Timor-Leste Archives - TravelCake https://www.travelcake.net/category/destinations/asia-destinations/timor-leste/ Traveling since 1985 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 10:26:08 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 What it’s like to travel in East Timor https://www.travelcake.net/travel-east-timor/ https://www.travelcake.net/travel-east-timor/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2016 08:41:28 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=3588 While preparing for my solo trip to Timor Leste, I noticed there was barley any online information on tourism and travel in East Timor. Though I was desperately hoping to find some inspiration from other travellers to prepare my journey, I found it exhilarating not to be in the know. I had no expectations and let […]

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]]> https://www.travelcake.net/travel-east-timor/feed/ 1 12 Favourite Destinations https://www.travelcake.net/12-favourite-destinations/ https://www.travelcake.net/12-favourite-destinations/#comments Tue, 02 Sep 2014 14:47:49 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=1870 It’s been exactly 10 years today since my first independent trip. By “independent” I mean a trip not organised or sponsored by parents, school or other organisations… I started traveling on my own dime in my own time. I was 19 when a friend and I booked a ticket to Zimbabwe, a country we knew […]

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]]> https://www.travelcake.net/12-favourite-destinations/feed/ 28 2013 Travel Summary, Part II https://www.travelcake.net/2013-travel-summary-part-ii/ https://www.travelcake.net/2013-travel-summary-part-ii/#comments Mon, 30 Dec 2013 19:32:08 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=1022 Resuming the travel summary of 2013, the nomadic year… Read part I here.   JULY… Timor-Leste- Gili islands If you have to leave Bali for a few days, where do you go? Ummm… Timor-Leste? Why not… Practical information online about Timor-Leste is scarce, so I left without any expectations. That might be why I loved […]

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]]> https://www.travelcake.net/2013-travel-summary-part-ii/feed/ 8 Eating dog in East Timor https://www.travelcake.net/eating-dog-in-east-timor/ https://www.travelcake.net/eating-dog-in-east-timor/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:10:15 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=596 It was no mistake, but a conscious choice I made under the motto: don’t knock it till you’ve tried it! There I sat, in the hostels’ common room, chatting away with all the interesting travellers who were exploring a relatively unknown destination: East-Timor. As we discussed our experiences in the country so far, a new […]

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]]> https://www.travelcake.net/eating-dog-in-east-timor/feed/ 13 East Timor: not for rookies https://www.travelcake.net/east-timor-not-for-rookies/ https://www.travelcake.net/east-timor-not-for-rookies/#comments Sat, 13 Jul 2013 09:01:09 +0000 http://www.travelcake.net/?p=130 When I told my friends I was going to Timor-Leste, many of them had no idea where it was. Some had never even heard of this country. Understandably, since it has only been an independent country for 11 years.

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