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10 Must-See Destinations for Backpackers in Southeast Asia
Blog: GoBackpacking - 22 November 2011
This is a guest post by Will Peach. outheast Asia casts an allure like no other. From pristine beaches to bustling cities and everything in between, this magical part of the world is hugely popular with backpackers the world over. Picking a top 10 of must see destinations from Southeast Asia is no easy feat. [...]
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Last but not Leste, East Timor
Blog: Chronicles of a year-long break-up - 25 April 2010
Before I begin let me put to bed a nasty rumour that a certain member of my family has unwittingly circulated around East Timor (or as the locals call it, Timor Leste), a country where word carries as quickly as dengue fever. Gary and I are not siblings. There is nothing incestuous at all about [...]
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East Timor budget and other numbers
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 9 January 2010
You’d think that Asia’s poorest country would be a cheap place to travel. Unfortunately, the presence of huge numbers of expats on fat UN salaries means you’d be wrong. It turned out to be one of the pricier countries so far, although as usual some of that was due to my own profligacy. The two big [...]
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Exploring the world’s second newest country
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 7 January 2010
East Timor was never part of my original itinerary, but after my failure to get a 60-day visa in Melbourne (annoyingly I’ve since discovered it’s quite easy to get one in Perth amongst other places) it suddenly seemed like the obvious way to extend my stay in Indonesia after my thirty day visa expired. It wasn’t [...]
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