Ghost Town Kuta Bali June 23rd 2020

Ghost Town Kuta Bali June 23rd 2020
Comments seem to be concentrated on the fact that I was a bit lost
Umm... I'm always lost
Discovery Mall Beach
Poppies Lanes One and Two
Jalan Benasari
Garlic Lane
#baliinsiderguide
#wazonearth

[@larissamorey2665]

remembering you Waz and your wonderful bike commentaries...surreal that you're gone, but hope you're now pain free and reunited with your parents. Ride easy up in the clouds mate

[@ramaditaadipratama7633]

I live entire my life in Garlic Lane, This is true. Everycorner are shutdown at the moment. scams, rip off are true and it can happens anywhere in Tourism Industry. As origin citizen, we tried our best to report crimes and scams happened around our neighbourhood. mostly criminals came from outside bali. I believe after pandemic ends, It will restore rapidly. It's just about the time Thanks for sharing. Stay healthy

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Yes completely agree. The future will be amazing. W

[@MaiMelaliBali]

Agree, we Local are rely on the tourism scam are Just a by Product of tourism that attract scammer to Come. And its True most of the scammer are not Local. Nowadays Kuta is full of People not from Kuta or from Bali. And name their self local and scam Tourist. We tried our Best to repot them, give the right suggestion to Tourist on how to avoid them. Hopefully after the pandemic every thing restored as the Way they were except the scammer.

[@brysonezekiel9837]

i dont know if anyone cares at all but yesterday I hacked my girlfriends Instagram account using InstaPlekt. Just google for it :)

[@glenn8272]

I can see 10k subs coming up reeeaaaal soon!! And seriously there has never been a more deserved channel

[@lamboanxgara7404]

oh my god so quite, thanks for sharing the video ...im misssing bali so much ...

[@onlyvbandbintangboy8210]

Hi Waz Thanks for putting a positive spin on the situation in your commentary 🙏 it is always great to see some of my favourite places🤩 Take care Stay safe 🍻

[@jewel6286]

So thankful to come across this video. I miss Bali so much especially since its Winter here. Now to watch the rest of your Tours around my Legian stomping ground. Thanks and keep safe and well.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Cheers Jewel. W

[@sjmoss1978]

Pleasure to sit back and watch you wander around Bali. So many places I see and reminisce about. Too early for a beer here (I guess....) but would be great to sit back with a few beers and watch you go on through the video! Usually stay around Legian, near Garlic Lane, many a night at Billys, Sheppys, Teds and Drink Drink Drink. I could go on. Great little area. Koko does a wonderful coffee! They will need our help when they eventually open to the masses again!

[@manusiaaja5884]

I never seen quite bali like this . I'll go there asap for enjoy all the view there. Thx bro for vid👍

[@carolm6377]

♥️♥️♥️♥️ Excellent thanks for keeping us informed ♥️♥️♥️♥️🌻🌻🌻🌻🙏

[@graeme9925]

Love it waz, keep em coming 🍺

[@h.h.5036]

Thank you for another great video! And happy for you - 10.100 subscribers, great, wish you lots of more!! Best wishes from germany.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Thank you! W

[@captrayyanmegantoro6573]

I love bali, but im feeling so sad when i saw this video, there is nobodies on beach, wish this pandemic not much longer, but you speak Indonesian very well

[@johnking6550]

When you DON'T get lost would be the time for concern...Besides, it's part of the fun! I'm feeling a bit nostalgic with that excursion down familiar lanes and gangs from a couple of years ago and even a familiar face. Don't worry about the mumbling, because, funnily enough, you always seem to deliver with a sense of style and reserved panache. As she left us last week, I decided to dust off a couple of my Vera Lynn albums for a listen. I've always loved her voice. The Greatest Generation produced some amazing music. Take care. jtk

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Thanks John. Yes mumblingly lost. My speciality! W

[@rahayumudiastuti3990]

Thank you for sharing this video...I miss Bali 😍😘...once a year I always go there....seeing your video makes me realize how different now Bali looks like because of this pandemic.... thanks again 😍👍

[@ekaarifuddin4601]

I'm working in a hotel in Kartika Plaza street, near the Discovery Mall. Exciting to let you guys know that our hotel & other hundreds of properties are busy now in preparation for re-open our gate & will be ready to welcome guests next month. We're focusing on the tools & training of the health protocol standard of procedure to ensure guest stay safe & comfort. You'll see this procedure is being applied in all hotels & resto in Bali now. Can't wait to have you all return back to the island. Hope you all & family safe & healthy.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Great news and well done. W

[@tidakadaide]

I hope it all goes well for you guys! Can't wait for this to pass.

