Surrounded by the shockingly-blue waters of the remote Savu Sea, Rote Island is a mostly-untouched paradise in West Timor, Indonesia. Known locally as Pulau Rote, Rote Island is Indonesia’s southernmost inhabited island — a fun fact to be able to throw out, considering Indonesia has some 18,000+ islands, about 8,000 of which are inhabited. But…
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The capital of East Nusa Tenggara, Kupang is a frequent stopover for people traveling onwards to Rote Island and an interesting city to visit in its own right. Due to the incompatibility of the flights coming in from Bali with the timing of the ferries onward to Rote, we ended up having to spend two…
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Rote Island in West Timor is a true hidden gem when it comes to travel in Indonesia! As the southernmost island in the entire Indonesian archipelago, Rote is actually just 500 kilometers (~300 miles) from the Australian mainland. That puts it in closer striking distance to Australia than to other Indonesian islands, like Bali and…
Traveling around Koh Kood is like something out of a dream, with electric blue waters, soft white sands stretching as far as the eye can see, and gently-fluttering palm fronds dotted with coconuts. Scooting around the island feels like your own little slice of paradise, and best of all, unlike the Thai islands on the…
As Thailand’s third-largest island, Koh Chang has a lot to offer. Named after its ‘elephant’ shape, Koh Chang has everything from soft sandy beaches to lush mangrove forests to tumbling waterfalls. It’s a great gateway to visiting the other islands in the same archipelago, like Koh Mak and Koh Kood, which I also visited and…
The smallest of the three main Trat islands, Koh Mak is a quiet and peaceful paradise with some of the bluest waters in all of Thailand. Not as visited by Koh Chang and not as expensive as Koh Kood, Koh Mak is a wonderful offbeat place to visit in Thailand. With almost no car traffic,…
For coffee lovers, the island of Puerto Rico is synonymous with smooth, chocolate-rich flavors that the coffee beans grown on the island are known for. But you don’t have to trek to the island’s coffee plantations to taste the best coffee in Puerto Rico — many coffee shops in San Juan serve up delicious farm-to-cup brews in…
Let’s be honest about New York: no one lives there for its weather. There are few things that New Yorkers can agree upon, but the fact that fall is the best season to be in New York is surely one of them. New York’s winters are about three months too long, stretching on so that…
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The Float House is one of the most unique places to stay in Laos, situated on the (mostly) calm waters of the Nam Ou River. This river winds through Northern Laos, connecting a handful of waterside towns like Nong Khiaw and Muang Ngoi, before heading all the way to to Luang Prabang via a serpentine…
