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Motorbike Madness in Maubise | Nov 02 09'

by MickyS a male from Sydney, on vacation in Maubisse

"If I'd honestly known any half decent opera arias I would have sung to the mountains for sheer joy."

For at least the last two weeks, I've been quite happy to give myself a wrap over my burgeoning skills as an Indonesian speaker. Language p... Continue reading »
Betano Beach | Nov 01 09'

by MickyS a male from Sydney, on vacation in Betano

"With only the sound of the waves, it's not hard to imagine the past."

The afternoon has grown old, into the evening, like the memories of a place in the imagination. As I sit here in my hotel in the mountain v... Continue reading »
Baucau to Viqueque | Oct 31 09'

by MickyS a male from Sydney, on vacation in Viqueque

"Some say this is the heartland of Timor Leste, but in a country so heartbroken by years of war and occupation, what does that mean?"

The sun is slowly setting and dances through the trees, casting shadows on the mountainside. I sit on my veranda and watch, as the two boys... Continue reading »
Dili to Baucau | Oct 30 09'

by MickyS a male from Sydney, on vacation in Baucau

"With the roar of the engine beneath me, I am full of pride and promise..."

For about 120 kilometres east of Dili, the winding coast road snakes its way towards the old Portuguese town of Baucau. With only a few exp... Continue reading »
Pousada | Oct 17 09'

by MickyS a male from Sydney, on vacation in Maubisse

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At the top of the hill sits the old Pousada, steeped in reminiscence of a time before independence and occupation. It recollects a colonial grandeu... Continue reading »
Inside-out | Oct 14 09'

by MickyS a male from Sydney, on vacation in Aileu

"...a century of Indonesian occupation when all Timorese teachers lived in fear of being seen as dissidents against Suharto's heavy hand..."

It's been a strange and humbling week. Thank goodness for that. Finally, having conquered fears and insecurities, I know that I do have something t... Continue reading »
A welcome Change | Oct 09 09'

by MickyS a male from Sydney, on vacation in Aileu

"With a fragile sense of purpose, I know it's time to step outside and live life."

Some days the experiences of travel are too new and too fresh for words. Still, not to find the words is to risk having the experience and missing... Continue reading »
Slap in the Face | Oct 05 09'

by MickyS a male from Sydney, on vacation in Dili

" I’ve got a lot to learn. Thank goodness I’ve got the time and space to learn it in. "

Travel is the process wherein reality converges with fiction. We bring our stories, fantasies and wild imagination to bear on the necessity of maki... Continue reading »