バリ島一人旅：すべてがうまくいかない時、そしてうまくいく時

バリ島一人旅：すべてがうまくいかない時、そしてうまくいく時

Hey mom. I just got to Bali and clearly didn’t pack right for the heat. But you know what? I think the best way to start an adventure is just to dive right in. I woke up in Kadoongyu and you wouldn’t believe why I’m here right now. Instead of car horns and construction noise, I can hear roosters, waves and the puppies across the rice paddies. I’m staying in a village where everyone knows everyone. There may be a thousand people who permanently live here, mostly family. I know what you’re thinking. See, you’re in the middle of nowhere again, wasting money on those remote places that lead to nothing. But mom, this nowhere reminded me what you grew up with. You get to drive a scooter without getting a ticket. You don’t need to be stuck in traffic just to see a sunset. Is this what you grew up with in China? Before the cities got so big. Before everyone became strangers. Speaking of getting places, I just rented a scooter for the first time in years. Remember how you used to worry about me on bikes? Well, now I’m about to navigate the village roads with my surfboard strap to the side. Oh, it’s a good one. We’ll be back in this moment to make fun of a beach. The other in dialogue that pa hiccup is over social media. spot press in the wieder dans d’out d’out operational. So it’s also quite a few windows, but ok. It is 8 o’clock right now and I’m so excited today. I’m going to learn motorcycle again. I did get my motorcycle license but two years ago so I don’t feel comfortable riding a motorcycle even though right now I’m in a town that not have many people but I’m nervous. It’s gonna be a big bike. I mean any bikes for me it’s gonna be big because I’m small. This is my motorcycle coach from two years ago but I still suck so now I’m taking the class again. Hopefully by the end of sixth lesson I can switch gears. He’s the goat. This is me yesterday starting from the bottom learning how to stop practicing my balance all over again slower than pedestrian. I was driving two miles per hour. And today my goal is literally ride 30 miles per hour already. So it’s a huge improvement in such a short time. Right now we’re in Kadungu. There’s lots of rice fields here so it’s feel a lot more safer. And right now we are at gear three already. I think the camera is doing okay. If you’re renting a scooter or motorcycle that’s a little bit big for you like your feet cannot touch the ground don’t skip this part. So basically we’re trying to do what we call with donut maneuver or u-turn maneuver. So here we’re gonna try to do with first gear. And now I’m gonna put both legs on the ground just to see. Okay. Then we’re gonna start to do slowly. So the idea is if you go right mostly you’re gonna use your right foot. So I’m gonna help clutching it. Use my right foot. I’m turning my head to check up the traffic. I’m just making a very wide half circle over here. And once it’s more comfortable then I can put my left foot on the pegs and just using my right. And walk the bike half circle and more comfortable bigger step walking on the moon. Boom. Boom. And now I’m trying to hover and fold my knee. Now I’m doing donut without touching the ground. There you go. Ta-da. Okay. Okay. And then next when the bike is turning or the handlebar is turning. Yeah. Never press the front brake. Okay. Never. And if you really need to brake, straighten up first. Yeah. Then you can brake. Okay. Okay. You lean your body so one of your feet can lay flat on the ground. Then you use the clutch to give you the power to move the bike. You don’t use any gas. You just release the clutch slowly. Okay. On the right side. Okay. But what if I stall? Will I stall? Oh, okay. Stall means you’re too slow. Okay. It’s fine. Okay. There you go. There you go. Oh, that’s actually pretty cool. Yep. Up here, the bike. Yeah, there, there. This is so heavy, the bike. There you go. I’m just looking at it. I’m just looking at it. Really? I make a donut. Yeah. Break it up. I’m stuck. Okay. Wow, that was hard. Maybe it’s because of the first time. Yeah? But now let’s try to do it again. Okay. You can make a wider donut. Really? Okay. But remember, always check the traffic. And always turn your head to the line. Okay. Okay, good, good, good. That’s the bike moving. I wish I’m taller. It’s okay. It’s okay. Okay. You’re doing good? Okay. Yep, yep, it’s good. Yep. Three, four, try to go. Am I too fast? I sound crazy, but