Back to Timor-Leste

I first visited Timor-Leste in 2018, as part of a study tour, and last week I returned. It's a fascinating place … exotic and chaotic, the opposite of Canberra's clean, controlled streets. A bunch of people have asked to see photos and I'm afraid I didn't take many this time. Too busy soaking up the experiences and the atmosphere. You can see photos from my 2018 trip here and here and here if interested. Anyway …

Sunset on the beach in Dili

(Ahem) gin cocktails at Hotel Timor

The main event: I attended the inauguration

of a school I'd helped contribute to

Remembering murdered journalists in Balibo

Ruined building at Balibo

Watching the film Balibo at Balibo.

Very poignant.

Cute critter

Brekkie at Balibo Fort Hotel.

Mie goreng. Delicious!

Tropical flowers at Balibo

When several malae (foreigners) trekked to see a magnificent waterfall

near Balibo, a bunch of kids from the nearby village joined us. The

little girl pictured, Amana, grabbed my hand and kindly

helped prevent me falling into various streams!

Obrigada barak, Amana :-)

'Only Timorese coffee is allowed in heaven':

spotted at Agora Food Studio

Portuguese tarts at a Dili café

Timor-Leste is very close to Australia, about a one hour flight north of Darwin. A beautiful place.