The Remains of the Dutch Colonial Fort of Maubara in East Timor The old Dutch colonial fort of Maubara was hidden beneath creeping vines and overgrown trees on the main highway that extends from Dili to the border of East and West Timor. I stopped at the fading brown,...
The Ruins of the Ai Pelo Prison in East Timor The crumbling ruins of the Ai Pelo Prison in East Timor stare hauntingly out to sea on the windswept coast twenty five kilometres west from Dili. This stone walled and weather beaten prison is a colonial stain on the...
Venilale and the Japanese Caves of East Timor My journey across East Timor had taken me from Dili to the country’s second city of Baucau, as I travelled to the mountains of the interior, towards the hilltop village of Venilale in search of the mysterious peak...
Baucau: Swimming Pools And Crocodiles In East Timor’s Second City Baucau East Timor. The country’s small second city might only be 125 kilometres from the capital Dili, but the two cities may as well be islands apart. Dili is sprawling, urban and as modern...
The Top Things To Do In Dili, East Timor! Dili is the seaside capital of the rarely visited island of nation of East Timor. It’s a city that sprawls along the coast of the divided island of Timor, offering intrepid travellers tropical, palm fringed beaches,...
Mundo Perdido: An Attempted Hike To The Top Of East Timor’s ‘Lost World’ Mundo Perdido. The Lost World. That’s the name given to the high peak shrouded in cloud and fog that I was staring up at from its base in the mountains of the rugged...
Along the Borders chronicles my multi-year journey along Britain's borders, boundaries and frontiers. Published by Penguin Random House, and available now!