[@ekaarifuddin4601]

@@funfiy Klo maksudnya akses penerbangan domestik ke Bali skrg pun udah bisa kok dg syarat bawa hasil PCR/Swab Test. Hotel², cafe, mal awal Juli jg makin banyak yg buka, bbrp pantai jg kaya gt.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

@@funfiy Impossible

[@tefllife2024]

This came up as a suggested video to watch. Thanks for the virtual tour of Kuta. Yep very quiet.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Oh that's good! Cheers. W

[@willykurniadinata6439]

Great vid Waz, it was a good ride and with comments 👍, didn't mean i don't like the songs but knowing what your thoughts around the ride is great. It is sad to see Bali like that, slumped so bad. I wish we all recovering very soon. Keep up the spirit mate 👍

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Thank you Willy. Music is almost always to cover wind noise I can't edit around. In this case, I could! Glad you liked the commentary. W

[@gailjoy2008]

So sad Waz.... ☹️ Thanks for the tour. Stay well and take care. xx The world’s gone mad!

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Yeah, a bad flu and all this! W

[@cheriehoolihan6012]

Awww 🥰 Adi Dharma hotel, our special place in Bali, always stay there. Miss, miss it so much 😔

[@Mishamendicinodesigns]

So weird to see Kuta so desolate .. i remember Alam Kulkul.. but have since moved on to Canguu.. thanks for the ride..

[@carlregan5154]

Geat vlog Waz...Glad you know where you were going as I didn't recognize any of the usual haunts....very sad...Cheers mate!

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Thank you Carl! So very kind. Yeah it's weird. W

[@pareenebenton4268]

Thank's Waz..Nice ride through kuta and Legian..remembering quite a few of the locations you had pointed out..Im thinking that guy is being optimistic thinking they will be back in action by Dec..especially WA..

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

I agree. Although he did go on to say to me "a new normal open" meaning like a soft opening. I mean. They can't just open the border and boom, back to business. For a start, there are no workers here as most of the so called "Balinese" are Javanese. 70%. W

[@jannalee2036]

The even crazier thing is.. if you go to Canggu it's pretty open and Denpesar is completely normal and full of people and everything is open.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

True bit Kuta runs and relies on Tourists.

[@henryrossouw930]

Thanks for the ride.Excellent as always.Just very eerie those empty streets.Keep them coming cause it helps me jeeping my sanity after 90 days of lockdown and still no end in sight.Stay safe take care and stay in the sun.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

90 days? I'm sorry. W

[@henryrossouw930]

@@BaliInsiderGuide Yep, and still going strong.Will be lucky if we end up below 150 days of lockdown. See no sense in it , but the government decides and the voters have to heed the call.

[@gemspiritmessages2754]

Hey Wazza, I left Bali midway through my holiday end of March, it was a ghost town on my last three days, I felt very unsafe walking alone though the streets. I’ve travelled there every six months alone the past couple of years and I described it to my friends back in Oz as EERIE! Not sure I’d venture there again for at least another year or two. Thanks for sharing and stay safe. I’ve a few friends living there in Canggu, life is very different for them now. I really feel for the locals. 🙏🌈🇦🇺

[@bonnybell67]

Look at Kuta beach strip it looks like the trees are greener and healthier but then u went down poppies 1 and it felt like a ghost town, breaks my heart. My beautiful Bali 🌾🌾🌺🌸🧉☀️❤️

[@MaiMelaliBali]

Haven't been to Kuta since march. Missed Kuta so much..

[@juliahsandra2451]

Hello Waz...never I thought Bali will be this quiet, can be pretty scarry though every lane is empty,no sign of tourist walking the streets.Back in early January I was at Best Western Resort Kuta ,amazing place to stay and we have not heard of anything on Covid19 just yet but after a week I left Bali the news started and till today ....well its really a sad thing ,I heard of the market area in the news ....so many were affected , I missed the Discovery and thanks for showing around the area and the sea...get going with more videos Mr Waz with pink of health and join you in the nxt vlog

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Thanks Juliah. Always a kind word from you. W

[@NicklynChristensen]

It is healing the environment

[@robsimpson2717]

Cheers Mate, Stuck hear for awhile in Darwin.