I think I get it now. As long as I don’t fully release the clutch, I won’t stall. And having a big bike doesn’t sound as scary anymore. Okay. Whoa. I feel I’m more comfortable now. Good. Yep. Ah. Almost. Okay. Okay, compared to today in the beginning, now I feel a lot more confident. Okay. Okay. I just need more repetition. Okay. Let’s go, shall we? Okay. Let’s do it. Let’s start the engine. Okay. And then. Okay. And then lift this up first. Okay. Yep. Okay. Okay. I go one first. Okay. I’ll wait. Oh. I’m a little bit nervous. Other than not being able to touch the ground, my biggest fear for motorcycle is changing gears. Every time I change, I feel like I might fly out. The goal is just to be more comfortable to change gears and also drive faster. And hopefully we can get to gear three or four. Okay. Now we change gear two. I do want to apologize for the camera. I don’t have an action camera with me. So the camera here that I mount, it’s like shaking like crazy. Okay. Now I can do three. Okay. Now I’m at 20. No, I’m at 31. Oh, now there’s a turn. There’s a car. Okay. Just going to let the car pass first. Okay. No, he’s good. Okay. I do. Okay. Nice. Okay. Now I’m at 27. That’s me. Now I’m at 3. Okay. Now it’s 32. Two. Okay. We can go one more. Four. Okay. And now, three. One. Okay, good job. That’s a little bit stressful, the four, but we did it. Well, the cycle is hard. Okay, now we try going up four again. Oh, okay. This is fast. Okay. Now we go three. Okay. Nice. The goal is just to practice changing gears more comfortable. More comfortable. Okay. Let me see. Okay. Now we’re going to break because we’re at the end now. I don’t want to go to the main traffic. Ooh. I feel like we’re going to go to the main traffic. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. I got more confident this time. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Let me change to gear one. Ah. Oh. I stole. Okay. Now we go back. Okay. I tried to change to one. Oh. I do a donut. Nice. Okay. Okay. Nice. Okay. Okay. All right. Nice. Wow, good luck on the park. The thought of what could be has made me crazy. When do you let go if you don’t know what the future holds? It’s alright. If you can’t get what you want, don’t go try so hard you fall. If you can’t get what you want, don’t lose everything. Just person in the garden, you will have to sing it fast. And for like now, there. When do you by doing well, you need to convince yourself to destroy yourself. When do you save yourself from destroying the park or that? Well, here’s what’s going to happen. Roth. No denying any children, that would actually babies are given to identities. You can say a doctor, that is my person doesn’t know that, gosh. He’s too nice. He felt bad that as an instructor, the fact that I felt it’s his fault. I don’t think he should feel bad because it’s not his fault. That he felt like there’s the need to wash my clothes but he doesn’t have to. He’s like my dad. Yes, thank you. Thank you. So now he’s feeling the water in the strew so I can wash myself. A stranger walked past and he helped us lift up the bike and help check if the bike is okay. Also lucky me, my instructor assistant, he’s also a mechanic. Nothing’s wrong with the bike. Nothing happened to the bike since I wasn’t riding it. It was literally just at park. The bike is okay and not even scratched. So now I just need to take care of myself. I’m not. It’s okay. You okay? Yeah. I see someone is washing the crops. I’m going to ask him if he can use the hose to hose me down. I am full of dirt right now. Okay. Let’s redo the shop. My instructor is driving me back to the hotel and you get to see what the town looks like. After this disaster, I decided maybe I should start smaller. I decided to rent a scooter. A red scooter. Okay, transport sorted. Let me show you where I’m staying and what I actually packed for this adventure. Currently I’m staying at a place called Sokobali. I love the aesthetic but also just how quiet this place is. Mommy, you will love this place. It is insanely beautiful. Not only can you see the rice field, you are also less than a mile away from the surf spot. I love how quiet this place is. I can hear the birds and also I can start to hear myself. Maybe now is the time where I can kind of find myself. I know you can smell what I’m smelling but I love the shampoo here. It makes my hair smells like plants. I wish they sell it so maybe I can bring a bottle for you. I