Paximus Lodge
Travel Blogs from Dili
To the end of the road and back
... the guys that I need to get back to Dili the next day and I'd be setting off early. The locals told me that there's a pick-up every day at around 05.00 in the morning. I fell asleep around 23.00 to the lovely sounds of the ocean.
Next thing: Knock on my door. "Senhora, o carro esta aqui." I jump out of bed not knowing what time it is. Me: "OK, obrigada." Checking my watch, I couldn't believe my eyes. It said 01.48 in ...
Betelmania
... to the outer reef in a fisherman's canoe to snorkel over the amazing coral gardens that ring the island. We are accompanied by an Australian couple, John and Marea, and a another pair of Aussie election monitors, two attractive young girls from Melbourne. The snorkelling is sublime and afterwards we all retire to the deck for lunch and beers. John and Marea, here on holiday, live in an isolated Aboriginal community near Darwin, where Marea works at the local school. They ...
Our Last Frontier
... There is a prominade walkway that extends for miles and the further we walk along it the nicer Dili becomes - it's potential is obvious but it has a long way to go. We walk for a couple of kilometres until we arrive at buse and taxi terminal. There is much activity and bustling, and loads of wild looking young guys touting and shouting and exuding a certain mood of aggression toward us. We have heard that the locals don't like the UN presence in their country and I suppose they ...
Streets of Dili
... was 'Why were you fighting gorillas in the jungle?'. David Attenborough would have been alarmed.
This photo is taken just across the road from our place and the Embassy. Josh's take on the smelly open drain/sewer when he first saw it was 'That's medieval'. And it is. Sanitation is a huge issue here, and has major health and social consequences.
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Ups and Downs in Timor-Leste
January 4-11, 2012
Landing in Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste gave us an immediate sense of the state of things in this small country. There were several UN helicopters and trucks parked at the airport and a crowd of Timorese people hanging onto a chain link fence outside the airport staring at the newly arrived. The airport is staffed by UN police officers, each of whom has a flag indicating their home country on the shoulder of ...
Location
Other places to stay in Dili
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Hotel Esplanada
Avenida da Portugal , Dili | 3 star hotel -
Hotel Timor
Rua dos Martires da Patria, Dili | Hotelfrom $135 -
Dili Beach Hotel
Avenida de Portugal , Dili | Hotel -
Hotel Dili
Av. Direitos Humanos, Dili | Hotel -
Timor Lodge Hotel
Comoro Road, Dili | Hotel -
Hotel Novo Horizonte
Area Branca, Meti-Aut East Timor, Dili | Hotel -
Hotel Turismo
Av dos Direitos Humanos, Dili | Hotel -
Hotel Tropical
Bairro Gomes, Dili | Hotel -
Arbiru Beach
Aldeia Meti I Bebonuk, Dili | Hotel -
Farol Hotel
Rua Governador Serpa Rosa, Dili | Hotel -
Dili Lodge Hotel
Comoro, Dili | Hotel -
Hotel Loro Sa'e
Av. Bispo de Medeiros, Dili | Hotel
