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Hotel Tropical Dili

Bairro Gomes, Bidau Dili, Timor-Leste

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Santa Cruz Cemetery

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... concrete, and lots of creativity had been used for their design. They were decorated with plastic flowers, which were also burned near a cross in the middle of the cemetery, sun-melted candles, and pictures of religious icons. Many graves also displayed pictures of the deceased, which had bleached out in the strong sunlight, giving them a ghost-like look. All of this was set against a back-drop of palm trees and the surrounding mountains, making for one magical ...

The "city of peace" to be

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... s only hostel, which had an atmospheric outdoor sitting area.

A few fellow travellers hanging out at the hostel had already gone through the process of applying for the Indonesian visa at the embassy, and gave me some useful advice. Writing a letter to politely ask for the elsewhere unusual 60 day visa and to explain why it was needed was plausible, but the necessity of a picture with a red background seemed to be purely arbitrary. I had no choice but to go ...

Flores and East Timor 2005

A travel blog entry by mulqueen

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... br> Visited a traditional village with strangely shaped houses, where the annual buffalo ceremony is the centrepiece of tradition. Although nearly everyone in Flores is Roman Catholic, there is a powerful substratum of animism. Enjoyed the local tea, which has a unique aroma.

Good though Flores was, I enjoyed East Timor far more. Partly because of the companiable group (great leader plus…my roommate, a 57-year-old Melbourne dairy farmer, a brainy ...

Dili

A travel blog entry by timorbikerboys

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For the next two days we checked out the sights of Dili.


THURSDAY, 22nd JULY 2010.

We played tourist and went to all the interesting locations around Dili.

Our first stop was at the local hospital where we made inquiries into the Dr we had met at Jaco as Graham had somehow managed to delete his number. Privacy certainly wasn't an issue and we were given his mobile number without any questioning. Then we made contact with him. Dr ...

On the road again

A travel blog entry by joetwinn

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... Everything shutting down soon after dark – and remember that the sun sets around 6:30

Things that should stay the same – wherever we are

Cool time, pool time. Here it has been the pool at Hotel Timor which has been great – in Bali we are at least staying at the hotel rather than just sneaking in the back door

Beautiful scenery – taking fantastic photos is easy here and even I can see the colours

Beautiful beaches ...

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