love the bathroom here. It reminded me of a specific movie. Just guess. Guess what I’m thinking. So what do you think the movie is called? American Cycle. So this is my balcony. I get to sit here, sip my matcha, when checking the waves. Still cannot believe the fact that I get to see the surf point right at my balcony. Like I’m basically living at the surf break. This is what it’s like if I have a billion dollars. Okay, let me give you a room tour shall we? This is the bed at slip in. This is where I edit. I know it’s kind of crazy. I have lots of stuff. But anyway, I’m exhausting so let’s go to a massage shall we? I feel like I’m on a holiday. And I’m going to take you to a fancy one. I think this one you can see the rice field. Are you excited? But the first thing first, I’m a little bit nervous driving the scooter to the massage place. Even though it says seven minutes, but we’re going to drive in like the Main Street. I hope that I can make it with every piece of my body. So let’s go. Secure. So let’s grab my plate how fast it works. If it comes back into a Е好像, I will use it for 10 minutes. I love that external meter here. So if it is finished sitting there, you can have photographs and are checking on down El trifle, please. I made it. Go with dark side. It’s okay. Are you okay? Yes. It feels so nice to be taken care of. Thank you. Where are you from? California. California. Where are you from? Are you from here? I’m from… Okay. And this is your example box for your accessories. Okay. Thank you. And this is your saran. After you close, please lay down under bed. Okay. Thank you. Thank you so much. Should I just wear my own underwear? It’s okay? It’s okay. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. This is cool. I like it. You’re fine. I got it. Yeah, it’s okay. Thank you. I’m fine. I’m fine. I’m fine. I’m fine. This place is so pretty. I feel so lucky, actually. Like, the rice fields right there. And I got to be naked here. That’s crazy. Okay. But let’s get ready for her. You can shower here. Oh, but it’s kind of awkward. Like, I can see him. He can probably see me getting naked. I’ll see you later. The whole massage takes about 16 minutes. And I booked the most basic Balinese massage. And it costs about 200k. That’s about $12. This massage place is definitely a lot more cheaper than a more populated area like Changgu. Usually Changgu costs about 300k. For an experience like this. I still can’t believe I’m making here safely. Now the goal is just make it to the restaurant safely. But however, like, We just arrived Well, the sunset here looks so pretty I can’t believe I still able to catch the sunset Oh, this kid is so cute. I don’t want to disturb him I just arrived at the restaurant called The Swell And I was surprised that even though the view is amazing It’s like right next to Kodungu Beach, which is quite popular And I was surprised how affordable this place is Compared to other places in Kodungu kind of I’m gonna show you what I ordered Because technically, you are the only one with me here right now This is my head I’m not sure I can do this This is the coconut This is my first meal today Wow This place is super cool that you can see sunset You can watch the lineup But also you get to swim in the pool Sorry, I just spit on you And it’s infinity So technically So technically I mean the pool is on top of the rice field So does that mean you are technically swimming in the rice field? But trust me, you don’t want to It’s like a food reviewer I feel like a food reviewer Because all this food is so fancy But I’m eating alone in the restaurant So let’s try The first dish I got is an octopus And there’s onions and also tomatoes on it I can’t believe this is like only a hundred and ten K Who need a man when you have great food, right? Don’t tell my boyfriend Wow Still feel kind of crazy I’m the only person in this restaurant right now I feel like a very wealthy woman I booked the whole restaurant for myself To make this food critique video If you’re ever scared of eating alone This restaurant would be a great entryway Trust me It’s really not that scary I’m only doing wearing the same outfit Oh Is it the same outfit? It is It is It is It is so pretty here A little recap I quit my job so I can travel around China and surf I’m taking a little detour in Bali Because my surfboard is here But every time I come to Bali I just want to stay The people are so nice I feel like nobody would judge