Timor Lodge Hotel
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To the end of the road and back
... I ran out to fetch the guy, telling him that it's very early and I'd like to get on the later one. He told me that there's no later one. Within 5 minutes I was ready to go. The trip back took us 1 1/2 hours. Loading up huge bags of veg from the villagers which they take up to Lospalos to sell.
I got off in Lautém. Again. And I found some light and 4 guys in their late teens who were wide awake. I asked them if I ...
Betelmania
... company, and the next day the four of us take a long walk north along the dirt road to a distant fishing village. The difference between Atauro and Dili is made apparent by the friendliness of the island people. In the far village we ask a random guy if there is a cafe nearby, and he invites us to his house where his wife knocks up four mugs of strong, black Timorese, and we spend a great hour chatting away with them in our ever-improving Indonesian.
Among ...
Our Last Frontier
... the difference between the blue berets and tourists.
Walking back we pass through a downtown shopping area where a lone protester stands resolutely everyday, but we don't know what he's protesting about. This is what it's like here it seems - no one really knows what's happening, least of all us. Back at the Backpackers we discover why the place is fully booked. Election Monitors. The city is full of volunteers observing and monitoring the crucial election.
The ...
School
We've started school in various forms since we arrived, and it has been very interesting and different all around!
We all go to Dili International School (well, all except Scott. He goes to work at the Embassy!)
Alexander attends preschool on the mornings that I'm teaching. He has a teacher called Miss Yen from the Philipines, ...
Ups and Downs in Timor-Leste
... They appeared to be watching the Timorese customs officers and airport staff much more than those who were actually trying to gain access to the country.
Finding accommodation in Dili was a bit of a problem. Armed with no more than the Lonely Planet we grabbed a cab from the airport and asked to be deposited at the only backpackers' hostel in town. It was, of course, full with other travellers booking weeks or months in ...
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