As much as I enjoyed the previous evening in Dili, the greatest joy from my brief trip to Timor-Leste came in the early hours of the following morning, when I decided to take a chance and attempt to hike to Cristo Rei, the Christ statue overlooking Cape Fatucama.
First, I reached out to reception, but everyone had gone to bed for the night (this wasn’t a Ritz Carlton…). I found a taxi service on Instagram and reached out on WhatsApp. The driver (or company) instantly replied! We agreed that he would pick me up at 5:15 am at my residence. I asked how much and he said meter (well, he said, “Our taxi is based on Argo so you will know the price after you used.”).
The only “Argo” I know is the Ben Affleck movie (one of my favorites), but when I looked it up I saw that “argo” is short for “argometer,” a term widely used in Indonesia for a taxi meter.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