me here When I’m back home in China Someone will always ask me Why are you so dark? But here in Bali I just need to be myself And make sure I don’t get hurt Yeah, today is a good day I picked up a longboard three years ago I thought I could surf But I can never make it to the nose Today I’m booking a surf lesson And hopefully I will make it to the nose When I come to Bali Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi His shop is literally called Love Oka. That says a lot about him. This spot we’re surfing at is supposed to be one of the most mellow longboarding waves in Bali. But if you know me, I often bring bad weather wherever I go. This is the glassy condition we’re surfing in. No wind, no white belt, just calm, perfect wave for beginner. This is Pascal. He’s not even my surf teacher but he’s trying his best to help me get to the nose. I want to make sure the video is short so I didn’t really show all the footage but he’s like one of the kindest men I met on the beach and I really hope I can see him again. I learned so much from him. He’s super patient and if you ever visit Bado Boulogne, please ask for him. Oka told me that if I want to walk to the nose, I need to learn how to wait. Look at how crazy my arms are when I’m on the wave. I’m getting way too excited but also anxious. Now look at him. Smooth, calm, and he’s styling. He can’t even switch feet like nobody else, and he can’t even do crazy stuff like this. The goal for me is don’t walk just because I want to walk on the board. Walk when it’s time to walk. Surfing is a lot about timing, and just wait and be patient. I keep failing but… Okha always smiled at me like he’s just so supportive he always say it means good job or like you got this in Chinese and he keeps saying that same advice for surfing as for life apparently and finally after multiple days of surf lessons I finally make it up there Today is super fun. Now I’m gonna go change money at a money changer place and then pay the rental board and my lessons. Yes, thank you. Thank you, Go Jack. You’re so nice to me. You’re not even my teacher, but you spend your time. Thank you so much. Yes, you can be a longboard teacher. You’re very patient. This is the money changer in Changu. Yes, I have a hundred. Thank you so much. D, E, E, S,I, W,O, L,O. The one I went turned out to be legit, but usually when I go to money changer, I do tend to count it myself just to make sure. For my teacher. Right now meeting up my friend. I haven’t seen her for like two years now. I met her in Lombok, but recently she opened a restaurant in Changu. This restaurant actually is super cool. She said the coffee here is really good. I haven’t eaten breakfast yet, so I’m gonna order food and show you what it’s like. The food here looks really good. This place is literally right in front of a bunch of scooters. Your views is basically traffic. I lost all the footage of us together, so basically this is what happened. The food is really good, and if you want good coffee and good breakfast, this is actually not a bad place at all in Changu. Mom, sometimes a familiar face in paradise reminds you why you left home. Today is really exciting. I’m gonna explore all the beaches around Cadoomelu, first surprise of the day. Peacocks are terrifying up close. It’s not that he doesn’t like us, it’s just protecting its territory. Oh, that’s his territory. Exploring a new town when driving the opposite side, it’s very scary. But it’s not scary when your motorcycle teachers are down to explore with you. Thank you guys! Yay! I feel like a passenger princess, because one teacher is driving in front of me, and the other teacher is driving behind me. Even though there’s some language difference, like he doesn’t really understand me, and I don’t really understand him, I feel very safe. I can’t pay. I can’t pay. No, it’s okay. I pay. I pay. I pay. You don’t have to pay for every beaches, but Cadoomelu Beach, you have to pay 3,000 IDR. This is Cadoomelu Beach, and it’s the closest beach in Cadoomelu. This beach get crowded during sunset. We just found a beach called Beach Love, or maybe the Love Beach. It’s so pretty here. There’s flowers, and this flower has a bee inside. This is so cool. There’s literally nobody here. Hello! Every beach has its own personality. Some are fierce, some are gentle. But what I’m really discovering is my guide. Guys, this is crazy. I just saw a snake. I’m kind of scared stepping down, because I’m