In Reply to: one word to explain Bali? posted by fundj on Sunday, 23. July 2006 at 19:53 Bali Time:
Things seem to 'just happen', like you may be walking through a forest area and you come into a patch of sunlight when a butterfly will land on your arm, you may have been alone for a long time but at the same time you see a smiling balines face who happens to see the little chain of events and joins you in the moment and then goes on their way.
Then a little while later you chance upon a ceremony procession and sit down and watch, 20mins later once it's passed you notice a warung across the road and you go in for a beer. You get talking to the person at the next table and they suggest a great place to eat that night. You go along for dinner and whats on the cover of the menu...a picture of a butterfly.
Your minds back in the forrest, in the patch of sunlight, the glimpse of the stangers smile....and that just another magical day in Bali.
(I just made that all up, but you get the idea )