Bali is one of more than 17,000 islands in the Indonesian archipelago
and is located just over 2km from the eastern tip of the island of Java
and west of the island of Lombok. The island, home to about 4 million
people, is approximately 144km from east to west and 80km north to
south. Bali is also a pocket of Hindu religion and
culture unlike any other parts of Indonesia. Every aspect of Balinese
life is suffused with religion, but the most visible signs are the tiny offerings (canang sari, or sesajen)
found in every Balinese house, work place, restaurant, souvenir stall
and airport check-in desk. These leaf trays are made daily and can
contain an enormous range of offering items: flowers, glutinous rice,
cookies, salt, and even cigarettes and coffee! They are set out with
burning incense sticks and sprinkled with holy water no less than three
times a day, before every meal.Bali may be small in size but it is known as Island of the Gods. The combination of friendly, hospitable people, a magnificently visual culture infused with spirituality and (not least) spectacular beaches with great surfing and diving have made Bali Indonesia's unrivaled number one tourist attraction. It has something to offer a very broad market of visitors from young back-packers right through to the super-rich.
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