herman the human spirit isn't measured by the size of the fact, but by the size of the heart...
11-09-2005
WIE betaalt de rekening ?
Wat doet ge wanner de elektriciteit gratis is, maar er is er geen ?? The steady rumble of electricity generators is one of the background noises of Dili (East Timor ). The electricity supply is subject to frequent blackouts and brownouts, so people install their own power supply. Hotels advertise that as well as attached bathrooms, fridges and satellite television they also have a 24 -hour power supply.Restaurants run their own generators so that their patrons aren't suddenly plunged into darkness and the staff don't have to run around lighting candles.
Ofwel vanuit Darwin ( Australia ), ofwel vanuit Denpassar ( Bali - Indonesia ). Air North - http://www.airnorth.com.au/ een regionale Australische airline in de noordelijke zone - heeft dagelijkse vluchten tussen Darwin en Dili.Het toestel- een Embrear Brasilia turboprop doet er 1 1/2 uur . De kostprijs = ongeveer A$ 502 voor een advance-purchase ticket ( 14 dagen op voorhand te betalen ). De bagage mag maximum 13 kg bedragen.
Merpati- de 2de Indonesische airline - vliegt de route Denpasar- Dili. voor US$ 260 return. Indien men in Australies zuidelijke staten zit ( vb. Sydney- Melbourne- Brisbane - Perth ) is het goedkoper eerst naar Bali te vliegen en dan naar Dili !
Arrival Tax in Dili = US$ 25/ Departure Tax = US$10.
Since 1999 East Timor has been awash with troops and military equipment, UN personel and their fleets of shiny new white Toyota Land Cruisers and a more varied colour selection of Land Rovers, plus an international grab-bag of contractors, NGO's and assorted aid organisation personnel.Many of them are scheduled to depart ... soon. Aided by the New Zeeland contingent in East Timor, the Australians patrolled the volatile border region with Indonesian West Timor... So what's going to happen once the UN and the foreign troops leave ? East Timor has enjoyed , if that's the correct word,a typical UN economic boom, which means a lot of hotels,restaurants, bars and entertainment facilities to cater for the UN personnel.A similar boom took place in Cambodia in the early 90's, but a tourist boom swept into lucky Cambodia immediately after the UN departure .
