East Timor - in the year 2006 through the eyes of a backpacker that lingered a bit to savor the moment. A special thanks to Henry Colby of Dili,who encouraged me to explore the corners of this hot and dusty country struggling to find direction in these troubled times.
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Arlo village on Atauro
Arlo is a village on top of the hill you will pass if you are crossing over to the other side of the island.
It is a little bit cooler up there in the mountains and there can be a breeze. There are quite a few trees along the trail once [...]
Lore Village on the south coast of Timor
To see a really neat village on the south coast make a trip to Lore. I was going to try to make it from there to Viqueque along the coast but the road was washed away by the river.
This is pretty far outback so I took 9 1/2 [...]
Energy Exciting times are unfolding in East Timor right now.
I just got back from a big demonstration in front of the palace.
The crowd is fired up chanting GO ALKAIRI! GO ALKATIRI! GO ALKATIRI! Meaning go away, get out of here, resign from office.
(English is not widely spoken here and it almost [...]
The Xanana reading room
This library has a lot of information about East Timor from 1975 till the present.
The current president of East Timor, Xanana Gusmao, was actively involved in the resistance against the Indonesian occupation.
There are some photo displays on the walls dedicated to the memory of those that died. It is [...]
Scuba diving East Timor
There are many great shore dives within 50 kilometers of Dili and dive trips are made to nearby Atauro Island.
On Atauro there is an Eco Lodge where the divers can stay and squeeze in a night dive and return the next day.
Freeflow Dive is one of the shops that take out [...]