seems to certainly limit your time to gather content. It would be interesting to revisit the two new businesses in the future to see how they are going. Cheers Ray and Sue

[@fiascodagama1]

Hi Ray. That's a really good idea and been noted. Thanks! Hi Sue.

[@vickokoszka6836]

Morning Wayne.......I LOVE THE RAIN, But doesnt make for the beautiful bay and beach vibe you may have hoped for. Yet you still found a way to have me/us engaged from the first moment. Sitting here with my first coffee and enjoying the images and the feeling Lombok rain allows me. 🌨🕊🙏💙🙏😁

[@fiascodagama1]

I also love the rain and spent a fair bit of the day just enjoying it.

[@ClaireMcvarnock]

Great video 🙏🙏

[@fiascodagama1]

Hi Claire. Thank you.

[@gailpearson9055]

Wow amazing the people you do run into! That was an interesting story those two guys setting up a new business. Thank you Wayne l love your videos. Gail in Oz. 😊

[@fiascodagama1]

Hey Gail. There's quite few expats around doing bits and pieces - glad you took interest in it. Thanks so much for stopping by. Cheers.

[@davidpetersen1]

Very cool fellow to interview. Thanks.

[@fiascodagama1]

He was a very cool dude, wasn't he?

[@lizcarlyle2477]

Selemat Malam, Wayne, thanks 4 jostling my travel memories of Indonesia & will return to retrace & create new memories. Yes, please, interview expats & tourists. Sandwich shop, I am dreaming of grilled fish on the beach. Enjoyed interview and wonder what happened to his 'Java" experience. Lombok must be a very popular, affordable retirement destination for retirees? Bali is saturated with foreigners but has one of the most unique, living cultures in the world, thanks 2 anthropologists, Mead & Batson & Mexican artist, Miquel Covarrubias. 🏄‍♀

[@fiascodagama1]

I think Lombok is gaining more interest from retirees for all the right reasons but Bali has a uniqueness that's very hard to compete with. I suspect my interviewee from Baghdad has many an interesting tale to tell from java and beyond. :)

[@rcautoparts1]

Another super interesting video mate. It was really good to see and hear the story of th enew sandwich resturant.

[@fiascodagama1]

Thanks, rc. Those two guys saved this video, I was about to give up. :) Glad you enjoyed it.

[@graememorgan6120]

Another great video - interesting as always. 👍

[@fiascodagama1]

Thanks, Graeme. Appreciate you taking the time.

[@kmcg3791]

The colour of the banknote suggested a very generous gesture to the warung woman - accepted with gracious surprise and delight! Well worth putting this one up, Wayne. Tapi, bila musim hujan, mesti hujan. ⛈🌧🌈

[@fiascodagama1]

Hi Kevin. Yes, I'm complaining too much. A question was asked in the comments about the origin of the name "Kuta" - would you have any insights? Cheers.

[@robmadaffari6270]

@@fiascodagama1 best and most logical I could find In Hinduism Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy) [«previous (K) next»] - Kuta in Shaivism glossary Source: murugan: Trimurti Orientation in Medieval South Indian Temples Kūṭa (कूट):-The word, kūṭa, gives several meanings of which one is “the summit or peak of a mountain”. It also means “end” or “corner”. According to the Amarakośa (vv. 1072, 641), kūṭa stands for a heap of grains or the summit of a mountain, synonymous with śikhara or śṛṅga.

[@fiascodagama1]

@@robmadaffari6270 Thanks very much, Rob.

[@kmcg3791]

@@fiascodagama1 It might be Hindu, but I always thought it was a mild corruption/vowel shift of Kota (town or city in Bahasa), there are loads of them all over the country, a bit like in the Greek islands where the main settlement is almost always called Xora or chora, just means town.

[@kelliemyers4878]

Im glad to see you are still getting out and about Wayne.The rain here in Sanur has been relentless! Im staying indoors watching KZbin 😂.Peace be with you for 2025.

[@fiascodagama1]

Kellie, is it me or is this year far more wet than other years? All the best to you for 2025 as well.

[@kelliemyers4878]

@fiascodagama1 I am sure it is!

[@JamesFenechClimbing]

I'll be visiting Lombok in seven days - I hope the weather clears up! Your videos have been very informative and I love your positivity. Might bump into you!

[@fiascodagama1]

Always enjoy meeting people so I look forward to it if we're in the same place, James. I hope the rain clears up as well. :)

[@marisayoung8670]

Enjoyed the video, thanks! The mystery man from Baghdad was very cool. The sandwich shop should appeal to many. Will you be visiting other parts of the island? Sengiggi is supposed to be a lovely spot. O well back to the 🏏. Cheers

[@fiascodagama1]

Ha! I'm impressed you're doing the whole test, Marisa? (If indeed you are) "Tiger" was a very interesting character and did have an air of mystery about him, didn't he? I have maybe another two weeks in the south of Lombok then might very well go to Sengiggi. Enjoy the cricket!

