Magnetism of Bali

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What makes Bali so attractive people are coming back over and over and over again?

And some worst cases even stay here...

1. pristine, secluded white beaches with dancing young girls or boys (depending on your preferences) serving mysterious tropical cocktails to blessed tourists
2. vast tropical jungles teeming with wildlife and with unobtrusive huts for spa for tired explorers
3. quiet, remote villages, waiting to be discovered and villagers living their lives in a hope you will some day found a way to their humble homes
4. temples and ceremonies that can absolve you of all your sins

Well, close, yet not really close.

Matter of fact, totally wrong answers.

Rough, high volcanic mountains give a mark also to Bali beaches. Black, rugged stones, dark pebbles, dark gray sand – not exactly the picture from a commercial for a new credit card…

Small and overpopulated island of Bali can not offer much in terms of huge preserved natural sanctuaries, one of the last not endangered wildlife species (drunk Australians) you can see on streets of Kuta.

Quiet villages? Well, in a country where men strongly believe they can cure impotency by driving as loud a motorbike as they can get their hands on you can not expect to find a real peaceful village :)

Do you need an absolution from your sins? Your sins are a part of you. You are loved (or hated) for your virtues and for your sins.

But the fact remains.

We are still drawn to this wild, loud, rough, strong, passionate… magical island.

From where its charm, charisma, magnetism is coming?

Same as for humans it’s not necessarily derivation of youth, cuteness, superficial good looks…

It usually comes from the inner essence.

And this attraction will feel as a heavy chain if you try to resist it and as a gentle embrace if you accept it.