scared of the snake come. It looks like there’s another watch point. I kind of want to go there, but I don’t know how do you get there. He’s not scared at all? No, he doesn’t have any sense of scared. Yeah, he has no fear. Yeah, he’s not scared. See how he always go first? No hesitation. Okay. He’s just going to be checking for us to see the safety of us. Yeah. You! He mentioned that there’s no access to the beach on that side. I asked him if he’s scared of a snake, and he said no. Snake is scared of him. Nice spot though. Yeah, except the snake. I’m scared. I see him crossing the street when I was driving. Like how big? Skinny. Oh, he is a snake. He is the snake. We just got to a new beach, but it seems like nobody is here. Yeah, there are lots of coconut here though. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The sand here is black, which is like Chunggu sand. And the waves look like pretty close out, just break on the shore. Should we go to another spot now? Yeah. Okay, we should go to another spot, yeah. It was such a bummer, I couldn’t show them what snake I saw. The crazy thing is on the way to the next beach, I saw a snake even though it’s a smaller version. It looked exactly like the one I saw before and we stopped. This one unfortunately is dead but I was scared. Do you know what snake is this one? There’s many of this here? Yes, nice feel, nice feel. Come on, there’s a truck, truck hit by there, a snake. I asked him what does he do other than this. He said he’s a truck driver. Yes. Driver truck. Driver. Yes. How far do you drive? You go from Chunggu to Bandung, West Java. He drive from Chunggu all the way to West Java. So I asked him if he’s scared of anything. And he told me that he’s not scared of anything. For example, he ran out of gas. So we went to brought a bottle of gas for him. But then somehow even after we put the gas in, this bike doesn’t start. So this man, he just blow the gas. and somehow it start working who will freaking blow the gas tank? will you? I think he’s crazy but also the coolest person I’ve met They spent their whole day showing me beaches they’ve never seen, protecting me from snakes, solving problems with whatever was at hand. I don’t think any tour company would give you this. Today, feel wholesome. Last month, I made a video on what’s in my carry-on, and this time I’m going to show you what’s in my handbag when I’m traveling, but still be cute. I put my dead essential in this tiny handbag. You’ll be surprised how many things I can put inside of this bag. Drew instead of another bag, comb for my hair, coin purse, sunglasses, sunscreen for my makeup, a lip balm with tint, another sunscreen, magical medicine from Indonesia. For people who know me from Osmo Pocket 3, the original reason I got this handbag is actually because this bag can fit my Pocket 3 perfectly when making me look like a fancy girl. Go out for dinner. I love the details and the color of this bag. I love red. I love red. It’s working in the same factories like other luxury brands, so you get to enjoy the premium Italian leather with a fair price. I did ask the brand for a discount code for my community, so if you want to check out their brand, the discount code is down below. You guys are going to serve it? Right now we’re eating at Oka’s favorite spot in Kodungu. Ayam betutu. Ayam betutu. I haven’t tried to push them for so long since I grew broke. I used to eat this all the time. What’s this? Is this like… Satay. It’s made by meat and they make meat together and then they burn it. Oh! I can’t eat meat. I’m not sure I like it because it’s chicken breast. It’s really мало wisdom. I can’t tell what does it taste like. I cannot tell. I don’t love it, I’m sorry. I think I would like the sauté. It looks so good. Do you know how much is this portion? How much is this? I think it’s 25k. No, how much is that? 15k. No! How does she make money this is 15k? Yes, really, without the chicken. The only reason I said I didn’t really like the chicken is because I don’t like chicken breast. If she give me the thigh, I would love it. Yes, so my opinion is a little bit biased. The chicken breast doesn’t really have steak. It’s a little bit of taste. Me too. The breast doesn’t really have taste. But once I put the sambal on, it actually tastes good. The sambal was good. Yeah, it’s the original Balinese sambal. Sambal matah, how do you call it? Sambal matah. Okay, I’m done. So you think how much is that? Because it’s all chicken. So 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Oh wow, you’re so smart. I feel stupid. