Overview

• Mackarness posted a 43-minute YouTube video calling Bali a “false reality” and “fake movie set” after two months on the island.
• He detailed gridlocked roads, overflowing rubbish, rundown accommodations and dismissive hospitality as evidence of mass tourism’s strain.
• A spitting cobra in his villa and a landlady’s refusal to deal with it until morning underscored his safety concerns.
• He praised Bali’s fitness scene, singling out gyms like Wanderlust, but vowed never to return and relocated to Thailand for wellbeing.
• His critique has intensified discussions on sustainable tourism, with advocates urging measures to ease overcrowding and environmental damage.