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Always happy to support local economy… Got to visit Dona Rosa in COM weaving traditional tais and got myself an unforgettable gift from EAST TIMOR. beautiful handicrafts here 
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The only lucky ones allowed to live in paradise JACO are the fishermen. they take visitors by boat to JACO island and make sure you are brought back before sea gets rough. and all are shipped back home, no one is allowed to stay overnight… and of course, I wish I could stay for many days…
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from DILI to BAUKAU to TUTUALA to JACO ISLAND. Loooong, arduous journey, but finally my TIMORESE friends and I got there!!!
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EAST TIMOR: pinching myself that we finally got to TUTUALA and then boat to JACO ISLAND!!!
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EAST TIMOR/ JACO: super clean, nice snorkeling, remote island. worth all the hardship to reach!
Photo credit: Iara Lee.
Photo credit: Iara Lee.
[Photo credit: Iara Lee.]