June 7, 2025 • 14 mins
Exploring Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste. Jonty shares some of his favourite places from a year spent living in Dili.
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Jonty (00:06):
Bondi.
Welcome to exploring Tim Este,the podcast that talks about
Southeast Asia's best kepttravel secret.
I'm your host Jte, and I'llshare firsthand insights, expert
interviews and practical traveltips.
Whether you're a traveler, acultural lover, or just curious
about places rarely covered inthe mainstream.
You're in the right place.
Let's explore two more.
Less day.
(00:31):
today's episode I'm gonna talkabout Dili, which is the capital
city of Timor-Leste.
I lived in Dili for a year, andduring that time I literally
walked almost every streetwithin the city, so I know the
place quite well.
I'm going to share with you whatI think some of the highlights
are of Dili as a destination fortourists.
People's first impressions ofDili can be a bit mixed.
(00:54):
Visitors may be slightlyunderwhelmed if they've been
traveling through Southeast Asiaand are used to some of the
bustling metropolises of othercountries, but it has quite a
lot of low key charms.
I really enjoyed exploring theplace and there is a lot of
history and culture and it'salso quite a beautiful city in
my opinion.
It is home to about 325,000people out of Timor less day's,
(01:16):
1.3 million population.
It has quite an interestinghistory with Portuguese,
Indonesian, and Timor's eraheritage, although about 80% of
all the buildings in Dili weredestroyed when Indonesia left in
1999.
Dili is setting quite aspectacular setting, the city is
on the flatland with anattractive coastline,
(01:39):
particularly if you head out tothe east or the west of the
central city.
There are some very nice beachesin Tassie Tolu and over towards
Cristo ray and back beach, andthen behind the city, the houses
extend up into these beautifulbush clad hillside, which is
excellent for hiking and forgreat views of the city.
My top three experiences in Diliare to, number one, explore the
(02:02):
Christo ray area.
So Christo Ray is a large statueof Jesus out to the east of the
city center.
There is good hiking andsnorkeling and you'll see lots
of locals and expats there atthe weekends, in the morning in
particular, number two, I wouldrecommend understanding the
history of Timor-Leste.
Almost all the museums inTimor-Leste are in Dili, and the
main ones are the TimoreseResistance Museum and the Shaer
(02:26):
Exhibition.
And it's also worth visiting theSanta Cruz Cemetery, and I'll
explain a little bit more aboutthose later on during this
podcast.
The final of my top three, wouldbe to stroll along the dilly
waterfront.
Buy a fresh coconut and see howthe timur is relaxed.
Either side of the port you canwalk along by the coast there's
sea walls and there's just quitea lot of life going on.
(02:46):
Little stalls and some parkareas, so that's a nice way to
see some of the city.
Going into each of those in abit more detail.
So Christo Ray, as I say, it's a27 meter high statue of Jesus.
It's 27 meters high to representtwo more less day was gonna be
the 27th province of Indonesiait opened in 1996, just three
(03:09):
years before the team Marinesgained independence from their
Indonesian occupiers.
There are 14 stations of thecross, which lead up from sea
level up to the summit of about600 steps, and the statue itself
faces Jakarta.
It's a great place to go for awalk and afterwards you can go
for a swim or a snow hall at thebeaches.
It's easy to get there.
(03:30):
Not on foot.
It's quite a long walk on foot,but the number 12 Mette, which
is the local buses, goes out toChristo Ray, the Timorese
Resistance Museum opened in 2005and it tells the story of Timor
Este from pre-colonial times,but the focus is really on the
brutal 24 year long Indonesianoccupation is quite central and
(03:50):
easy to get to, and it'sdefinitely worth a couple of
hours of your time.
The Shaker exhibition was openedin 2016 in an old prison.
It went under a big revamp in2024.
And it tells the story verywell, almost as well as the
national resistance museum.
But you also have a real senseof history in place because you
are in this prison where a lotof terrible things happened.
(04:12):
And so it is quite a confrontingplace, but definitely worth
visiting is a little bit.
Out of the way, but it'srelatively easy to get to by
local bus.
A landmark on the dillywaterfront is the Montreal
Church, the site of the oldestCatholic church in Timor-Leste.
Although the current buildingdates from 1955'cause it was
badly damaged by bombing duringWorld War ii, this was the
(04:35):
cathedral for Timor less estateuntil the Imma Conception
Cathedral was built.
