Blogs from Dili, East Timor, Asia - page 5

Waking up this morning... ehm... noon... with a nice colour pattern, my red and white skin mainly resembling that of a painted Danish soccer fan. I had some delusions about maybe doing a daytrip to Baucau, the second city of Timor Leste, but cannot really work myself into the mood. Instead I head downtown and stock up on some more film before returning to checkout my newfound love, the Dili waterfront. There is some activity in the container port but the rest of the city seems to be in siesta mode. All the street vendors I encounter are curled up in the small patches of shadows that can be found under the trees. I soon decide to follow their example and find a nice spot in front of the presidential palace that also offers a great ... read more

Yet another tiring morning flight, although this time at least I am staying close to the airport. It gets a bit tiring living in a coffer like Yasser Arafat always lugging bags around, so it is good to know that today I will arrive in a place where I can settle down for a few days. I am immensely happy to finally board for Dili, a place I have been wanting to visit for so long. The weather is great and the flight over Nusa Tenggara introduces me to the beauty of the Indonesian archipelago with spectacular views. We pass island after island with rising mountains and shiny white beaches. Volcanic cones crop up from time to time, from very small ones to wide and deformed craters. Quite spectacular. Dili's diminutive Nicolo Lobato airport is currently ... read more