Bali - a tiny spot on the map between The Indian Ocean and The Pacific Ocean  - one of the approx. 14.000 islands that make The Indonesian Islands.But still Bali is something special. Many visitors have called the island “The last paradise on earth”.After a few weeks holiday in Bali during winter 2000 we are inclined to think that they are right. The island is not very big (as Zealand), but it can still offer a great amount of adventure – irrespective of whether we are interested in culture or nature. Situated in the ocean south of the equator Bali has a humid and warm climate. But still a person from Northern Europe doesn’t find it too warm. Daily temperatures from 25 - 35 degrees and warm nights of 15 – 20 degrees. Actually as a Danish summer at its best. The temperatures are nearly the same all year round. Our winter months – from Dec. until March – are the rainy season in Bali, but don’t hang your head, the rain usually comes as heavy showers in the mornings and seldom lasts for long, and shortly after the sun shines from a blue sky again.  Nature The nature of Bali is one of tropical luxuriance. There is a jungle that you should not go into unless you have a special guide with you. But do try it, if you have the possibility. There are no wild and dangerous animals, but on the other hand there are overwhelming amounts of trees, bushes and flowers that you don’t know the name of. A few of the wild flowers can be recognized as some of the house plants we see in Denmark. There are vast areas of terraces with rice that you can explore entirely on your own. You can walk the small ridges between the terraces and observe how rice is grown. The rice evolves from seed to harvest in a matter of just three months, meaning that you can harvest 3 to 4 times a year. In the same area you can see people driving oxen, ploughing the mud in preparation for planting, and in other areas the planting is going on or people remove the weed between larger plants. The harvesting is done by hand and the threshing is done in the old-fashioned way just as done in Denmark several hundred years ago. In some places “progress” has brought about small, motorized machinery that can be brought out to the swampy fields - practical, but less romantic. At many of the terraces you will see tiny huts not much bigger than a doghouse. During harvest-time a person will stay here overnight and at dawn chase away the flocks of small birds that eat the mature rice.In Bali you will also find sandy beaches, rugged coasts, volcanoes sometimes alive, plantations with many different exotic fruits. The most exciting thing is probably to get out to the remote villages where the Balinese rarely see a tourist.