What it’s like to travel in East Timor
While preparing for my solo trip to Timor Leste, I noticed there was barely any online information about tourism and travel in East Timor.Though I was desperately hoping to find some inspiration from other travellers to prepare for my journey, I found it exhilarating not to be in the know.I had no expectations and let […]
12 Favourite Destinations
Exactly ten years ago today, I embarked on my first independent trip. By “independent,†I mean a journey not organised or sponsored by parents, school, or any other organisation. It was the first time I travelled on my own dime, in my own time. I was 19 when a friend and I booked a ticket […]
2013 Travel Summary, Part II
Resuming the travel summary of 2013, the nomadic year… Read part I here. JULY – Timor-Leste / The Gili Islands If you need to leave Bali for a visa run… why not go completely off-script and head to Timor-Leste? Practical info about the place is scarce, so I went in blind — which may be […]
Eating dog in East Timor
Don’t Knock It Till You’ve Tried It It wasn’t a mistake. It was a conscious choice I made under the motto: don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. There I was, sitting in the hostel’s common room, chatting with a group of interesting travellers who had all found their way to a relatively unknown destination: […]
East Timor: not for rookies
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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