Being And Nothingness: Questing For Indolence In Ubud

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10-25-2012 @ 4:15AM

Val said...

Awww -- what a good sport!! I should also have mentioned that I very much enjoyed the article, instead of just throwing out a little razzberry like that. I've been to Ubud several times, but never stayed in such luxurious digs. If you get a chance, see if you can wangle a stay at the Aman Jiwo just outside Yogyakarta, near Borobudur. You can't pass up seeing Borobudur (world's largest Buddhist monument), but the indolence at Aman Jiwo is in a class all by itself. ;-) That was a big treat from my then-husband some years ago -- we LOVED it.

10-26-2012 @ 3:44PM

Don said...

Val: Thanks for the great tip! Now that I've embraced indolence, I can't wait to check out the Aman Jiwo. See you there! (I'll be the one lying under the palm fronds by the pool....) Cheers, Don

10-27-2012 @ 8:30PM

balipoet said...

This hotel costs $900/night for the cheap rooms! Poolside is $1200/night. If you consider that the average household income for a westerner is $50,233/year and the average household income for an Indonesian is $1,140/year, our income is 44 times that of an Indonesian. Now multiply $900 by 44 and you get $39,600. Would you pay $39,600 a night for a hotel room in the west? By staying at such a ripoff resort you just preserve the absurd economic status quo of Indonesia where the rich get richer and the poor are indentured servants are ground into dust.

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