That gesture of pressing the back of an elder's hand on a younger person's forehead is also a Filipino custom signifying respect. I'm pleased to discover that it is also a practice in East Timor, a mainly Catholic country like the Philippines.
East Timor and the Philippines have a lot of similarities; 1. Both countries are made up mostly of Austronesian people, with a sizable amount of darker-skinned Australian-Melanesian looking type of people (in the Philippines this would be the Negrito people) 2. Both countries were colonized by Iberian countries for hundreds of years, Spain and Portugal, prior to being conquered again by another larger country, the United States and Indonesia respectively 3. Both Countries are Christian and majority-Catholic, just as you say, but also both countries have both a European and an Austronesian languages as official languages; in East Timor you have Portuguese and Tetum (but also knowledge of English is pretty good) while in the Philippines you have English and Filipino (but also many people have a working level of Spanish still) With all these similarities the countries should form stronger ties, East Timor has a lot of poverty it could really use a friend and partner like the Philippines. Even something as simple as Filipino tourists visiting could help them grow, and for the Filipino tourists East Timor could be a "home away from home".
Such sweet people, such harsh poverty. Someone said of places like this: the country isn't poor, only the people. Hope it changes and thanks for showing us :)
Thank you for showing us East Timor. Beautiful drone views, lovely coffee producing family & Easter celebration crowds. What an amazing travel experience!
Yan how beautiful are the people of East Timor, lovely simple life style, willing to share with even complete strangers, the coffee plantation was interesting,Yan your cross country ride with Flo was very wet at times,but the Eyes of the Golden Eagle captured every nook & cranny,beautiful green pastures & Farms & villages,the Drone work was spectacular Yan I just loved it, Job well done👍I would suggest to get a small all terrain vehicle, if you travel again in this type of tropical climate Yan at least it has 4 wheels and cover, you know it doesnt matter how rich or poor you are,the simple way of life is much better, thank you Yan, Cheers & Best Wishes, Regards to you & Flo, Trevor.W.Bacelli. Biloela Qld Australia.🐕🐎🦄🦌🐂🐃🐄🐖🐗🐏🐑🐐🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦃🐔🐓🦆🦢🦋🏵🏵🏵🏵🏵🏵🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
Back then when Timor Leste was part of Indonesia, many student from timor leste went to Jakarta and other city to study, unfortunately because of religion and skin colour differences they often face racism. Nonetheless I wish our brother and sister from Timor Leste all the best.
Yah. Wherever you are in the world, be it in Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, the darker you are the lower you are in the hierarchy. It's just the way it is. Thank you.
Rasis...? loe kira hanya timor doang yg punya kulit hitam papua ada, maluku ada, orang ntt hampir semua ada di Indonesia karena suku perantau, di sulawesi kami ada suku dengan ras melanesia, orang papua banyak sekali di jawa dan tidak rasis disini, di sulawsi orang papua kami panggil saudara. Jangan buat fitnah dengan mengatakan rasis. Kalian sendiri awalnya meminta bergabung dgn Indonesia dan kalian sendiri dihasut barat ingin melepaskan diri, dan terbukti sumber minyak kalian di kelola australia.
Timor Leste highlands are in pure natural scenery. Have great fun, stay strong safe healthy with God's blessings. The coffee farm in very friendly with you, they do good business with foreign countries, glad to hear their success.
Love the paddy fields, love the drone shots of the mountains and how green it is, love how friendly people are in this part of the world. If i were to retire now, perhaps this would be the place
Thank you again for such beautiful video post documentary. Such beautiful ppl in Timor. Beautiful hills and mountains. Another hidden corner of the world. I started to cry again watching. You both are such good hosts and beautiful ppl. You relate so well to ppl. Enjoy and love watching. Be safe! Be careful!
