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Comment on East Timor ADF Peacekeepers, share your stories by Colin

Colin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:05:58 +0000

Hi, I found your site accidently and am moved by its content. I worked for UNMIT in 2008, tour the island on a Kawasaki 650 and loved the friedliness of the local people. After reading your site and watching the videos I feel compelled to do it again.

Comment on East Timor ADF Peacekeepers, share your stories by Paul Malcolm

Paul Malcolm — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:53:04 +0000

I had the pleasure to serve in ET in 2002 and witness their Independance Day on 20May02. During the build up to the day, it was wonderful to see the locals enjoying peace and what was to come. New Timor Leste flags began to adorn everything and in the true sense of budding commercialism, the flag design began to appear on everything too! Although I dislike baseball caps and I have a boof head, I bought one with the ET Flag design proudly printed on it and carried it everywhere on the dashboard of my ‘troopy’. It would never go within coee of fitting me! The sight of the cap on the dashboard prompted many a shout of “Viva Timor Leste” from the locals. The spirit of the people is indomitable!
Sadly my time there finished in June and it was time for home. Before packing up and on one of my last rounds of Tasi Tolu, I stopped out side the house of a widow with three children, the eldest about 8 years old and in a wheelchair. After all they have been through it is courteous to move slowly around the people and as I edged into the front yard, I approached the boy in the wheel chair and placed the cap on his head. To see his and his mother’s face light up was priceless and stillmakes my eyes watery. For me it symbolised the reason of why we went!
On a lghter note and to prove how quickly good news travels in those small villages, I had only gone around the block and many others were singing out, “Hat mister?”.
God bless and look after em all!

Comment on Gallery by Shirley Carlos

Shirley Carlos — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:39:29 +0000

Join us on a Timor Adventures motorcycle tour or small group adventure tour and swim with the kids at a spring fed pool at Baucau, the only 50 m pool in East Timor

Comment on Gallery by Shirley Carlos

Shirley Carlos — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:36:38 +0000

Come on an adventure tour with Timor Adventures and meet this amazing woman Rosa who works tirelessly for the Women’s weaving group in Com

Comment on Motorcycle touring On Any Sunday by Denise Martin

Denise Martin — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:11:48 +0000

Wow! Looks great! I wish I could have ridden the tour too… maybe next trip will fall during school holiday/ break!Thanks for sharing this link, Vanna!

Comment on Dili, Timor Leste the place to meet people. by Dave

Dave — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:45:42 +0000

HI Bill,
thanks for your kind words, sorry I don’t know if its the same David Boyce you know. However the David I met is involved in the Dili branch of Rotary of that is of any help

Comment on Timor Adventures Women’s Tour of East Timor July 2011 by Marita

Marita — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:40:45 +0000

OK, I,ll go first!!
I was fortunate to be part of the August 2011 Timor Adventures Motorbike/4 Wheel Drive tour, and life will ever be the same again! And I mean that in the best possible way – we got to see and meet the real Timor – her beautiful people and country, on a tour fully supported enough to be safe, and raw enough to feel the heartbeat of this amazing place.
Timor has the ability to break your heart, and put it back together – at times we cried as together we learnt about the history, struggles and victories of this tiny country so close to Australia, yet still very unknown to many. And we also had many laughs – Expect the unexpected should you go !! We left new friends behind promising to return – and returned with new friends we toured with. Dave and Shirley of Timor Adventures share their love of this unique country through their every effort to make this tour experience unforgettable in the best sense of the word!!

Comment on Dili, Timor Leste the place to meet people. by Bill Hill

Bill Hill — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:37:22 +0000

I enjoyed reading your website. I have a question that you maybe able to answer. David Boyce was the name of my C.O in the army reserve in Sydney. Do you know if he is the same person.

Comment on DFAT Travel advice, East Timor and tourism – you decide by Denis Tolkach

Denis Tolkach — Thu, 26 May 2011 00:16:26 +0000

I have to say I had such a wonderful time in Timor-Leste, that it really upsets me some people will miss their opportunity to experience the unique nature and cultures of Timor, because of the negative image portrayed in media and by DFAT. I’m pretty sure DFAT just wants to keep the beauty of Timor only for its diplomats over there, who visit many touristy sites across the country on weekends

Comment on DFAT Travel advice, East Timor and tourism – you decide by Florencio Sanches

Florencio Sanches — Tue, 24 May 2011 07:42:11 +0000

To world travellers, we Timor Leste here is welcome you most to visit, relax and enjoy your time beyond the teritory. The first word will come up with HI whilst you reach TL’ soil which means safe for everyone to travel. Timor’s beaches are unspoilled and lovely to enjoy with. Unforgetable. Government level have a right to issues advises, we Timorese also have a rigth to say safe and secure for every one to visit TL. Once again, we welcome you the world travellers to visit lovely Timor Leste. Bemvindu, hakat mai.