Motion Bar

Motion Bar is as good a place as any in Dili to eat, drink and be merry. If you’re traveling along Avenida Bispo De Madeiros with Dili Stadium on your right, turn right at the market roundabout and Motion Bar is just down the road.
For what it lacks in size it makes up for with [...]

One More Bar

One More Bar is located on the coastline, just behind the Our Lady of Fatima statue and down the road from the Government Palace Complex. It’s a pretty straightforward Aussie bar, with cold beers, sport on the TVs, a pool table and a couple of dart boards.
Friday and Saturday nights they have live music, but [...]

Palm wine

If you’ve ever wondered what the locals in Dili drink for kicks, then wonder no more. The preferred tipple of our good Timorese friends is palm wine. You may have seen it sold on the side of the street. The unboiled version is a dirty-white liquid that looks and smells like raw eggs.

If you’ve never [...]

How to get to Dili Airport

Dili is served by one international airport. It’s not quite as flash as some of Asia’s other airports, but it has a runway where planes can land; what more do you need? The departures building is simple enough, with only a handful of check-in counters. There’s no need to trundle for miles along moving walkways [...]

Lest we forget the mighty mikrolet

In Dili you have a few options when it comes to how you get around. Borrowing, renting or buying a bicycle, motorbike or car is one option. A large portion of the locals use Dili’s famous mikrolet service. Mikrolets are small minibus-type vehicles that look like oversized breadbins. You can’t miss Dili’s mikrolets; they always [...]

Depot Mie Bakso

While the cuisine in Dili may not be the most exciting on the planet, there are plenty of local restaurants offering cheap eats of perfectly reasonable food. If you can live without Western food, you can have a decent meal for less than $5 every time. For a prime example, head to the Chinese-run Depot [...]