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East Timor
Bureaucracy, War and Weather… the next 30.000 km
When we set out, we (very scientifically) predicted that upon our 30,000th-odd kilometre we would be back in peaceful Mömlingen. Looking back on our prediction, we ignored one factor: we would not actually be travelling ‘as the crow flies’, and not always in the direction of home. We have in fact spent quite a few … Continue reading
One continent, two worlds: Goodbye Indonesia, Hello Singapore!
Confucius wrote that ‘In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.’ This struck a chord with us during our latest week of travel. Having journeyed through swathes of Indonesia populated by people living a hand to mouth existence we … Continue reading
East Timor: Back and Fro
We travel via Kupang (West Timor) to East Timor. From there it takes us 5 long days to travel back west through West Timor, Flores, Sumbawa, Lombok and Bali in order to finally reach Java. The market pictures were taken on Lombok`s biggest market (in Malang).
The road less travelled: East Timor
Have you ever sat in front of a thousand scattered jigsaw fragments, daunted by the challenge? Well East Timor is a vast socio-geographic version of that test and as you enter the capital Dili, you fear that the last remaining pieces of the puzzle may be out of reach. Disco bus from Bajawa to … Continue reading