It also has an important part inTimor's history because there
was a funeral service for anindependence activist, and the
procession went from the churchto the Santa Cruz Cemetery, and
during that procession, theIndonesian troops, this is the
(04:55):
12th of November, 1991, theyopened fire on the mourners.
And killed at least 271 people.
There was only been a lot ofmassacres during the Indonesian
occupation of Timor-Leste, butthis is one of the few that was
recorded.
There was a British journalistwho managed to film the
massacre.
He hid the videotape in thecemetery and he went back at
(05:16):
night to retrieve it and thengot word out to the world.
So this was a big news story inthe early nineties, and it
really raised the profile ofwhat was happening to Timor,
less state under Indonesianoccupation.
Santa Cruz Cemetery is one ofthe largest cemeteries within
Dili.
It is useful to understand thatcontext, but even if you haven't
got the history, Timoresecemeteries are quite fascinating
(05:39):
places to visit in terms of thetomb design and how they
commemorate their dead.
Another landmark within Dili isthe Dili Lighthouse.
So this dates from 1896 and it'sa 19 meter high lighthouse on
the Dili waterfront.
So it's not.
A destination in of itself, butyou will see if you go along the
waterfront and it's a usefullamb up to get your bearings
(06:01):
along the waterfront, as Imentioned before, is a nice way
to walk.
So if you walk from thelighthouse to the fruit market,
so that two and a half K walk,that will give you a really good
experience of the city.
You'll walk through theattractive gardens in front of
Maal church.
There's some park areas.
There's an old Japanese pill boxfrom World War ii and there's
the only AstroTurf pitch in thecountry.
(06:22):
and there's also the TouristInformation Center, which is
open during weekdays and it'sworth a visit if you are in D
and wanting to find out moreinformation.
And then you finish at the fruitmarkets, which are one of my
favorite places when I lived inDili to go and buy fresh fruit,
bananas, passion fruit,avocados, pineapples, lots of
(06:43):
fresh tropical fruits.
As I mentioned before, theImmaculate Conception Cathedral.
This is one of the largestCatholic cathedrals in Southeast
Asia.
It was visited by Pope John Paulii and blessed as a cathedral in
1989 and Pope Francis visitedthe cathedral in 2024, it can
hold up to 2000 people insideand there's space for many more
(07:04):
outside it.
It's relatively plain for aCatholic cathedral on the
inside, but it is in a nicesetting.
It's got nice gardens around it,and it is one of the more
notable landmarks within thecity.
One of the little gems of Dili,which many people don't know
about, but it is quite central.
It's only a couple of blocksback from the waterfront is the
Chinese Hagan de Temple.
(07:25):
This is one of the few buildingsin Dili to have survived over
the last hundred years this is aChinese temple established by
immigrants from Macau, and ifyou've been to other Chinese
temples, you'll recognize thedesign and the shrines.
It is a very attractive buildingand it's an interesting
experience to go and see howChinese worship takes place
within Dili.
(07:46):
There is a large Chinesecommunity here that has been
here for a long time.
There's also been Muslimpopulation, Timor Lester for
some time.
Their main place of worship isthe Anne nor Mosque.
This was constructed in 1955 andrenovated in 1981.
It's a very green mosque.
Recently got painted, so theroof and all the walls and
(08:07):
everything very green, which isobviously the Islamic color.
To finish on the theme ofreligious sites, the third
largest Balinese temple outsideof Bali is in Dili.
It is on top of a hill, but it'snot necessarily the easiest
place to find.
It's quite close to the to BCmarkets, which is one of the
three main markets within Diliand it's undergoing restoration
(08:28):
work at the moment.
So you may or may not be able toget access to the interior.
It depends if you can find theguy with the key, but even if
you can't, you can still get agood view of the temple from the
outside.
And there are some quite niceviews from the hill.
In terms of museums obviouslymentioned the Sher and National
Resistance Museum.
It is more of a personal museum,but I would recommend the
(08:50):
Galleria Memorial.
Viva.
And this opened in 2022 and it'sdedicated to Jose Ramses Horter.
So he's the current president ofTimor-Leste and he's had a very
important role in Timor Lessee'shistory both during the
occupation and postindependence.
He's held the role of presidentbefore and he holds it now.
(09:10):
He won the Nobel Peace Prize forhis contribution to Timor Lester
becoming an independent country.
And he's turned his old home onthe waterfront into basically a
museum to himself.
But it does have a lot ofinteresting artifacts and things
to see, and he's met pretty muchevery major figure in world
politics over the last 30 years.
He has a photo of himself withthem, so that is an interesting
(09:33):
place to visit.
