Am I a bad person? Or just a soft American? On Tuesday of this week we found ourselves at the beautiful (really, you need to go there and see how great it is) beachside resort Tropicana on Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam.
Everything about the place is great. There are thatched-roof huts on the beach to shelter from the sun, lots of bamboo loungers, a great pool, tropical plants everywhere ... even women walking up and down the beach selling fresh pineapples. Coupled with blue skies, blue water, and white-ish sand, Phu Quoc quickly became one of my favorite places in the world. Oh, did I mention there was very limited internet and no cell phone service? It bordered on heaven.
The only problem was that our room was not air-c0nditioned. Sure, Tropicana has sealted bungalows that do have a/c, but we were not lucky enough to have booked such a hut. We quickly decided that despite the addtion of fans and mosquito nets, we would not be sleeping there. And so we went next door and got an airconditioned twin room for $18/night ... $27 per person in total.
Does this make me a bad person? Or just a soft American? I'm sure that for the hotel staff, who, we later found out, literally sleep on the hotel terrace at night, this was an extremely extravagant luxury and we decided to keep our pre-paid room at the Tropicana so that we could use its other benefits during out stay. I don't know. I'm a little torn about it. On the one hand, I'm quite refreshed and slept well every night. On the other hand ... lamedotcom, at Stacie would say.
I want to hear what you think, but first let me defend myself by saying that I spent about 70 hours/week from January 4 to April 6 working in a tiny gray cube. Don't I deserve an air-conditioned room when I go on vacation?
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2 comments:
haha, I think you worked very hard to earn this vacation and you should do whatever it takes to make it a good experience. And it sounds like you are! Good for you!
oh cab schemes. in bolivia if a man gets in a cab with you and tells the cab driver where to go, they are going to rob and kill you. i'm glad in bangkok it's just so you buy consumer goods.
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