In Reply to: cheaper price??? posted by saronggirl on Friday, 4. March 2011 at 06:47 Bali Time:
Quote:"I know we all go on a holiday want to save money but some of these drivers have NEVER been on a holiday yet alone airplane!!!"
Honestly, what has travelling habits of the Balinese to do with taxi fares from the airport tgo a hotel?
What does cost the Balinese money is all the ceremonies that they feel they have to attend and for the everyday offerings as well. Each to their own on how money is spent, isn't it? And if the Indonesians should stay in hotels within Indonesia and also Asia, they would pay far less than western tourists do.
I have no intention to be a social welfare worker and spend or hand out money for nothing when I am on holiday, just because of some misdirected pity for the nowadays quite greedy Balinese. I think it is enough by just arriving and staying in Bali as I then provide money from, for example, service charges at hotels and restaurants.