If you walk along thewaterfront, you will see the
government palace.
That's one of the largest,probably the largest building in
Timor Este.
This was the official palace forthe Portuguese.
It was destroyed during WorldWar ii, but they rebuilt it and
then it was also badly damagedafter the Indonesians left in
1999.
Had a scorched earth policy anddestroyed a lot of
(09:55):
infrastructure into Leste, butit's been rebuilt since then.
This is the official workplaceof the Prime Minister and of the
government, you can't go intothe grounds, but you can get a
good views from across thewaterfront towards the palace.
Slightly random site, justopposite the government Palace
is the Lotti clock tower.
So Lotti is a major.
South Korean business, all SouthKoreans will know Lotti and they
(10:19):
were a sponsor of this memorial,which commemorates the
relationship between TimorLester and Korea, which is a lot
stronger than I had thoughtbefore I moved to Dili.
I wasn't something I've reallynecessarily thought of, but
South Korea and Timor Lesser areon the same time zone.
And the South Korean governmentprovide a lot of aid and support
to Timor-Leste.
(10:40):
Also close by, just off thewaterfront and next to the
government Palace is the CassaEuropa.
This is the oldest building inDili.
It dates back to the late 19thcentury when it was built by the
Portuguese as infantry barracks.
It was then turned into themunicipality administration
building for Dly, the 19ththirties during World War ii, it
was the headquarters for theJapanese, and then it returned
(11:02):
to Portuguese military use until1972.
And then the Indonesian armyused it during the occupation.
It was badly damaged in 1999,but they got money from the
World Bank, UNESCO to restore itas a cultural center, which
unfortunately didn't happen.
But it was the home of theEuropean Commission and
Timor-Leste, which is why it'scalled Casa Europa.
(11:23):
They left but the building as of2025 was undergoing some
renovations to potentially turnit into a cultural center.
It may not be open to visitors,but you can get a good look at
the exterior as you walk by.
If you're driving from theairport into town, you may see
on your right hand side theNicholas Lovato presidential
(11:43):
Palace, which is the.
Official workplace of thepresident.
It was named after a team Rise,national Hero, who was the first
prime minister of Tim Molesterin 1975, for about 10 days until
the Indonesians invaded, and theDillys airport is also named
after him.
The palace itself is close tothe public, but the grounds are
usually accessible and they'vegot a very nice, paddling pool
(12:05):
for kids, and they often haveevents there.
If you're visiting Dili aroundChristmas, I would highly
recommend that you visit thePresidential Palace because they
have an exhibition of nativityscenes made by local communities
from around the country, and soyou've never seen so many you.
Variations or, so many nativityscenes in your life.
(12:28):
I think when I visited therewere probably about 70 different
nativity scenes of differentsizes, of different designs, of
different materials, and it'sjust quite a fascinating
Catholic Timorese culturalexperience to visit.
Behind the Presidential Palaceis at Morris.
It can be a little bit tricky tofind but Google Maps is correct.
At Morris, which is an artcenter.
(12:48):
A community run center for Timurartists.
Atti Morris has an internationalreputation and it's well worth
the effort to try and track itdown to take a look at some of
their artwork.
To finish today's episode, Iwanna talk about Tassie Tolu,
which is my favorite place inDili.
So Tassie means sea, and tolumeans three in Tetin, the local
language.
So three Cs.
In fact, it's three lakes,although in the wet season it's
(13:12):
two lakes because they mergedtogether.
This is just to the west of theairport.
So if you're flying into Dili,you will see.
There large bodies of water andthey're surrounded by quite
impressive hills.
If you visit first thing in themorning, there are often some
beautiful reflections on thelakes.
There's quite a lot of bird lifeto see there, and there are
great walks.
Either you can just walk aroundthe lake at the bottom and
(13:34):
you'll see lots of localcommunities and get a real feel
for how a lot of team Marieslive.
And it's a very straightforwardsix kilometer loop.
You just keep the lake to oneside of you and you can't get
lost.
Or if you're feeling a bit moreadventurous, you can head up
into the hills above Tassie toluand you get fantastic views
around.
Once you finish walking, you cancross the main road and there's
the beach at Tassie Tolu, whichhas reasonably good snorkeling,
(13:56):
and it's quite a nice beach.
Hopefully that has given you anidea of some of the things that
you can do in Dili.
If you want more information onthese and ideas of more things
to do, because I found quite alot there during my time, you
can visit exploringtimor.com/dili and there's a lot
more information on thatwebpage.
Thank you so much for listeningto exploring Timor Less Day.
