I wouldn’t be the only one to be breaking out of town to check out life out of TL at this time of year.\u00a0 Apart from a couple of very touristy\/rest trips to Darwin I haven’t re-acquainted myself with life in OZ for over 2 years.\u00a0 So I am doing a south-east OZ tour of old stamping grounds and mates.\u00a0 (The things you have to do to reduce the OZ wine lake !)<\/p>\n
If you thought that arriving in Dili was a bit of a shock, the reality is that going the other way is every bit as shocking.\u00a0 I certainly was not prepared for the 1st grog shop visit where there were more beers on offer than wines.\u00a0 What happened ?\u00a0 It seems like very man and his dog is brewing beer.\u00a0 Not that this is bad, but get a grip guys, beer has never been so expensive.\u00a0 Hint – start brewing in Dili boys.\u00a0 Dili Draught … Becora Bitter … Maubisse Mild … Same Stout … Palacio Pilsener … are you with me ?<\/p>\n
And OZ tomatoes\u00a0 … perfectly red, round and tasting like cardboard.\u00a0 I miss the gnarled but tasty Dili tomatoes already.<\/p>\n
And everybody tells me I need to consume.\u00a0 You know, buy stuff I don’t really need.\u00a0 Replace those shorts I have worn for ages in Dili.\u00a0 And that mobile phone is just so OLD.\u00a0 And those t-shirts look oh so naff.\u00a0 Get a grip – I am not going to buy a new car for the good of the country.\u00a0 Besides – every man and his dog in Dili seems to be buying blue jeans in Colmera.<\/p>\n
I went to a local suburban club with some old mates and was amazed at the apparent dagginess of the premises until the beers kicked in and the band transformed from ho-hum to rock legends.\u00a0 It could have been related to the fact that the local hairdressers association were having their Christmas party and hit the dance floor.\u00a0 I was more than prepared for a trim right there and then.<\/p>\n
And the internet speed – WOW.\u00a0 See you next year (1000 Gigabytes later.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I wouldn’t be the only one to be breaking out of town to check out life out of TL at this time of year.\u00a0 Apart from a couple of very touristy\/rest trips to Darwin I haven’t re-acquainted myself with life … Continue reading