[@NitaHair]

This is how it used to be back in 1992. Pretty much that quite with less vendors. I was around 10 and my Dad took me around Kuta and Legian with a 1962 Mercedes belongs to one of his best buddy there. That was the first time I fell in love with Bali. Even Jakarta's 1998 riot didn't stop me to came back there.

[@bagusbasuki]

Good bos... im suport .🙏

[@VirtualToursTravel]

Bali looks so different without tourists. I hope it gets back to normal again. Keep safe :)

[@iwayansupriadi7058]

good job mate.. GWS Bali

[@adelguy67]

I miss my second home so much and my partner lives there as well, I can't wait to return one day, if need be I will sneak out of Australia to come back to Bali!

[@gemspiritmessages2754]

adelguy67 sneak out on a boat 😂🤦‍♀️

[@adelguy67]

@@gemspiritmessages2754 great idea, I will get a job on a cargo ship that's going to Bali!!! hahaha!!!!

[@obione9317]

Sad sad to see bali this way, miss bali, normal life, my job. As for you mate, sees like you have a good time there,, stay safe...

[@mitchellandrachelm5700]

20 minute video but feels like a ten...good stuff waz...mitchell - caloundra

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

I love you guys! W

[@garthrondeau8198]

Great video. It’s like a Mad Max movie in Asia

[@nasgorenak5275]

Very good video 👌

[@smitty2287]

Thanks for the ride Waz It seems to be a lot more quiet over there in this vlog mate. Take care. Daz

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

All closed

[@suemundt8441]

It’s like a movie set....before the actors and extras arrive

[@ericreedman8352]

Thanks again mate i think somebody has to be held accountable for the change in all of our worlds stay safe Waz and be careful

[@dianjegeg7048]

I really missed my 2nd hometown,balii😭

[@johnkluth1894]

Are you still doing the food parcels?

[@tidakadaide]

Very sad to see it like this....Not a huge fan of Kuta, but still enjoy walking everywhere around it for a few days when I visiting Indonesia.

[@ricardoseco1974]

After 20 years I planned return Bali in the end of the year and now this 😢😢

[@chrisleo841]

It looks very seedy area at kuta ?

[@rayklein1125]

Hi Waz. You got list mate. Should have taken the first on left after u turned around, instead you went first on right and headed up Benesari towards Melasti street. So eerie seeing the place like that. I will be on a plane as soon as we get the OK. But a ling wait. Cheers

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Yeah many people saying that. Interesting to know how may people stay here in the shit hole. W

[@cop12345]

More great content. Apologies if you've already answered before, but what is your camera setup as you ride? You mentioned a security bag with wires. What camera do you use? Thanks mate.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Canon G7X mkii and GoPro. W

[@riniwiyanti5070]

Really miss all that place....

[@philipmullins6235]

In the best of times , you can walk for many kilometers around Bali and see so many shops selling exactly the same stock that is suitable for tourist . It is a puzzle to me , how they ever make a living during the good trading times and it is a shame to see Bali so closed up at the moment and I feel so sorry for the many residents in Bali who are going through such difficult times due to the corona virus and the lack of tourists

[@marianneellman480]

Great job... Garlic Lane??? It's a different place.!

[@alexandwhite]

So amazing there is no traffic there for once

[@travelershai8311]

Long Nyepi

[@timmurdock7864]

Thanks for vlog🙏. The streets are dead. Good spotting that suspicious guy looking at your camera. I suspect some of the dubious locals are getting desperate.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Yes there's a few riding around. Have had a few come up next to me at traffic lights in Denpasar. I just move away. They will do it in motion too but all of this is rare. W

[@jeniswanjenniati2637]

Bagus bersih dan sepi tenang

[@yarrow2847]

We were going to be there in July. Hope the people of Bali get through this ok.

[@armandarmand8428]

Nice content

[@marianneellman480]

Now that looks weird... Like a film set...yes.!!! Strange times.

[@as1375]

Miss U Bali 😭💔

[@adrianlukmansyah]

Thanks...

[@okbilly1]

where you recommend a good place to stay for 3-6 months, whats the process getting a 6 month visa?