You are a Muslim Maori of NZ? Ohh great bro! I am a Muslim from Malaysia..used to be a student in NZ for 3 years back in early 1980s..have visited almost all ASEAN countries, much of Europe including UK, Scotland n Netherlands..also Denmark Sweden Germany Italy.. lastly Sri Lanka. Hope u have a happy life in Aotearoa.
You have the most interesting travel vlogs. I love your channel! Please be safe in your travels and may God continue to bless you and your partner. Thanks for sharing!😊
You looked absolutely soaked on that bike, so I hope you stay healthy. Fabulous views and charming encounters, and it surely can only be a matter of time before a proper TV series...
YES, Australia 🇦🇺 was first in, then New Zealand, Malaysia 🇲🇾 ,Portugal, and some other countries. Indonesia 🇮🇩 was murderous and burnt most 🔥 of the country to the ground!!
Timur Leste (TL) was a Portuguese colony. The people of Timur Leste sought independence from portuguese and Australia supported the independence movement. Australia sent its armies to TL fighting the Portuguese gouvernment, however Indonesia disagreed and sent her armies and invaded TL. However Indonesia left TL after a referendum which the people of TL wanted independence.
East Timorese's very friendly and what a nice trip. By the way, if you guys are back to Indonesia, please consider going to Singkawang, Kalimantan. There you can find many descendants of the miners and traders who came mostly from China many years ago and Singkawang is considered as the Chinese Town.
Ramah tamah orang Timor Leste tak lepas dari budaya Bangsa Indonesia.. seperti cium tangan anak anak ke orang yang lebih tua..menyambut tamu dengan sangat hangat.. itulah budaya' Bangsa indonesia.meskipun mereka sudah merdeka'.. sehat selalu saudara ku orng Timor Leste
Filipina juga, kalau Austronesia di P Formosa juga melakukan, artinya itu budaya Austronesia, yg sejak 3000sm berangkat dari P Formosa, tiba di Nusantara tahun 2000sm. Menggantikan penduduk asli Nusantara, Negrito Nusantara.
Beautiful scenery, friendly people, sometimes I think, so what if the country is not developed enough? As long as there is peace and stability, it is the greatest contribution to the world! Compared to those developed countries who always want to interfere in other countries' affairs and start wars everywhere, they will only bring disaster to the world!
A mysterious country for me and many others. Thank you so much for documenting this travel adventure. I love the peacefulness and the beautiful nature. Best of all, the people are so hospitable.
nice tga team, I enjoy watching East Timor, look like I myself is with you in the travel. There are places in the Philippines similar to East Timor, I hope that Life will be better or sooner. Goodluck and More Power to your Travel.
Thank you for showing these places and beautiful people from other parts of the world. God bless and more adventure to both of you. I enjoyed watching your channel. Very interesting.❤️😊
Thanks; I'm glad you've put in a good word for the poor people in Timor Leste. Their humility, kindness and hospitality reminded me of my 15 years in Malaya/Malaysia. I was nowhere as poor though. Neighbours opened their doors to strangers. People invited me in for drinks and biscuits even though they had no interest in my Christian door-to door Ministry. If others were to emulate the Timorese, there'll be peace, harmony and tranquility in the world.
While as a Chinese person living overseas, I appreciate your content from the Mainland, videos such as these show that there are beautiful rural places less travelled all over the world. I admit as a resident of the Philippines, a close neighbor, i barely remember East Timor (aa fact not lost on their people when we hosted them poorly during ASEAN games) and I appreciate your video that showcases a country that sadly I will probably never have a reason to visit as a tourist
What lovely people! Thank you for sharing the beauty of this country!! It's very likely that unfortunately the farmers don't get fairly compensated for their coffee :( Unless you visit the farmers and buy direct, or by fairtrade, it's hard to make sure that everyone in the process of creating a product is paid correctly.
I didn't imagine East Timor was so beautiful. Thanks for showing us.
