I’ve been on a couple more trips since my travels to Manetu. While Dili isn’t particularly scenic, the districts are beautiful. If I could live in the districts I would, but it’s impractical for work and such things.

My first trip was to a small island off the coast of Dili called Atauro. It’s a beautiful spot and it’s made even better by the fact that hardly any tourists go there so it’s very peaceful. I stayed in an eco-lodge and did a lot of walking through the hills.

My most recent trip was to a district in south-eastern Timor called Viqueque. A friend of mine is partner in a hotel out there so I went to see what it was like. The Timorese countryside is fantastic. We went caving, swam in natural swimming pools, watched cockfighting and one day I even found a scorpion on my bag.

It’s only a matter of time before more people see these places. More photos on my Flickr.