{"id":3588,"date":"2016-09-22T08:41:28","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T08:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/?p=3588"},"modified":"2025-04-26T08:06:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T08:06:44","slug":"travel-east-timor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/travel-east-timor\/","title":{"rendered":"What it’s like to travel in East Timor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 everything surprise me.<\/p>\n

Since those fruitless Google searches, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve told myself I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d share everything I could about my travel experiences in East Timor.
It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a destination that deserves more attention \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and one that’s absolutely worth a visit.
I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve already written an article on how travelling in East Timor can be quite challenging<\/a>, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve also shared my bizarre culinary experience in Timor Leste<\/a>.
But because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not exactly a cookie-cutter destination, you might need some visual encouragement to take the plunge.<\/p>\n

East Timor is a great stop over for a seasoned traveler looking for a little edge<\/h4>\n

Though I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m far from being an expert on East Timor and the issues the country is facing, I found it to be a particularly fascinating travel destination.
One that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just inspire \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ooh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153ahh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s\u00e2\u20ac\u009d but rather makes you question global politics and reflect on human nature.
Travelling in East Timor was a reality check, reminding me of the basics \u00e2\u20ac\u201d both in travel and in life.
I know, that sounds like pretty heavy shizzle for a weeklong stint, but then again, isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t that the whole point of travel?<\/p>\n

As heavy-hearted or challenging as travel in East Timor can be, there is plenty of light and colour waiting to be discovered.<\/p>\n

Here is travel in East Timor in a few\u00c2\u00a0of my favourite snaps<\/h4>\n

Cristo rei, a giant statue of Jesus Christ standing on a globe overlooking Dili’s bay. Ascend the hill for some mild exercise and a face to face with JC.<\/p>\n

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The view from Cristo Rei is worth the climb. Cape Fatucama (pictured below) offers white sand beach and clear waters.<\/p>\n

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Cruising by Dili’s seafront.<\/p>\n

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Making friends with local beachgoers while hanging out at the beaches just outside the centre,<\/p>\n

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The market, as always, one of the most colourful spots to pick up the local vibe.<\/p>\n

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At times, the people in East Timor may seem a little grumpy but once you connect with them, the facade drops and magic happens.<\/p>\n

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A day trip from Dili or overnight stint to Atauro island flashes you to another era. Back to basics. It’s also a superb scuba diving location.
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On the road to Maubisse we traversed winding roads over steep hills dotted with coffee plantations.<\/p>\n

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The centre of Maubisse has a certain charm to it. Why, I can’t quite put a finger on.<\/p>\n

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Colour and creativity are features I appreciate in my means of transport.<\/p>\n

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A local sunset beach activity: foraging shellfish at low tide.<\/p>\n

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Have you travelled to a destination you knew next to nothing about? Where was it?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,114],"tags":[5,33,20,27,19],"country":[262],"class_list":["post-3588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-destinations","category-timor-leste","tag-asia","tag-islands","tag-off-the-beaten-track","tag-photo-essay","tag-timor-leste","country-timor-leste"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phrKJj-VS","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelcake.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/feat.jpg?fit=1140%2C760&quality=89&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3588"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3588\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4604,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3588\/revisions\/4604"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3588"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcake.net\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=3588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}