Thank you 🥰
Yes it's a beautiful country
You don't know the bad part of this country I know bcz I live that hallo o halo saida hah koalia nanaran meren
That gesture of pressing the back of an elder's hand on a younger person's forehead is also a Filipino custom signifying respect. I'm pleased to discover that it is also a practice in East Timor, a mainly Catholic country like the Philippines.
I’m Filipino and I noticed that also, wow that’s Filipino customs I’m glad other country practice it.
East Timor and the Philippines have a lot of similarities;
1. Both countries are made up mostly of Austronesian people, with a sizable amount of darker-skinned Australian-Melanesian looking type of people (in the Philippines this would be the Negrito people)
2. Both countries were colonized by Iberian countries for hundreds of years, Spain and Portugal, prior to being conquered again by another larger country, the United States and Indonesia respectively
3. Both Countries are Christian and majority-Catholic, just as you say, but also both countries have both a European and an Austronesian languages as official languages; in East Timor you have Portuguese and Tetum (but also knowledge of English is pretty good) while in the Philippines you have English and Filipino (but also many people have a working level of Spanish still)
With all these similarities the countries should form stronger ties, East Timor has a lot of poverty it could really use a friend and partner like the Philippines. Even something as simple as Filipino tourists visiting could help them grow, and for the Filipino tourists East Timor could be a "home away from home".
I was surprised to see that child do that “mano” gesture too! I learn many simple things in her videos
Such sweet people, such harsh poverty. Someone said of places like this: the country isn't poor, only the people. Hope it changes and thanks for showing us :)
Michael Parenti?
welcome to our beloved country Timor-Leste.. Thank you
First class vlog. Very hospitable coffee family.❤
Thank you for showing us East Timor. Beautiful drone views, lovely coffee producing family & Easter celebration crowds. What an amazing travel experience!
great job
coffe farmer and his family seem like solid people. wish them the best. hope he can get to oz
Australia is getting stricker in their immigration policy.
The way that little girl welcomed you was really touching!! 😢😢😢 Great video.
我看见靠左行驶的道路 总感觉自己在逆行🥵
Thank you for visiting our country.
Welcome and keep safe Little Chinese Everywhere.
When I saw the beautiful view from the sky with drone, it’s the time to hit the like button. Amazing!
Wow didn't expect that ,,welcome to my little country, enjoy !!
Thank you 🥰
Coffee guy is really amazing person. I hope soon he will get his visa and reunite with the family in Australia.
Yan how beautiful are the people of East Timor, lovely simple life style, willing to share with even complete strangers, the coffee plantation was interesting,Yan your cross country ride with Flo was very wet at times,but the Eyes of the Golden Eagle captured every nook & cranny,beautiful green pastures & Farms & villages,the Drone work was spectacular Yan I just loved it, Job well done👍I would suggest to get a small all terrain vehicle, if you travel again in this type of tropical climate Yan at least it has 4 wheels and cover, you know it doesnt matter how rich or poor you are,the simple way of life is much better, thank you Yan, Cheers & Best Wishes, Regards to you & Flo, Trevor.W.Bacelli. Biloela Qld Australia.🐕🐎🦄🦌🐂🐃🐄🐖🐗🐏🐑🐐🐨🐨🐨🐨🐨🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦘🦃🐔🐓🦆🦢🦋🏵🏵🏵🏵🏵🏵🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
Back then when Timor Leste was part of Indonesia, many student from timor leste went to Jakarta and other city to study, unfortunately because of religion and skin colour differences they often face racism. Nonetheless I wish our brother and sister from Timor Leste all the best.
Negara yg tidak tau terimakasih....
Why because of ethnic group? Aren't there numerous other islands with similar people in Indonesia?
Don't mixed the story before and after or vice versa without clear the chronology based. It's blur like blinded man try to see the skies.
Yah. Wherever you are in the world, be it in Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas, the darker you are the lower you are in the hierarchy. It's just the way it is. Thank you.