[@slimshady5329]

In canggu or umalas 👌

[@HeybigAl1]

Hi Waz,thanks heaps for keeping us in the loop,much enjoyed ,I have an unusual request ,my first time in Bali was 1985 and we stayed at a place called the Ocean Blue Club in Kuta.i know it's a long shot but would you have any way of finding out where that was?( was not Waz) could be a bit like finding a dinosaur ( see what I did there)if I'm asking the impossible don't worry, no dramas.keep up the great work.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Mmm... I know the feeling. I first stayed in Kuta but after the bombings and rebuilding I can't find the site of the old Losmen. So not the Blue Ocean Club? www.google.com/maps/dir/-8.673671,115.208171/ocean+blue+club+bali/@-8.697272,115.1642936,14z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x2dd246be91b133ad:0x137a603eefe45313!2m2!1d115.162747!2d-8.699071

[@HeybigAl1]

Nah,that looks a bit to nice for the standard I could afford at the time.it was an 18-35 yrs place with its own onsite disco, down a lane way somewhere,had three levels of accomodation hotel,bungalows and dorms ,originally only went cause it was cheaper than queensland ,after a few hangovers I started looking around and ended up falling in love with the real Bali ( not the Kuta Bali),really loved Lovina,do you get over there much?

[@HeybigAl1]

Also,do you have a public Facebook page?

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

@@HeybigAl1 No mate.

[@keithh2100]

Waz, That looks so peculiar being empty like that! Sort of post-nuclear still life essay.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Yes indeed. A closed fun park. W

[@rickkeylock5649]

Living the dream.

[@Final_Cut_FF]

I was there in January. What a difference! This world has gone fuckin MAD!!

[@jackjhound]

That's a great vid Waz! Much prefer your "patter" about what's going on than a music track. You are a very funny guy. Apocalyptic DIsneyland ride without Donald Duck! Please keep them coming matey. Be well!

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Thank you Jack. Not always possible due to wind noise... from the wind, not me. W

[@jackjhound]

You're listening too hard. A bit of mic noise just adds to the sense of "being there". I like to hear from WAZ on earth! Anyone can film Bali (bloody influencers), I think most of us come here to see and listen to you. :) Thanks again.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

@@jackjhound haha... love that Jack. yeah, monitor with headphones. W

[@erictheguitar]

i miss home. iam stuck in sydney

[@adinugroho4063]

U shold stroll to Denpasar. Think it's more vibrant then Kuta now. Where do you stay anyway?

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

I live in Denpasar

[@danisyaandaqashaplayhouse2286]

I miss bali somuch

[@karenpotter7804]

How is everyone surviving there?

[@GalileoGarin]

it's been 3 years. oh, i miss kuta

[@billgille5542]

Hey 👋, when do you think Bali will be open , with voa 🙏🏼

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

You might wanna' watch the Vlog before this?

[@ladyrose81]

Im going bali next month! I hope everything ok

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

From where?

[@isaaclemasters8432]

thanks for a zip through town. I guess im not missing out on much

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Especially in the shithole that is Kuta

[@isaaclemasters8432]

Bali Life Me just laughed outloud 😂 terimakasi mas. 😎

[@putubessaye6869]

Hello,so sad to see bali like this. Some body with motorbike had been almost stilling My wallet when i walking around in Poppies too long time a go.cant come back for holiday this year.airport still closed in french. We dont know until when. Enjoy bali for me😉

[@michaelahass2695]

Non, les aeroports ont ouvert, mais Bali reste fermée..comme la Thaïlande , Philippines et bcp d autres pays d Asie...en revanche, le Vietnam va ouvrir...paraît il....

[@putubessaye6869]

michaela Hass bonjour l’avion parti just pour vacances en Europe 😭 mon avion pour bali est annulé pour cette lundi. Merci que même pour l’es info. Je suis coincé en France 😅😅

[@charllhoogstraten4980]

Great video. Hope everything will really open in oktober, but i am afraid everything will be normal in the world from January to be honest....

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

At the very earliest

[@charllhoogstraten4980]

Unfortunately......

[@MarioScott]

It is so odd seeing that mall, the shops, streets so empty.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Isn't it Mario. Like a closed theme park. W

[@nicksmith3746]

I only discovered that you can access the beach from the other side of Discovery Mall on like my 7th trip! 😂🤣

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

hehe... I have no idea... ha

[@glenciesielski]

You went past the Bounty hotel which looked closed. I know that area real well, all safe there normally.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Everything is closed

[@king_kiff3969]

Let them know we are all saving our pennies and bringing friends that have never been! As soon as they let us fly... We are not staying away bu choice!