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16. 16 steak. Mmm. Oh my god, the whole time he was groaning, he was groaning for us. That made a steak. Mmm. I would say 100k. No. Because I feel like whenever you order in like a war room, they only give you two steak, no? Each plate, you only get two steak with rice and stuff. So it’s 50k for Gautugau. So I don’t know how much. But this is a local place. I give you one more chance. It’s not 100. 50k. Nah, that is only 20. Bro. That’s crazy. This is 20k? Yeah. I said to him 20. I thought you mean 2. No, 20. This is 20. This is 20. Yeah. I said to him 20. I thought you mean 2. No, 20. This is 20. I thought you mean 2. No, 20. This is 20. I thought you mean 2. No, 20. I thought you mean 2. No, 20. 20 of them? Yeah. So 1k for… Is it fake chicken? Is it real? It’s real. Come on. It’s so cheap. That’s crazy. And this one, the whole plate is 15. That’s crazy. Oh yeah, true. Okay. Wow. I love it. That’s the best thing about going to the West. Is that why you want to come back here tomorrow? Yes. Ready? For this place. Hey. Hey. Oh God. Let’s go. Yay. I’m going to show you his bike. It’s exciting. Yes. His bike is so cool. Oh yeah. I think I covered it from my side. Wow, your board is so cute. Why are you using such a cool board here? Yeah. This is beautiful. I never used this one. Oh, you use it? Just for today. I keep it for the comb. Oh really? Do that one more time. I missed it. Huh? You do that for the what? For the comb. Really? Today you’re going to do that? No, no. Maybe this. Today you do this. How do I do this? Yeah. Why do I want you to win thaty’s? Really? Woo wtedy the Madam ampers and loofa! Why do I do this for dinner? That is just this. Isn’t it sad? You don’t have to go along the way. How do I pronounce it? hero that ups top. very local dessert. It’s heavy. I think I would like it because it’s bread. I love bread. What? Is this claw prawn? No, claw prawn is round. But why is it green? Yeah, that is the material. It’s from the green leaves, you know. It smells so good. Yeah, that is the green leaf smell. Usually in the overing of the Balinese. You can add anything like peanut and chocolate but that is only cheese. I don’t want to break it. Do I just open it? But actually you cannot take it like that. Really? I just say you can open it but actually you have to take the one more slice. I have to eat the whole thing. I’m so sorry. Wrong side. Okay. But the middle part is the best. The side part. Okay. This reminded me when I was little in China we have something like this but not green color. You gotta bat here first. I love this is 10k. No actually 20k because he make it from scratch. Okay. So because you think this is like a local food so now you guess this dessert is 20k. 30k? Actually if you add chocolate and peanut earlier it will cost 20k but this is only cost 15. One five? Yes. 15 for this big box. And he make this cake from scratch from there. What the frick? And it’s warm and there’s cheese inside. This is a Maban channel now. So classic. So classic. I just should eat. Sweaty. Satay. 30k. Yeah. For our food. Two of us. Thank you. Thank you for buying us food. That’s it. 5k. And 10k. And exactly this is. I’m gonna eat. Thank you. Thank you very much. Oh thank you. Thank you. Hello. Hello. Now I’m shy. Right now even though it’s 8 30 the store is still open. Do you think I am a small for this one or medium? I do small. It’s okay. Okay. Because this is oversized. Oh okay. Maybe I try small. Yeah. Thank you so much. Yeah. Yay. I found this local store on Instagram and they have great beginning selection and summer outfits. Shopping alone definitely a little bit scary sometimes especially if you’re like me in the spaces. Thank you. Thank you. But the sales here, her name is Cynthia. She was really helpful and I got what I needed. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Thank you. Phen Schil open’s the FaceLEY coffee
