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A break from tradition as it is Nyepi day or better known as 'Silent Day' which follows a parade of Ogoh Ogoh which is a sort of festival here on Bali. The Balinese gather in their villages and towns from all over. Ogoh-ogoh, in short is a gruesome mythological being, a kind of devil which is depicted by larger than life sized paper-machete statues. These figures are colourfully painted and then paraded along the streets and villages of Bali. The Ogoh Ogoh are based on the Balinese interpretation of Hinduism, the creation of Ogoh-ogoh represents the spiritual aims and is inspired by Hindu philosophy. Regardless of their origins they are a fantastic display of the Bali skills and local culture as these are impressive sculptures by some very talented people. The sculptures, after the parade are then taken away and burnt to symbolize the overwhelming of the devil. The whole of Bali during the parade takes on a carnival feel, worth seeing I have to say. Silent day well that is an experience I am waiting to appreciate and will no doubt consider a blog on this subject. However, I would say that the concept from a spiritual cleansing perspective has to be worth a merit badge of some description. I am suitably armed with a number of DVD’s should boredom step in. Meanwhile I would again like to bestow the virtues of this great place and encourage a visit here as soon as possible. The reason I say this is simple: Bali offers great value, but overtime and if the press is to be believed Bali will become more expensive, the middle classes are growing across the whole of Indonesia. I have for a long time bestowed the virtues of Indonesia and its progress towards a true economic super power, I see no let up in this progress and all power to them. To add further confirmation of this I read this week the transcript of an article by Ian Satchwell, Australia Indonesia Business Council - an article that I will post a link to here and quote from an ABC interview: “IAN SATCHWELL: Well the Indonesian economy, yes, you're right, is growing and indeed it will be quite a bit bigger than Australia within a decade. The Indonesian market of 240 million people heading for 250 million, rapidly becoming wealthier, a lot of people moving into the middle class, is a fantastic consumer market”. So to say that Bali will be the major focus of middle class Indonesians is perhaps an understatement, this place is an idyllic location for the aspirations of so many Indonesians. I have lived and occasionally worked in Indonesia for the last 16 years and I can say that so many consider Bali as the place that they would most like to live and holiday in. Couple this desire with real money in their pockets then you have a very mobile population that will bless these beautiful shores. I am going to break from tradition here by incorporating third party links, I have tried to make my blogs interesting, informative but above all useful. On that note I came across a great site this week called Seat Guru one that helps you plan an air trip from any port to anywhere in the world. It is a site that shows the configuration of every airline flying today. You can with the aid of this planner identify and book your seat in advance of your trip. If you are over 6ft then leg room by an exit is a good place to go. If you like your seat back for most of the flight then perhaps a rear seat against a bulk head would be good. Whatever your reason this site gives you an insight as to how the plane is configured which makes you just a little more informed during your planning process. Of course given the nature of my post, again highlighting the growth in wealth of the Indonesians add to this the explosive growth in wealth out of China and India then it is my strong belief that Bali will not be able to cope with the growth in tourism over the coming years. As with all market economies then this paradise on earth will no doubt succumb to market forces, so jump on seat guru plan your trip and visit Bali this year. 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