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The "city of peace" to be

A travel blog entry by sonjamargarethe

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... to come from a different planet. As peace had come to Dili only a short while ago, the UN and other NGOs are still making a big effort to create stability and promote economical development.

I then made my way back to the hostel in one of the many taxis, to cook and fill in my visa form. I shared my dorm room with a Portuguese man who worked in Dili as a builder - I wonder how he was able to survive. He got up very early every morning and came back late in ...

Flores and East Timor 2005

A travel blog entry by mulqueen

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... market I’ve been to. Cock-fighting is a national pastime (men sitting by the roadside stroking their cocks – so to speak – and occasionally allowing them to spar for a few seconds is a common sight), and fighting cocks were on sale everywhere in the market – for around $15. Trussed up pigs and goats too. Large plastic containers of vile palm wine abounded. Small piles of tobacco were for sale. Chewing tobacco is another male pastime here. And, ...

Dili

A travel blog entry by timorbikerboys

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We then headed up to the Bamboo Kuning for some dinner and the nastiest hottest sambal of our trip. Both Graham and I were sweating from the chili.

After dinner we caught up with Carlito back at the Venture Hotel and listened to further stories from Sister Joan before headed off to bed.

FRIDAY, 23rd JULY 2010.
We were up early and met Dr Antony for a morning ride with the Dili Mountain Bike club riders. The ride was a quick ...

On the road again

A travel blog entry by joetwinn

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... likely – I hope the third option of collapsing into a civil war never happens, but this is still a fragile country and the UN are here for a reason.

There's a voice that keeps on calling me
Down the road is where I’ll always be

Every stop I make, I’ll make a new friend
Can’t stay for long, just turn around and I’m gone again.

Maybe tomorrow, I’ll want to settle down,
Until tomorrow, I’ll just keep moving ...

Roadworks

A travel blog entry by joetwinn

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... my first trip into the mountains and an opportunity to see an area that would be nigh on impossible to reach without private transport. 25% of the country's population lives in Dili, with another 25% living in the other towns around the coast. The remainder live in the districts, mostly in the mountainous interior of the country, and in some cases completely inaccessible by any sort of vehicle.
The drive took two hours, and each time we took a turn ...

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