Tropicana Guest House Dili

... unico ostello della citta', nella fantastica ospitalita' di Rita e degli altri ragazzi e ragazze che ci lavorano, mi hanno fatto veramente sentire come a casa. Poi ti possono sempre capitare delle esperienze fantastiche in un posto come questo: ieri sera, nella sala aperta annessa all'ostello, un gruppo di caschi blu dell'Onu in borghese ha organizzato una festa con braciolata. L'occasione era troppo ghiotta per non tentare di intrufolarmi: ho parlato con un po' di gente ...

... had been thrown into the Australian Embassy complex (fortunately it was not a time when the Aussie expats were enjoying their once a month BBQ + beer so no one was hurt) with no felon in sight. Despite all of this, the city seemed peaceful and I never felt unsafe during my stay. The only thing I feared was catching malaria or denghi by the hundreds of mosquitoes attacking me day and night. In fact, I found the Timorese to be friendly and soft-spoken, even as ...

... Even worse I am chained to Cookie for the duration having to listen about his fav comic books and his one big regret is that he will never every get to see the new transformers film. Then the customs blokes start checking through our bags and i remeber that both me and Mike had packed our sumartran coffee in the bottem of our rucksacks. Only coffee i promise but the bloody was wrapped up in plastic and looked like a flippin bag of you know what. I can ...

... long i wanted to stay?. I said well were on holiday and suppose we will be here 10 or 11 days. Ten or Eleven he says which is it? eleven i mutter (The Fact that i should of got 30 for paying my green backs did not seem to matter to Travolta) Back in the Caravan he goes talking to his commrade, i am sweating now thinking of a schene where some bloke has to do seriously hard time in a shithole of a prison breaking rocks and doing ungodly acts just to ...

... de Passage auszufuellen und zu stempeln hatte - obwohl East Timor nicht als Carnet Land v**m**kt ist. Danach **oeffnete sich ein fast menschenle**es und bettelarmes, ab** unglaublich freundliches Land mit fantastischen Landschaften und imm**-laechelnden Einheimischen. An menschenle**en Straenden und vom Tourismus unb**uehrt ging es nach Dili. In Dili wurde in d** einzigen, ab** ganz sympatischen billig- Unt**kunft East Timor ...

... better then to expect much. Turned out the embassy was closed for Martin Luther King Day. So we returned today egged on by the Aussies, but feeling like suckers for doing so. We've never registered with our embassy before and probably never will again. The American embassy is the biggest and best here. It has large grounds with manicured grass and an Olympic size swimming pool for the use of about 5 staff members. We heard that the staff could each invite up to five friends ...

... to save some money on cheap accommodations by staying at the Dili Guest House for $5/nite but one look scared Irina off. So we had the driver take us to the Hotel Torismo, listed as a mid range accommodation at $50/nite. No need to change money here they use US dollar bills, although their coins are distinct. East Timor shares the island of Timor with Indonesia to the west and has been racked by violence since 1999 when they voted to separate from Indonesia. It is the ...

... permission to date boys. Last year he found out she had a boyfriend and beat her, not too bad I am sure. They asked me lots of questions about America and are amazed that my dad lets me have boyfriends, that my oldest brother is married and has no children yet, that men cook and clean too, that my mom tells my dad what to do as much as the other way around, etc. I wish that I could do something to end the oppression. But my house is considered pretty liberal because the women eat ...

... thanks to all the foreigner!) and also you can find many of the things you can at home. DVDs and CDs are sold all over the place as are cameras and American/asain food! So that is all very comforting. However, once you leave Dili and head into the suburbs and especially in the countryside all the conveniences are lost. I am currently living with a family of nine (I think, it is hard to tell who is family and who ...

... dan eksotikanya tidak akan berubah, apalagi lifestyle masyarakatnya akan terasa berbeda dari kehidupan masyarakat Indonesia pada umumnya, itu sudah terasa jauh sebelum Timor Leste menjadi negara tersendiri..<br><br>Sayang, album-album foto kami hilang saat mengungsi tahun 1999, mungkin kami hanya boleh mengenang dalam hati dan ingatan kami saja, dan semoga kami dapat berkunjung lagi kesana dan melakukan 'napak tilas' kehidupan kami yang tidak akan kami lupakan.<br>