Natarbora to Manatutu by motorbike The road between Natarbora and Manatutu is not very heavily used. There are no shops or benzine dealers along the way. If you have mechanical breakdowns the wait for the next vehicle coming through might be day or two. The government has a road upgrading project underway making the highway […]
Taro palm – food when nothing else is available. The taro palm is a low nutrition food that is pulverized and made into flour. It is fed to pigs and also made into a type of bread and used for human consumption. Sometimes there are men rolling along a section of taro palm down the […]
My old friend Pak Jacinto in Viqueque East Timor The loseman Rua Beloi is only “hotel” in Viqueque that I know of. The people of Viqueque are rather reserved but is is quite a nice town. The benzine or gasoline is 90 cents a liter which is quite cheap compared to other places in East […]
South Coast of East Timor Dusty roads from Natarbora From Natarbora to Viqueque the road disappears in some areas. In the dry season it is not particularly difficult but would probably be a real challenge in the wet. There is a big flat area of swamp grass that gets very dry and the trail turns […]
Betano Remote southern beach If you are searching for a remote beach that is not that difficult to get to, Betano on the south coast might be the ticket. A mate of mine from Australia suggests checking with the locals to find out if there are any salt water crocs in the area. (just to […]
The Rua Beloi The loseman Rua Beloi is along the river going out of Viqueque to the north. The owner charges 7.00 a night and gives you bread and coffee in the morning. He suggested that I put the bike inside the guesthouse for the night. Pak has 13 kids. He is a cool dude […]
Irabere The south coast of East Timor is absolute magic to me. The people are so good and the scenery is amazing. This part of East Timor gets little traffic and is crossed by many rivers. During the wet it would be easy to get stranded down there because you could have raging rivers on […]
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 […]