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6 reasons to visit East Timor

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 02:55 PM PDT

Diving, whale-watching, trekking, biking, great scenery, stunning mountain driving, and beautiful white-sand beaches. East Timor is one of the world's unsung tourism destinations.

Tourist numbers are low compared with other places in the region, with visitors perhaps put off by the country's politically-unsettled and impoverished image; which contributes to a dearth of flights into Dili, the captial; which in turn drives prices up and inhibits visitor numbers; which in turn keeps flight prices high; which in turn ... you get the idea. 

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