After telling friends that I was going to Timor East, the same question was asked each time - where is that? It is such a small remote country that hardly anyone has heard of it. Also, it is well off the radar for tour guides and travel agents. Timor is an island that sits at the southern part of Indonesia in Asia. It is 400 miles north of Darwin, Australia. The western part of the island is still part of Indonesia. The eastern part of the island - Timor East (or Timor-Leste) has fought hard for its independence from invaders from Japan, Portugal, and Indonesia - and is now proudly an independent country - the newest country in the twentieth century.
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