(14:19):
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Bondi.
Welcome to exploring Tim Este,the podcast that talks about
Southeast Asia's best kepttravel secret.
I'm your host Jte, and I'llshare firsthand insights, expert
interviews and practical traveltips.
Whether you're a traveler, acultural lover, or just curious
about places rarely covered inthe mainstream.
You're in the right place.
Let's explore two more.
Less day.
(00:31):
today's episode I'm gonna talkabout Dili, which is the capital
city of Timor-Leste.
I lived in Dili for a year, andduring that time I literally
walked almost every streetwithin the city, so I know the
place quite well.
I'm going to share with you whatI think some of the highlights
are of Dili as a destination fortourists.
People's first impressions ofDili can be a bit mixed.
(00:54):
Visitors may be slightlyunderwhelmed if they've been
traveling through Southeast Asiaand are used to some of the
bustling metropolises of othercountries, but it has quite a
lot of low key charms.
I really enjoyed exploring theplace and there is a lot of
history and culture and it'salso quite a beautiful city in
my opinion.
It is home to about 325,000people out of Timor less day's,
(01:16):
1.3 million population.
It has quite an interestinghistory with Portuguese,
Indonesian, and Timor's eraheritage, although about 80% of
all the buildings in Dili weredestroyed when Indonesia left in
1999.
Dili is setting quite aspectacular setting, the city is
on the flatland with anattractive coastline,
(01:39):
particularly if you head out tothe east or the west of the
central city.
There are some very nice beachesin Tassie Tolu and over towards
Cristo ray and back beach, andthen behind the city, the houses
extend up into these beautifulbush clad hillside, which is
excellent for hiking and forgreat views of the city.
My top three experiences in Diliare to, number one, explore the
(02:02):
Christo ray area.
So Christo Ray is a large statueof Jesus out to the east of the
city center.
There is good hiking andsnorkeling and you'll see lots
of locals and expats there atthe weekends, in the morning in
particular, number two, I wouldrecommend understanding the
history of Timor-Leste.
Almost all the museums inTimor-Leste are in Dili, and the
main ones are the TimoreseResistance Museum and the Shaer
(02:26):
Exhibition.
And it's also worth visiting theSanta Cruz Cemetery, and I'll
explain a little bit more aboutthose later on during this
podcast.
The final of my top three, wouldbe to stroll along the dilly
waterfront.
Buy a fresh coconut and see howthe timur is relaxed.
Either side of the port you canwalk along by the coast there's
sea walls and there's just quitea lot of life going on.
(02:46):
Little stalls and some parkareas, so that's a nice way to
see some of the city.
Going into each of those in abit more detail.
So Christo Ray, as I say, it's a27 meter high statue of Jesus.
It's 27 meters high to representtwo more less day was gonna be
the 27th province of Indonesiait opened in 1996, just three
(03:09):
years before the team Marinesgained independence from their
Indonesian occupiers.
There are 14 stations of thecross, which lead up from sea
level up to the summit of about600 steps, and the statue itself
faces Jakarta.
It's a great place to go for awalk and afterwards you can go
for a swim or a snow hall at thebeaches.
It's easy to get there.
(03:30):
Not on foot.
It's quite a long walk on foot,but the number 12 Mette, which
is the local buses, goes out toChristo Ray, the Timorese
Resistance Museum opened in 2005and it tells the story of Timor
Este from pre-colonial times,but the focus is really on the
brutal 24 year long Indonesianoccupation is quite central and
(03:50):
easy to get to, and it'sdefinitely worth a couple of
hours of your time.
The Shaker exhibition was openedin 2016 in an old prison.
It went under a big revamp in2024.
And it tells the story verywell, almost as well as the
national resistance museum.
But you also have a real senseof history in place because you
are in this prison where a lotof terrible things happened.
(04:12):
And so it is quite a confrontingplace, but definitely worth
visiting is a little bit.
Out of the way, but it'srelatively easy to get to by
local bus.
A landmark on the dillywaterfront is the Montreal
Church, the site of the oldestCatholic church in Timor-Leste.
Although the current buildingdates from 1955'cause it was
badly damaged by bombing duringWorld War ii, this was the
(04:35):
cathedral for Timor less estateuntil the Imma Conception
Cathedral was built.
It also has an important part inTimor's history because there
was a funeral service for anindependence activist, and the
procession went from the churchto the Santa Cruz Cemetery, and
during that procession, theIndonesian troops, this is the
(04:55):
12th of November, 1991, theyopened fire on the mourners.
