The island-province of Bali in Indonesia has sustained its wide appeal as a travel destination not only in Asia but also all over the world because of the diversity it offers to its visitors from all walks of life.

The diversity is reflected in many ways – like countryside landscapes that remind one of the Jurassic times, the ancient temples and rituals that offer a picture of deep belief in customs and tradition resulting in the sense of spirituality and the mysticism felt by visitors. These cultural, religious and mystic appeals have remained intact in the island amid the fast-growing tourism industry that attracts. Many of these religious practices have been spawned by Hinduism, which has a 93 percent following in the island, unlike in other parts of Indonesia where Muslims dominate.

Tourism has now become the No. 1 single industry in Bali, which gets a remarkable share of the annual five million arrivals in the country despite its largely agriculture base and the bombings of 2002 and 2005 which caused arrivals to drop for a while.

The Bali tourism industry started to stabilize in the 1970s when the government infused funds for the construction of facilities. Agriculture is still the island's top employer. Fishing is also a thriving industry in the island which is blessed with a rich marine resource.

The island, which has more than three million people, is also famous for its artists and artisans, who produce batik, wooden and stone carvings, silverware and paintings – which are brought home by the streams of tourists and travelers finding great pleasure and leisure in the island.

Most of the foreign visitors in Bali come from Australia and Holland . Asian neighbors, comprise about three-fourths of the arrivals to the island, with Singapore , Malaysia , Japan and South Korea topping the continental visitors' flow. The United Kingdom , France , Germany are the largest sources of European visitors, along with the Dutch visitors, many of whom go to Bali to explore the historical relationships.

Visitors come to Bali year-round. One resort owner said older Europeans come during December and early in the year to flee the biting cold in their countries. When summer comes, it's the turn of flocks of students, vacationing from school to enjoy their Bali adventure.

With Bali hosting the two-week global climate change conference which ended Friday, the Balinese were one with the world in sending the urgent message to the people of the world: Do something to prevent a climate catastrophe. They have more reasons to say so to preserve the bounty Nature has given them if we take a look at the postcards StarLife collected from Bali stores. These are pictures reflecting the island's theme, ‘glorious, Bali Island .'

A popular attraction is the long stretch of beach where, anytime of the day, locals and foreigners, walk and walk to their hearts' and feet's content as they enjoy the Bali breeze and the rhythm of the waves from the Indian Ocean which are constantly playing their mystic sounds, prompting a visitor to say: “Here, the sea is never calm; the waves are endless, rustling something, perhaps, a prayer, or a wish, that's so mystically Balinese.”