Rasis...? loe kira hanya timor doang yg punya kulit hitam papua ada, maluku ada, orang ntt hampir semua ada di Indonesia karena suku perantau, di sulawesi kami ada suku dengan ras melanesia, orang papua banyak sekali di jawa dan tidak rasis disini, di sulawsi orang papua kami panggil saudara. Jangan buat fitnah dengan mengatakan rasis. Kalian sendiri awalnya meminta bergabung dgn Indonesia dan kalian sendiri dihasut barat ingin melepaskan diri, dan terbukti sumber minyak kalian di kelola australia.
Deployed to Timor, beautiful place and amazing people. All these roads, memories
Thanks!
Thank you 🥰
Really love the smiles of the locals 💕
sweet couple Flo and Yan!!! God bless nice people!!!
Thank You So Much For Sharing Holiday Videos With All of Us!!!! Have a Great Time!
Thank you for showing us this island, the culture, and nice people! Thank you for the effort making great video even in rains ❤
Timor Leste highlands are in pure natural scenery. Have great fun, stay strong safe healthy with God's blessings. The coffee farm in very friendly with you, they do good business with foreign countries, glad to hear their success.
Thank you so much show us the country and his ppl they are very welcoming ppl and friendly happy to there farm
Love the paddy fields, love the drone shots of the mountains and how green it is, love how friendly people are in this part of the world. If i were to retire now, perhaps this would be the place
Hi Flo and Yan, so beautiful, so elegant, just like a wow.
I almost forgot about this country.
Great video showcasing the beauty of East Timor ❤
Timor(or Timur) is east, Leste is also east...EAST EAST or Timor Timur or East Timor or Timor Leste...take your pick.😢😢😢
Thank you so much for showing us other parts of the world - beautiful.
thanks again for the insights into other cultures and as usual it's once again done very professionally
It's my dream and wishes that after my passport paper work is finished,i well visit the Timor leste
Thank you again for such beautiful video post documentary. Such beautiful ppl in Timor. Beautiful hills and mountains. Another hidden corner of the world. I started to cry again watching. You both are such good hosts and beautiful ppl. You relate so well to ppl. Enjoy and love watching. Be safe! Be careful!
Thank you for visiting our beloved country East Timor . Very much appreciate it🥰
I love your channel, I can't afford to travel but you take me on your virtual journeys & for that, I am truely grateful. Thank you!
You are a Muslim Maori of NZ? Ohh great bro! I am a Muslim from Malaysia..used to be a student in NZ for 3 years back in early 1980s..have visited almost all ASEAN countries, much of Europe including UK, Scotland n Netherlands..also Denmark Sweden Germany Italy.. lastly Sri Lanka. Hope u have a happy life in Aotearoa.
What a beautiful country. I’m so jealous. Keep going, you’re great as always! ❤❤❤❤❤
Awesome 😎 the people are friendly Thank you so much
You have the most interesting travel vlogs. I love your channel! Please be safe in your travels and may God continue to bless you and your partner. Thanks for sharing!😊
That was fun!! Love the drone videos and how welcoming everyone is.
Another Awesome Adventure Thank You 🙂❤👍Watching from NB Canada🙂🙂🙂the Scenery is Beautiful
Administrative Divisions of East Timor: Structure and Key Features
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Beautiful timor leste greetings from east borneo indonesia ❤☕🤟
Thanks for sharing be safe😍❤️🙏🏾
Thanks for visiting and explore our country❤🙏
Thanks for visiting the country. This blog is awesome and please come back to see other part of Timor Leste
ThankYou for Visiting my hometown!
Thanks for taking me places that I would most likely not visit. Enjoyed today's video. Safe travels Flo and Yan!
You looked absolutely soaked on that bike, so I hope you stay healthy. Fabulous views and charming encounters, and it surely can only be a matter of time before a proper TV series...
Thank you, thank you for showing us this part of the world. Always looking forward to the next adventure.
