Bali seems to be in the news these days

How a US woman’s ‘elevated lifestyle’ tweet showed what Bali really thinks of privileged Western tourists
Online fury directed at 28-year-old digital nomad Kristen Gray accuses her of exploiting island’s friendly ways for her own selfish purposes
A Balinese social activist said the incident had ‘opened a tap of emotions’ in many, exposing their true feelings about tourists and digital hipsters

The social media firestorm ignited by an American “digital nomad” who promoted the perks of living in Bali for foreigners has revealed the frustrations that many Indonesians feel about the local government’s relentless pursuit of tourism to drive the economy, which has left residents with little else now that the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted travel.
Indonesian internet users this past week accused 28-year-old Kristen Gray – who went on Twitter to promote her US$30 e-book on how to move to Bali for an “elevated lifestyle at a lower cost of living” while skirting Indonesia’s current entry ban for foreigners – of exploiting Western privilege and contributing to the island’s gentrification.

Entitled foreigners are a dime a dozen in Bali, but those who perform “outlandish” acts that hurt people, the environment and the culture reflect how some tourists are attracted more by getting attention on social media than knowing Balinese culture, said Anton Muhajir, a member of the online citizens’ journalism portal Bale Bengong.

“These incidents show that the tourism quality in Bali has been declining. Many tourists who came to Bali don’t really enjoy Bali because they only care about content” for their online postings, Anton said. “They don’t want to know what a pura [Balinese temple] is, why some temples were located in particular places, what are their relevance to Balinese culture, so they’re only interested in the destination’s visual appeal.”

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I was there in Oct 2017 and I was really disappointed and wont ever head back, in the 80's/90's it was a great place. Now the beaches and Kuta are full, massage parlors with young girls out front enticing you to go inside and overpriced restaurants, Udud traffic after 10 am, was at a standstill till after 8 pm and this was when tourists were told to stay away due to the Mt Aging possible erupting. ( it never did blow ) Much of the west coast was closed

Everywhere you went, ( I traveled all over the island with motorcycle) was full of Chinese tourists ( they are number one now displacing the Australians to number 2) and bus's clogging the roads. Pura Thanah lot, the "to be sunset viewpoint", I didn't even try to get to for sunset as was told it was a mad house by locals, so visited at around 9 am and it was already full of Chinese.