Is Canggu Eastern Bali? I think an old boyfriend of mine moved there after I left. He was freaked out by the bombings back then, so wanted to be someplace with fewer westerners to be less of a target. My sense of it (if it is the same place) is that it is much more rustic. There's a lot more happening in the Ubud area. You can still get a place in the rice fields, but you also have Ecstatic Dance communities, Balinese infused yoga, dance clubs where you can dance with Balinese men (let me tell you!) and so on. I'm really glad I landed there, but also glad I got a house within 3 days in a peaceful area a 20 min. walk from the center of town.