[@David-uo2oc]

Hi Wayne,the village behind main st Sengigi is friendly,then there's the expat subdivision where you Walk around and see nobody,bit like an Australian suburb.😅

[@fiascodagama1]

@@David-uo2oc I may not go there then, David. :)

[@1dancier]

The contrast between the street side seller and sandwich shop. Reminds me of cycling Laos back in the day and had to prepay breakfast so the street side seller could buy food.

[@fiascodagama1]

Ha! I remember that occurring a few times in small villages.

[@MrKeith57]

You got some good stuff there. A very expat friendly place.

[@fiascodagama1]

It's certainly an easy place to spend time. Thanks.

[@victorash4130]

Very interesting Wayne…. Gotta have a BITE next time in Lombok 🙏

[@fiascodagama1]

I'm looking forwar to checking it out myself.

[@retribution999]

The rural areas and mountains there look very attractive plus the laid back vibe. A few years ago I read The History of Java by Stamford Raffles and reflected on how little things have changed in rural Indonesia in 200 years. Noticably cheaper there than Bali. your meal would probably have been 15-20k in a similar warung . A good video despite the hujan.

[@fiascodagama1]

Thanks, rb. The countryside really is nice to dawdle through - it's very relaxed and scenic. Cheers.

[@AussieOutlaw]

Thanks Mate, a great Vid

[@fiascodagama1]

Thanks, AO.

[@thumbalina1568]

Terrific video ❤️😊🌻🙏🏽

[@fiascodagama1]

Thanks for watching. 🙏🏽

[@thumbalina1568]

@@fiascodagama1❤😊🌻😎 welcome!

[@msjacqui72]

Friends are in Bali it's storming.. they there till 2nd Jan. I love the man cleaning the beach I met alot of Dutch/ Germans in Bali. Great vlog. The gentleman starting the BITE looks familiar. I wonder if he has a cafe in Sanur.

[@fiascodagama1]

It sure is a crazy wet season, Jacqui. I'm not sure whether the guys have other business interests in and around Lombok/bali - I'll ask if I bump into them again. cheers.

[@shonzy8984]

Great channel great videos ,, what is the name of the music played background in the introduction ,, name of the band please ,,

[@fiascodagama1]

Thanks. The song is Temptation by Chris Haugen.

[@shonzy8984]

Thank you so much ,,

[@BurnzieBurns]

Thanks wayne any supporters meet up planed?

[@fiascodagama1]

Happy to catch up with anyone who's around, Burnz. If you're in Kuta, Lombok, and want to get a coffee you can email me at [e-mail] Cheers

[@BurnzieBurns]

Yep we are here wayne. got a morning trip booked tomorrow should be back 2pm is .where isxa good place to catch up Pete ​@fiascodagama1

[@BurnzieBurns]

Will email you

[@silviofontana5144]

Well done, you make your own Luck.

[@fiascodagama1]

Hi Silvio. it does seem like that sometimes. Cheers.

[@thewhale222]

Liaising with locals is interesting but I also enjoy conversations like this one with expats. Great content.

[@fiascodagama1]

Thanks, tw, I was a bit unsure whether expat interactions would be as welcome. It's good to know Thanks again.

[@thewhale222]

Cant speak for others but I personally find them interesting. Sometimes nice to hear more of a free flowing conversation, nothing against the Indonesians of course. I like hearing their back story and what they are up to with living/businesses etc. Can relate to that as a westerner also, if it was something one was to consider doing themselves..

[@briechilli4496]

@@fiascodagama1I second that, loved hearing expats interaction. thanks ❤

[@fiascodagama1]

@@briechilli4496 Thanks, Brie. i may include a few more then.

[@ronald3921]

Really interesting to hear about the cafe by the 2 guys. Were they a professional couple only or did I misunderstand something? Not quite there yet for the IG crowd but wishing them best of luck! Episode could have been longer even

[@fiascodagama1]

Thanks Ronald. I think they were just business partners as i understood it. Cheers.

[@DMUSA536]

Good content. Free advertising for the restaurants

[@fiascodagama1]

A fair deal for both of us, I reckon. :) Thanks, DM.

[@larrymastro9635]

we really enjoy Bali in summer and looking at mud on the road Lambok would be 100 times better during summer

[@fiascodagama1]

No question about that, Larry. Wet season comes with a couple of water related inconveniences.