And killed at least 271 people.
There was only been a lot ofmassacres during the Indonesian
occupation of Timor-Leste, butthis is one of the few that was
recorded.
There was a British journalistwho managed to film the
massacre.
He hid the videotape in thecemetery and he went back at
(05:16):
night to retrieve it and thengot word out to the world.
So this was a big news story inthe early nineties, and it
really raised the profile ofwhat was happening to Timor,
less state under Indonesianoccupation.
Santa Cruz Cemetery is one ofthe largest cemeteries within
Dili.
It is useful to understand thatcontext, but even if you haven't
got the history, Timoresecemeteries are quite fascinating
(05:39):
places to visit in terms of thetomb design and how they
commemorate their dead.
Another landmark within Dili isthe Dili Lighthouse.
So this dates from 1896 and it'sa 19 meter high lighthouse on
the Dili waterfront.
So it's not.
A destination in of itself, butyou will see if you go along the
waterfront and it's a usefullamb up to get your bearings
(06:01):
along the waterfront, as Imentioned before, is a nice way
to walk.
So if you walk from thelighthouse to the fruit market,
so that two and a half K walk,that will give you a really good
experience of the city.
You'll walk through theattractive gardens in front of
Maal church.
There's some park areas.
There's an old Japanese pill boxfrom World War ii and there's
the only AstroTurf pitch in thecountry.
(06:22):
and there's also the TouristInformation Center, which is
open during weekdays and it'sworth a visit if you are in D
and wanting to find out moreinformation.
And then you finish at the fruitmarkets, which are one of my
favorite places when I lived inDili to go and buy fresh fruit,
bananas, passion fruit,avocados, pineapples, lots of
(06:43):
fresh tropical fruits.
As I mentioned before, theImmaculate Conception Cathedral.
This is one of the largestCatholic cathedrals in Southeast
Asia.
It was visited by Pope John Paulii and blessed as a cathedral in
1989 and Pope Francis visitedthe cathedral in 2024, it can
hold up to 2000 people insideand there's space for many more
(07:04):
outside it.
It's relatively plain for aCatholic cathedral on the
inside, but it is in a nicesetting.
It's got nice gardens around it,and it is one of the more
notable landmarks within thecity.
One of the little gems of Dili,which many people don't know
about, but it is quite central.
It's only a couple of blocksback from the waterfront is the
Chinese Hagan de Temple.
(07:25):
This is one of the few buildingsin Dili to have survived over
the last hundred years this is aChinese temple established by
immigrants from Macau, and ifyou've been to other Chinese
temples, you'll recognize thedesign and the shrines.
It is a very attractive buildingand it's an interesting
experience to go and see howChinese worship takes place
within Dili.
(07:46):
There is a large Chinesecommunity here that has been
here for a long time.
There's also been Muslimpopulation, Timor Lester for
some time.
Their main place of worship isthe Anne nor Mosque.
This was constructed in 1955 andrenovated in 1981.
It's a very green mosque.
Recently got painted, so theroof and all the walls and
(08:07):
everything very green, which isobviously the Islamic color.
To finish on the theme ofreligious sites, the third
largest Balinese temple outsideof Bali is in Dili.
It is on top of a hill, but it'snot necessarily the easiest
place to find.
It's quite close to the to BCmarkets, which is one of the
three main markets within Diliand it's undergoing restoration
(08:28):
work at the moment.
So you may or may not be able toget access to the interior.
It depends if you can find theguy with the key, but even if
you can't, you can still get agood view of the temple from the
outside.
And there are some quite niceviews from the hill.
In terms of museums obviouslymentioned the Sher and National
Resistance Museum.
It is more of a personal museum,but I would recommend the
(08:50):
Galleria Memorial.
Viva.
And this opened in 2022 and it'sdedicated to Jose Ramses Horter.
So he's the current president ofTimor-Leste and he's had a very
important role in Timor Lessee'shistory both during the
occupation and postindependence.
He's held the role of presidentbefore and he holds it now.
(09:10):
He won the Nobel Peace Prize forhis contribution to Timor Lester
becoming an independent country.
And he's turned his old home onthe waterfront into basically a
museum to himself.
But it does have a lot ofinteresting artifacts and things
to see, and he's met pretty muchevery major figure in world
politics over the last 30 years.
He has a photo of himself withthem, so that is an interesting
(09:33):
place to visit.
If you walk along thewaterfront, you will see the
government palace.
That's one of the largest,probably the largest building in
Timor Este.
