![How to Get to Rote Island, Indonesia [Updated!]](https://eternalarrival.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Rote-Island-8-2-768x578.jpg)
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…
To experience the wild side on your next trip to Madeira, whale watching and dolphin spotting tours are the way to go! Besides the breathtaking nature, incredible hikes, jaw-droppingly beautiful waterfalls, and delicious wines, what really sets Madeira is its marine wildlife! Picture this: you’re cruising through the sparkling blue waters, the salt wind whipping…
From rugged mountain peaks that jut out from the island’s topography into the clouds to the emerald-green valleys teeming with waterfalls and springs, Madeira’s landscapes are perfect to explore by foot. But hiking in another country can occasionally be a little intimidating. Whether it’s navigating the signage system, figuring out public transportation or driving, or…
Iceland in winter is like a snowglobe from another planet: by day, you’ll explore snowy paths leading to thundering waterfalls, watch pieces of ice float in glacier lagoons, and see ice caves glitter and cast all different shades of blue. By night, the beauty doesn’t stop, it just changes form, as colorful auroras dance overhead….
Seeing the aurora borealis is one of the most common bucket list items out there — and Finnish Lapland is one of the best places to do it… and in response to that, there are lots of glass igloos all around Lapland, offering you the chance to see the aurora from your room. In addition to…
![The 5 Best Hungarian Wine Tours in Budapest [From a Wine Geek]](https://eternalarrival.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/wine-tours-from-budapest-shutterstock_2215234181-2-768x530.jpg)
Hungary might not be the first country that comes to mind when thinking of wine, but it truly offers some exceptional wines… … and that’s high praise coming from me, a certified wine geek who grew up an hour away from Napa and Sonoma. If you have enough time in Budapest, dedicate at least a…
A curtain-type waterfall that falls elegantly into a small pool below, Tibumana Waterfall has the classic Bali waterfall look that makes people pin it to their Pinterest boards and dream up a trip around. But Tibumana has also been victim to the color-grading mania that has taken over the brains of many an Instagrammer, so…
Campuhan Antapan is located right down the road from Leke Leke Waterfall, an Insta-famous waterfall to which many influencers flock. Leke Leke is definitely a lovely waterfall, but honestly, I preferred Campuhan Waterfall by far. Campuhan Antapan is a lot more laid-back and less-visited — it was only us and a group of two local…
Tucked away in the small village of Les — one of many little-visited villages along Bali’s wild and less-traveled North Coast — you can find the beautiful waterfall of Yeh Mampeh… if you know to look for it. While it’s certainly not hard to find, with plenty of signage on the roads directing you to the waterfall…