[@5u1ton]

The weather on Nusa Barong Island, East Java is now cloudy too

[@fiascodagama1]

I haven't seen a wet season like it before in Bali/Lombok. Maybe I'm just more aware of it but it seems to be a very wet one.

[@HarunSaudi]

Mantap

[@fiascodagama1]

Thanks.

[@lorraineshea296]

Thanks for a great video 😂

[@fiascodagama1]

Really kind of you, Lorraine. Thank you.

[@ssrattus]

Thanks Wayne.

[@fiascodagama1]

Cheers, ssratus,

[@craigwoolhead9059]

we have had non stop rain in kuta bali for about a week now day and night the roof is leaking in places that have never leaked before and some streets are a foot deep with water i have never seen it this bad before

[@fiascodagama1]

It's crazy, isn't it? The wettest wet season I can remember.

[@craigwoolhead9059]

@@fiascodagama1 yes and the wife says there is more wind than usual aswell, maybe blowing water into our roof where it has never been before could be contributing to the leaks, but thats bali just go with the flow lol

[@thumbalina1568]

Why not make a trip Out to niue island ? 😊🌻✈️

[@fiascodagama1]

That could be an option. Thanks.

[@thumbalina1568]

@ ❤️😊🌻🙏🏽 you’re very welcome…enjoy the rest of your day 😊

[@bettyboop7426]

Hi Wayne,good on that gentleman picking up garbage as in Bali after rain currently the garbage and snakes 🐍 have been excessive this time around. Gourmet sandwich 🥪 is practical&wonder about prices as in west Sydney a huge falafel roll is $5 so Lombok should be heaps cheaper of course. Wouldn't mind seeing where the older crowd live Slowly starting to make bookings for my Bali trip,prices are definitely on the up 😞 I agree with supporting new,local businesses&today ordered farmers pick cherries 🍒 for mum to avoid excess wastage&they delivered double.Shout out to all the hard working farmers not getting the support they need. Would you consider moving back to Lombok or is Ubud more your vibe? Cheers 🍻

[@fiascodagama1]

So glad to hear your plans are underway for your return to Bali - how exciting! I think Ubud is my preferred place as it has the right combination of infrastructure, culture, affordability, and accessibility for me, Stephanie.

[@bettyboop7426]

@@fiascodagama1 I definitely would see Lombok as more of a place to visit as Ubud has my heart ❤️ 💙 💜 💖 💗

[@graemesmith4289]

Have you been to Langkawi?

[@fiascodagama1]

I haven't, Graeme.

[@dannieduplessis2432]

All roads lead to the Pesar Seni. "KUTA"

[@fiascodagama1]

They do. Cheers.

[@rogerstokes2646]

Any chance of telling us about the visa renewal process in Bali regarding long stays ?please

[@fiascodagama1]

Please don't think me dismissive, but googling it will be more informative.

[@rogerstokes2646]

@ fair enough thought it might be of interest to a few of us but I understand it’s not particularly fitting with your usual content 🙏

[@soniacollicoat]

I thought it was one of the most interesting of your videos as the person you interviewed was very eloquent and had such good English. Generally the Indonesian people seem very guarded and not very forthcoming in your other videos, perhaps they are shy in being infront of a camera or don't understand what you are up to. Just my thoughts.

[@fiascodagama1]

I agree it's much easier and perhaps a little more expansive talking to native English speakers. I might try to include a few more expats to add a bit of balance as some people seemed to enjoy this interaction with Tiger and AJ. Thanks, Sonia.

[@MrRedback22]

👍

[@pepelemoko01]

Forgive my ignorance, there is 'Kuta "in Bali and a "Kuta "in Lombok" What does Kuta mean?

[@fiascodagama1]

I'm not entirely sure but I suspect it may have Indian origins. I think there may be a couple of subscribers with a better understanding so hopefully they might be kind enough to help out. Cheers.

[@DYTIII]

@@fiascodagama1 presumably related to kota.

[@morgomorgaf306]

,, and a Kata in Phuket😊

[@pepelemoko01]

@@morgomorgaf306 Kata noi

[@CaneBTC]

Literally anything to get away from the banshee of a sheila

[@fiascodagama1]

We all have to find a bit of peace for ouselves.

[@CaneBTC]

@@fiascodagama1 I still miss the ladies of Perth in the 90s, they are not the same now

[@bobbyalesna5766]

Y so nosy

[@fiascodagama1]

I'm interested in the world, its people, and why we are the way we are.

[@mattiemorgan8678]

I truly love how you interact with people, keep up the good work and thakyou❤