Timor-Leste

... difficult to meet genuine locals who wish to befriend you because of the barrier between tourists and locals. Tired? Come to Timor Leste. The only way I can describe this story is through a little anecdote... Our visa had been filled out incorrectly ...

A travel blog entry from Dili by laurenandkris
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I think I am officially off the backpacker trail here. The poverty is overwhelming in Dili. Once you get away from the city, however, this is a beautiful country! I spent a day diving here, but was more taken by the drive along the coastline than what I ...

... Tourismus unberuehrt ging es nach Dili. In Dili wurde in der einzigen, aber ganz sympatischen billig- Unterkunft East Timor Backpackers (oder Smoke House Backpackers) an der Hauptzufahrtsstrasse (Almirante Rua de Thomas Americo 231) eingecheckt und dort ...

... . In a very short summary the Portuguese ran the place for 500 years and did nothing for the people or the infrastructure. East Timor declared independence from Portugal on Nov 28, 1975 and 10 days later Indonesia troops invaded. Over the next 24 years a ...