EAST TIMOR (JANUARY 2010)
EAST TIMOR We went to Dili where taxis are either 1$, 2$, or 3$, depending on the distance, no meter. (After a 5 hour journey from Mariana), we checked into the only backpackers in Dili, East Timor Backpackers. Rested most of the day, then went to the beach to look at Aussie UN soldiers slather sun-block all over their friends. Some over-priced terraced places catering to the UN salaried aid workers, which looked nice from far, but far from good, unless you are OK to pay 15$ for a 2$ meal. Luckily, there are local places that sell the same food for 2$, which of course, is where we ate. Anyways, on the beach, we saw local Timor men and families drinking two fours of Carlsberg, Heineken, etc., right on the beach. Some Portuguese hotties in bikinis, too!! I said to Carol: "Dewi, we aren't in Jakarta anymore!!" I did some snorkeling right there, in a city beach!! Visibility was "dusty", because when it rains, the dusty streets of DI...