Timor Lodge Hotel Dili

... ci sono in giro per il mondo, la colpa e' nostra: in questo caso di portoghesi ed olandesi che si sono spartiti l'isola trecento anni fa, per poi andarsene e lasciarla nel caos una trentina d'anni fa. Ma durante la stessa passeggiata incontri una marea di gente sorridente, felice di vedere che anche qualcuno che non lavora per l'Onu arriva fino a qui, nuovi palazzi, un bellissimo lungomare, e la voglia di rinascere di questa gente la senti eccome attorno a te. La sento anche ...

... 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 ...

... long i wanted to stay?. I said well were on holiday and suppose we will be here 10 or 11 days. Ten or Eleven he says which is it? eleven i mutter (The Fact that i should of got 30 for paying my green backs did not seem to matter to Travolta) Back in the Caravan he goes talking to his commrade, i am sweating now thinking of a schene where some bloke has to do seriously hard time in a shithole of a prison breaking rocks and doing ungodly acts just to ...

... in Indonesia we were straight through with the now well heeled comment about my name and manchester (Nothing to do with the fact he is a right tubber) We got to the East Timorese side of the workings and were given a real reminder about how new this country really is. The Border post was pained on the ground and the imagration was a caravan. Commander Genral Travolta immagrasi as it said on his badge gave me the once over took my passport and asked ...

Destination 176: km94'734 Die Reise and die Grenze und d** Grenzueb**tritt selbst war so (offensichtlich) gefahrlos wie einfach. Auch wenn man beim v**lassen Indonesiens beim Milita**- Ob**st vorsprechen muss (wohl strategisch) gabs keine Probleme. Das Highlight war wohl die sehr sympatische Einreise nach East Timor, wo Fred und ich dem Zoll- Inspektor wie einem unwissenden Lehrling Zeile fu** Zeile dikti**en mussten, was ** im ...

... since they could get theirs on arrival when they flew to Bali. They suggested that we check with the American Embassy where they were sure that with a phone call the Yanks could expedite the process and we'd only have to pay an extra a 'fee'. We showed up at the American Embassy to register, get information on where we could get anti-malaria medication, and also ask about the 7 day Indo visa wait. We've enough experience with US government bureaucrats, and should have ...

... with making a good first impression. We sucked it up deciding we didn't need to use the toilets that bad. When we lugged our bags outside the terminal we were attacked by kids yelling: taxi! taxi! They jostled each other grabbing at the bags we were carrying hoping to earn a tip on the pretext of 'helping'. Even though we checked with several taxi drivers we still ended up paying $10 US, instead of the $5 our guide book said was the price for the ride into town. We ...

... is in the military, one is becoming a nun, and another a police officer. It seems strange to me that people would dedicate their life to Jesus to avoid marriage or for the men just to guarantee work. The sister that is becoming a sister, actually doesn't even like to go to church and she really likes boys and being girly and pretty. But because she doesn't want to be a slave to a man she joined the convent. Another big thing that happened is that dad gave the oldest daughter (23 ...

... city. Every other car that drives by is UN or some other NGO working here to rebuild. Every third building is just a burnt shell. If the building isn't burnt it is shiny and new as are the roads because everything here has been rebuilt since 1999. It is a really interesting time to be here in this country. The people here are very friendly, they don't harass you or beg for money. There are lots of good places to ...

... 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 ...