John Duffield describes his Bali property, Villa Bukit Naga, as a place to retreat to normalcy.
A typical executive's life -- armed with a crackberry, a notebook set at the side of the bed to jot down midnight thoughts that keep you awake, and the lightest laptop on the market -- is arguably not normal. Waking slowly, to the sound of cicadas and birds, watching the morning mist rise off the valley floor while sipping Balinese coffee should be the norm.
Or at least a memory you can retreat to when you are back in your corner office -- though I kept wondering: what if I actually saw a wild Komodo Dragon, which are reportedly part of the local jungle scene?
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