This was the official palace forthe Portuguese.
It was destroyed during WorldWar ii, but they rebuilt it and
then it was also badly damagedafter the Indonesians left in
1999.
Had a scorched earth policy anddestroyed a lot of
(09:55):
infrastructure into Leste, butit's been rebuilt since then.
This is the official workplaceof the Prime Minister and of the
government, you can't go intothe grounds, but you can get a
good views from across thewaterfront towards the palace.
Slightly random site, justopposite the government Palace
is the Lotti clock tower.
So Lotti is a major.
South Korean business, all SouthKoreans will know Lotti and they
(10:19):
were a sponsor of this memorial,which commemorates the
relationship between TimorLester and Korea, which is a lot
stronger than I had thoughtbefore I moved to Dili.
I wasn't something I've reallynecessarily thought of, but
South Korea and Timor Lesser areon the same time zone.
And the South Korean governmentprovide a lot of aid and support
to Timor-Leste.
(10:40):
Also close by, just off thewaterfront and next to the
government Palace is the CassaEuropa.
This is the oldest building inDili.
It dates back to the late 19thcentury when it was built by the
Portuguese as infantry barracks.
It was then turned into themunicipality administration
building for Dly, the 19ththirties during World War ii, it
was the headquarters for theJapanese, and then it returned
(11:02):
to Portuguese military use until1972.
And then the Indonesian armyused it during the occupation.
It was badly damaged in 1999,but they got money from the
World Bank, UNESCO to restore itas a cultural center, which
unfortunately didn't happen.
But it was the home of theEuropean Commission and
Timor-Leste, which is why it'scalled Casa Europa.
(11:23):
They left but the building as of2025 was undergoing some
renovations to potentially turnit into a cultural center.
It may not be open to visitors,but you can get a good look at
the exterior as you walk by.
If you're driving from theairport into town, you may see
on your right hand side theNicholas Lovato presidential
(11:43):
Palace, which is the.
Official workplace of thepresident.
It was named after a team Rise,national Hero, who was the first
prime minister of Tim Molesterin 1975, for about 10 days until
the Indonesians invaded, and theDillys airport is also named
after him.
The palace itself is close tothe public, but the grounds are
usually accessible and they'vegot a very nice, paddling pool
(12:05):
for kids, and they often haveevents there.
If you're visiting Dili aroundChristmas, I would highly
recommend that you visit thePresidential Palace because they
have an exhibition of nativityscenes made by local communities
from around the country, and soyou've never seen so many you.
Variations or, so many nativityscenes in your life.
(12:28):
I think when I visited therewere probably about 70 different
nativity scenes of differentsizes, of different designs, of
different materials, and it'sjust quite a fascinating
Catholic Timorese culturalexperience to visit.
Behind the Presidential Palaceis at Morris.
It can be a little bit tricky tofind but Google Maps is correct.
At Morris, which is an artcenter.
(12:48):
A community run center for Timurartists.
Atti Morris has an internationalreputation and it's well worth
the effort to try and track itdown to take a look at some of
their artwork.
To finish today's episode, Iwanna talk about Tassie Tolu,
which is my favorite place inDili.
So Tassie means sea, and tolumeans three in Tetin, the local
language.
So three Cs.
In fact, it's three lakes,although in the wet season it's
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two lakes because they mergedtogether.
This is just to the west of theairport.
So if you're flying into Dili,you will see.
There large bodies of water andthey're surrounded by quite
impressive hills.
If you visit first thing in themorning, there are often some
beautiful reflections on thelakes.
There's quite a lot of bird lifeto see there, and there are
great walks.
Either you can just walk aroundthe lake at the bottom and
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you'll see lots of localcommunities and get a real feel
for how a lot of team Marieslive.
And it's a very straightforwardsix kilometer loop.
You just keep the lake to oneside of you and you can't get
lost.
Or if you're feeling a bit moreadventurous, you can head up
into the hills above Tassie toluand you get fantastic views
around.
Once you finish walking, you cancross the main road and there's
the beach at Tassie Tolu, whichhas reasonably good snorkeling,
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and it's quite a nice beach.
Hopefully that has given you anidea of some of the things that
you can do in Dili.
If you want more information onthese and ideas of more things
to do, because I found quite alot there during my time, you
can visit exploringtimor.com/dili and there's a lot
more information on thatwebpage.
Thank you so much for listeningto exploring Timor Less Day.
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If you have any questions orfeedback, I'd love to hear from
you.
Drop me an email at exploringTimor lessDay@gmail.com.
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