[@amandari99]

Hey Wazza thanks for the vid, so sad to see all the closed shops, we have lots of friends doing it tough . I have been coming to Bali since 1974 and it wasn't even that quiet back then. My partner and I have been cancelled twice trying to get to Bali in May and August , god knows when we will be allowed back as this plandemic is still changing here in Aus, Still things are pretty good up here at Coolangatta. Hey Waz could you do a vid for me of the legian area if possible . Cheers mate from another Wazza.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Haha... more bloody Wazzas! Have done Legian. Check the Playlists. Same story as Kuta. Closed. Cheers for your comment. W

[@travel360love]

Seems like Kuta Seminyak etc all not open yet. Tourism is badly affected.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

All closed friend

[@gordonfarcus8047]

Wow it's eerie like this, an abandoned theme park like you say.. But hey, the Gaza strip is not Poppies 1, that's Jl Benesari. It's odd, Benesari turns right where you did at 13.45 and if you had have kept going straight it would have become Jl Lebak Bene, because why not? If you had have turned right at 9.51, that gang would take you to Poppies 1...

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Yeah I remember thinking "wow Poppies is a lot shorter than I remember". It's hard to video all those gangs. So many options. W

[@androwloj1202]

Do u have any idea when Bali will be open for tourist ? Thanks so much

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Next year

[@sultanjaksel9624]

@@BaliInsiderGuide now its closed for foreigners?

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

@@sultanjaksel9624 Bali closed months ago

[@adamgoodword7888]

Do you really want to travel there with the rise in cases of Corona virus? Plus you cannot get travel insurance. Big risk if you do try to go on special visa. Best not to travel there. Stay home until 2022.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

@@adamgoodword7888 Yes stay home, wrap yourself in cotton wool and forget about life forever more. Mate, you have issues.

[@vunee]

i don't know how you come to the view that Poppies 1 is the most dangerous place in Bali.

[@paulmaddock4822]

Keep posting how are the people in the villages doing in Bali? are there any good stories to tell?

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

No

[@ajiktaluhscooterrentalagun4258]

This situation just haven at tourist destination,, in village balinese people still do activities like Normal

[@shaenj]

what a shame. My hearing does not allow me to hear a word you say without subtitles. But it's nice to see my old haunts.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Have you tried ear buds or headphones? The frequency is the thing. I have hearing loss from Rock N Roll and can't hear many televisions.

[@shaenj]

@@BaliInsiderGuide I'm afraid I'm well past that. I have a Cochlear Implant that prevents me having no hearing at all. This wonderful gadjet gives me about 60% hearing with subtitles and 15% without. And zero hearing without the Implant...I love it.

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

@@shaenj I am sorry to hear that. Tomorrow's Vlog is music only. Enjoy what you can. W

[@shaenj]

@@BaliInsiderGuide Never mind mate, I'm overjoyed just to be able to chat to people where ever I go. See you for a beer (beers) when I get there.

[@winterlion9366]

What time when you took the video? Looks early in the morning, perhaps?

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

It's in the vid

[@risgio5312]

When bali open lockdown ? Cose i want go to bali

[@definaanggrn9393]

Me too

[@fuckhand2499]

Ris Gio bali is normal now, beach is open, club,waterfall

[@BillMintjeHD-Brussels-Belgium]

So sad watching this...

[@amouroner]

The beachwalk is open before 12

[@KevL-lz8fr]

Bali government should start to fix up the road or up grade the roads and big clean up before all the tourists start

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

They already have

[@rahmatmetaldetektorpalopo]

👍🤝🙏

[@mouropa9275]

Waz, you spoke bahasa Indonesia very Indonesian. 2023.

[@jackiechaniago]

where are the people?

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

At home or on other islands

[@NirianaLife]

Streets in ubud is better than Kuta. In ubud so many restaurant & coffee shop already open. Life still go on in ubud like normal

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Mmm... I'll go and have a look. W

[@NirianaLife]

@@BaliInsiderGuide yeah and let having coffee lah

[@deanbaker8477]

Hi hope you are well and thanks for the videos you are keeping us going at this tough time we was coming to bali in September but had to change it to June next year can you please do me a favour if possible? Driver by pama beach resort in sanur and video it thsnks alot keep the good work up cheers Dean

[@geoffreyboucher7068]

Any idea when Bali is opening up for tourists have a holiday booked for late January..

[@BaliInsiderGuide]

Good luck

[@paulygards9500]

Get used to these videos guys coz nobody be going to Bali anytime soon, not for at least next 8 months from Australia anyhow, that’s the word from deep within aussie federal government, sorry to break it to you.

[@arandomhawksupporter5624]

No vacation no travel fuck you governments