Dili Lodge Hotel

... la vita ed inseguire le altre migliaia di sogni che ho in mente. Non so esattamente dove si trovi l'ombelico del mondo, ma ora so per certo dove si trova la periferia: Dili, Timor Leste. Un Paese che fino a sei anni fa non esisteva neppure, almeno non ufficialmente, fagocitato per decenni dallo scomodo vicino indonesiano. Il piu' giovane stato del pianeta, indipendente dal 2002. Una citta' teatro di invasioni, sommosse, massacri, rivolte, da quando i colonizzatori ...

... The airport is surrounded by tents of UNHCR and some temporary homes of the 9000+ IDPs (internally displaced people) that have not yet gone home since the violence erupted in April 2006. Military presence was still strong, and various countries around the world were represented through the UN and EU. Burnt buildings and cars were visible on the main road from the airport to the city center. Young, unemployed people roamed the streets. On the day before I arrived, a ...

... border controls. There were no buses around so the options consited of spending the night in the town or heading down to the Border on the back of some Scooters. We Took the Bike option and before Mike could protest (He was actually stood there mulling over how me and him plus the driver and our bags where going to get on this small Bike) we were zipping off at breakneck toward east timor now mike really started to feel like Mr Palin Between the grunts ...

... please Commander Genral The republic of Timor Leste says you need 15 bucks a day to support yourself while you are here no i have done my sums and it will be $1000 dollars. How do you tell the thick sod that his maths are a little out. I dont have that kind of money i says blah blah i have $300 dollars and a credit card now this is what the genral wants to here. He is seriously impressed when i whip out a gold card "Welcome to Timor Lest" he says enjoy your stay.

... s (od** Smoke House Backpack**s) an d** Hauptzufahrtsstrasse (Almirante Rua de Thomas Am**ico 231) eingecheckt und dort waehrend Tagen die Motorraed** von Hand g**einigt, da nirgendwo Hochdruck- Rei***** vorhanden waren. D** V**lad in Contain** und Transport d** Bikes wurde von SDV Logistics (Rua Presidente Nicolau Lobato, Tel: +670 33 22 818) in die Wege geleitet und von P**kins am 9.8. ausgefuehrt, wenn hi** nicht noch ...

... mangos. We also bought the ingredients for a good betel nut chew: dried betel palm seeds to be wrapped in their leaves with a little quick lime to bring out the alkaloid in the betel nuts. Chewing betel nuts is supposed to stain your teeth red and act as a stimulant. A very traditional thing to do here; so we thought 'well when in Rome'. Our guide promised to show us how to chew this stuff but she never did. We didn't have ...

... Resort on the point on the far west end of the harbor. It's a long hike out there but it worth it. Today we plan to spend the afternoon at Areia Branca Beach at the east end of the harbor under the Cristo Rey statue. Then we'll climb the steps up to the statue pass the 14 stations of the cross to the statue. [GPS 08 01.406S 125 06.557E] On the way back into town we'll stop at one of the shore side thatched roof and open sided restaurants for a fresh ...

... to find him at his office, except Deb had called him and he assured her he would be there. We found his office but it was closed so we continued down the street passed another refugee camp. About another 50 meters down on the same side of the street we passed a newly constructed single story building with a large door opening on to the street. Inside we saw several young men milling about. At that moment a motor ...

Though only 1 ¾ hours flight from Darwin, East Timor, the World's newest country, certainly is worlds away... My room mate said that I was the first traveler he'd seen for 10 days! The other foreigners here are working with the UN, which also makes this little country quite expensive when compared to it's Asian neighbors. We set off to Jaco Island on the extreme east for a couple of nights, there's not many places ...

... saying he was happy to have all 10, because he counts me. I am 4 months younger than the oldest daughter and he always talks about how proud he is of her. He likes me living there because I remind him of her. SO all the immediate family was there, the girls prepared a big feast, we killed 2 pigs and 4 chickens (and some vegetables and eggs for me) then my dads brothers and sisters and cousins came over and we had ate together and talked about being thankful for family and such. It ...