store and I found out at my website. It’s great to have a grocery store in town. It’s called Alif. It’s a really good store. they have like wellness product here as well. I definitely come here once a day. My personal favorite is actually mango slice even though they’re a little bit overpriced here. It’s definitely cheaper you just get like the actual mango but the coconut water is pretty affordable compared to like getting a big coconut at a restaurant. Good morning, I’m going to show you my morning routine. This is the coconut water I got yesterday. Okay now let’s make some matcha. Can you hear the sound? There’s so many birds, chickens. I’m heading to Canggu to surf. I woke up super early today because the wave will be glassy early morning. Why so shy? Pascal is working hard waxing my board because he want me to get that hand-fived today. I need to make up routine. Later. I need to make up routine. Later. Later. Oka teach me how to walk on the board before we went in and this morning he pushed me into waves. Wow today’s feels so calm and safe. Paddling is a lot more easy and I feel I’m not fighting for my life. I cannot take a high five or maybe multiple. Oka was freaking proud. I cannot take a high five or maybe multiple times. I am a little bit tired. I am a little bit tired. I
am a little bit tired. I am a little bit tired. I am a little bit tired. Mom, remember how you used to tell me slow and steady wins the race? I finally understand what you meant. Whenever I wait until the wave pushes me, I will be able to make it to the top. Surfing is just like life, right? Slow and steady wins the race. BCR. Good time, good time. Time to write that letter I’ve been meaning to send. So here’s my letter from your mother child, the one who keeps disappearing to places you can’t pronounce. So here’s my letter from my mother child. I’m going to write that letter from my mother child. I’m going to write that letter from my mother child. So here’s my letter from my mother child. I’m going to write that letter from my mother child. I’m going to write that letter from my mother child. I’m going to write that letter from my mother child. I’m going to write that letter from my mother child. I’m going to write that letter from my mother child. But then, the second time when you come back, you’ll want to stay. There’s just some kind of magic that will keep making you come back here. And the next time when you come, you’ll stay here for even longer. And maybe the third time when you come, you will decide to never leave. This is my first time in Kadoongu, so who knows? Maybe you will see me next month. Those were the times I can’t rewind When we were young and you were mine I’ll pass it off as long as I can But I can’t get you out of my head I’m all alone inside this room My body is weak and it wants you I’ll try to make the most of it But something is wrong Oh, oh no Oh, here we go again It’s my fault Oh, oh no Oh, there you go again It’s your fault

I traded Canggu’s crowds for Kedungu’s rice fields, and honestly… everything that could go wrong, did. Motorcycle fail, solo dining anxiety, and trying to learn to surf while the wave is over 8 feet high tide.

But here’s what nobody tells you about solo travel in remote places: the struggles become the best parts of your story.
This is my raw, unfiltered week in Kedungu from falling into rice fields to finding my rhythm on small waves, from eating alone to building genuine friendships with locals. No highlight reel, just the real ups and downs of traveling solo in a place where you can still hear yourself think.

🏄‍♀️ WHAT’S IN THIS VIDEO:
– Real motorcycle learning fails (and wins)
– Solo dining tips for anxious travelers
– Learning to surf progression with local teacher
– Beach accommodation tour
– Cultural exchange moments that changed my perspective
– Why I chose remote Kedungu over canggu
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Where to find me:
📸 Instagram –
/ d.gaf
🎥 YouTube Channel –
https://www.youtube.com/ @SaltyCheeks

My hand bag: https://bit.ly/4liMC7c
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My Minimalist Carry-On Packing List for Long term travel
🧳 Carry-On 20″
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🧼 OM Skin Bar Soap – (works for body, face AND hai!)
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Use code SaltyCheeks15 for 15% OFF

💍 Waterproof Jewelry:
Waterproof Earrings: https://www.tijojewellery.com?sca_ref…
Waterproof Rings: https://atoleajewelry.com/?ref=SaltyC…

How I film myself:
Vlogging Camera: https://amzn.to/3CXDmVd
Camera with 28-70mm Lens: https://amzn.to/41gfHcC
Diving Combo: https://amzn.to/3B9JMju
Microphone: https://amzn.to/3Zi1rxh
Drone: https://amzn.to/3ZvmduK
Insta360 X4 8K Waterproof 360 Action: https://amzn.to/3BbhRjc
Mic: https://amzn.to/41f6GAD
Tripods: https://amzn.to/3VdLTcH