Surabaya: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 58Commenters are mostly polite and tourist-focused, with the few Surabaya-specific remarks being positive about greenery and local pride, but content is thin and not about long-term remote living.
- green city feel
- mangroves in the city
- local pride and hospitality
- friendly welcomes from locals
- bus travel comfort concerns
- little discussion of daily life
- thin evidence on remote-work basics
- Surabaya is seen as green and proud of its heritage.
- Most comments praise the videos rather than the city itself.
- Bus rides from Surabaya drew a negative review from one traveler.
- Little real-world feedback on living there long term.
- Digital nomad visa talk exists but has very few viewers.
Read from 8 videos, 40 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
INDONESIAN ARGO SEMERU LUXURY SUITE TRAIN | JAKARTA TO SURABAYA
Rani and Jem · 32K views · 2024
What viewers said
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♥ 5 likes
“Train services in Indonesia is another level, good job! Nice coverage.”
♥ 27 likes
“Beautiful scenery from the beautiful train”
♥ 12 likes
“This Indonesian luxury train facilities and services is way better than the VIP class of Indonesian High Speed Train designed by China. Some people maybe argued the High Speed Train only took short fast travel compares to the Indonesian Lux”
♥ 8 likes
“Beautiful people, beautiful train ,beautiful country❤”
♥ 5 likes
“Selamat datang di indonesia..semoga anda menikmati liburan di indonesia”
♥ 8 likes
“welcome to Indonesia enjoy Indonesian holidays, very interesting video”
♥ 6 likes
“Terima kasih sudah berkunjung dan berlibur di Indonesia. Video yang sangat menarik, sangat informatif. Semoga Anda berdua menikmati perjalanan liburan Anda di Indonesia.”
♥ 5 likes
“nice train”
“Thanks for a great review! 😎😎😎😎”
♥ 3 likes
Found with a YouTube search for the city and “digital nomad”, fetched 2026-11-07; titles, descriptions and comments belong to their authors and link to the originals.