Hotel Loro Sa'e Dili

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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.

... Krise ausbricht. Ich w**de mit North Air b**eits am 6.8. nach Darwin fliegen. Alles zusammen fu** knapp 500 USD. XXXXX The journey to the bord** and the crossing itself was (obviously) as safe as easy. Even if we had to go to the Military Offic** (probably for strategic reasons) before leaving Indonesia th**e was no problems. The highlight was definitely the v**y nice entry to East Timor wh**e Fred and me had to instruct the ...

... 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 ...

... Jalan Salib menaiki bukit yang tidak jauh dari rumah kami di Comoro. i miss that moment...<br><br>Kekayaan alam, terutama pantai yang sangat indah dan bersih adalah salah satu anugrah Tuhan pada tanah yang tandus ini. Air laut yang jernih bagai melihat kaca tembus pandang saat memandang dasar laut mencari kerang-kerangan yang dapat direbus sabelum dimakan bersama sambal mentah, mmm...yummy...<br><br>Sekalipun kota ini tidak lagi menjadi wilayah negaraku, tapi ...