On the road to Maubisse

Lunch with the President of the Party Democratico

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June 18th 2012
Our second night in a nunnery was all the peace and tranquility you would expect. The nunnery was on a hill side looking out to sea and we could hear the waves lapping the shoreline. Nuns don't do it tough, the convent was really nice and it even had 3 thatched huts with tables and chairs looking out to sea. We hit the road and followed the coast road back towards Dili until we hit a villag ... read more

Asia » East Timor » Maubisse

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The Portuguese began to trade with the island of Timor in the early 16th century and colonized it in mid-century. Skirmishing with the Dutch in the region eventually resulted in an 1859 treaty in which Portugal ceded the western portion of the island... ... read more