Rote Island, where the living is easy

[The Jakarta Post Travel]

An early morning flight is definitely not my cup of tea, especially when I have to deal with Terminal 1 at Soekarno-Hatta airport. This “vintage” airport shows its worst face in the morning. On that particular morning when I had to catch a 6 a.m. flight to Kupang was even worse, because there was an electricity failure. A frustratingly long line to the check-in foyer and more chaos at the check-in counter only made me more determined to escape this city. But, at least this situation saved me from missing my flight. All flights were delayed, but sadly not my connecting ferry from Kupang to Rote, which I was due to catch at 9:30 a.m.

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