Dili beachfront Dili waterfront The city of Dili is set on a magnificant bay. There is always something going on along the shore from football matches and concerts to fishermen selling their catch. It is hard to understand how there can be so much conflict in such a beautiful setting. It just doesn’t seem right. [...]
Beach road Dili – East Timor A road follows the beach from the Pertamina pier all the way around to the Cape Fatucama. Most of the embassies are lined up alongside each other on the beach road. Two exceptions are the Australian embassy located on the road going to the Comoro bridge and the Indonesian [...]
Cheap lunches in Dili Backpackers and budget travelers can treat themselves to a cheap plate of good food at the Bakso Depot on the Comoro road. If you are staying at the Backpackers Guesthouse just go out the gate and walk to the right. If it’s too hot to walk you can take a taxi [...]
Venture Hotel – Dili – East Timor The Venture Hotel is on the road behind Lita’s supermarket on Rua Filomena De Camara (there are no street signs in Dili) in the area of town known as Bidau Lecidere. It’s in a quiet location one street off the beach road underneath some big trees providing cool [...]
Backpackers Guesthouse in Dili The only real choice for the budget traveler is the Backpackers Guesthouse near the Tiger Fuel in the Mandarin area of Dili. It’s secure, has hot showers, air conditioning, dvd player. and a great little pub, the Smokehouse, out back. The best value in Dili is the Backpackers Guest house in [...]