Wonderful landscapes and friendly nice people. Waiting for the next ride
Great atmosphere and share. Food looks good too. Thanks y'all 🤝
Brings back nice memories. ❤I was born in Timor Dili and left the country when I was 8. I hope you enjoy your time in Timor leste 🇹🇱🤩🫰
Really appreciate your tour of Timor, Australia was involved in its independence many years ago and I watched its violent beginnings ❤❤❤
E Portugal também .
YES, Australia 🇦🇺 was first in, then New Zealand, Malaysia 🇲🇾 ,Portugal, and some other countries. Indonesia 🇮🇩 was murderous and burnt most 🔥 of the country to the ground!!
Timur Leste (TL) was a Portuguese colony. The people of Timur Leste sought independence from portuguese and Australia supported the independence movement. Australia sent its armies to TL fighting the Portuguese gouvernment, however Indonesia disagreed and sent her armies and invaded TL. However Indonesia left TL after a referendum which the people of TL wanted independence.
Thanks for the interesting video. Traveling is such an education and a beautiful way to see the world and how others live. ❤ New Zealand!
Thank you 🥰
Such of beatiful country🇹🇱
Nice to see my country 🇹🇱
East Timorese's very friendly and what a nice trip. By the way, if you guys are back to Indonesia, please consider going to Singkawang, Kalimantan. There you can find many descendants of the miners and traders who came mostly from China many years ago and Singkawang is considered as the Chinese Town.
Ramah tamah orang Timor Leste tak lepas dari budaya Bangsa Indonesia.. seperti cium tangan anak anak ke orang yang lebih tua..menyambut tamu dengan sangat hangat.. itulah budaya' Bangsa indonesia.meskipun mereka sudah merdeka'.. sehat selalu saudara ku orng Timor Leste
We do it in Philippines also we call it Mano (hands on the forehead) to elderl.
Just like also Philippines our children do it.
Alah tolol, sebelum Indonesia menjajah timor timur, udah kayak gitu budaya kami, dasar penjajah.
Aceh, papua, maluku. kalau merdeka!
Kasian Jawa...
We do it, even before Indonesia invade Timor-Leste, in local language "Bensa " greeting to someone you respect
Filipina juga, kalau Austronesia di P Formosa juga melakukan, artinya itu budaya Austronesia, yg sejak 3000sm berangkat dari P Formosa, tiba di Nusantara tahun 2000sm. Menggantikan penduduk asli Nusantara, Negrito Nusantara.
I enjoyed watching this very much. People from another world!
Thank you 🥰
Wow! Wonderful video! Thank you for continuing to be so generus in sharing your adventures.
Thank u for visiting my country ❤
Thank You For That Wonderful Video
Wow!!the children in east timor practiced "MANO" also...
As usual, so many smiles 🥰
Fantastic vlog as always you do. Now, you both, yan and Flo.
Why Timor Leste love you video we still welcome you here😊😊❤
Thank you very much for visiting our country, hope you enjoy
Thank you, it's been amazing 🥰
New FILIPINO follower here, hoping to see more of your blogs
Very nice travel blog. I am happy you showed the gently people of Timor-Leste. Thank you! I am the main editor for Timor-Leste in German Wikipedia.
Beautiful scenery, friendly people, sometimes I think, so what if the country is not developed enough? As long as there is peace and stability, it is the greatest contribution to the world! Compared to those developed countries who always want to interfere in other countries' affairs and start wars everywhere, they will only bring disaster to the world!
Buenas como va espero que genial, bendiciones para ti y todos los que tu quieres Yan JieJie, muy peculiar Timor del Este :) 🎉
Lovely, thanks!
Yan 你的视频真的好有意义 really inspired me to explore this wonderful world！！
A mysterious country for me and many others. Thank you so much for documenting this travel adventure. I love the peacefulness and the beautiful nature. Best of all, the people are so hospitable.
nice tga team, I enjoy watching East Timor, look like I myself is with you in the travel. There are places in the Philippines similar to East Timor, I hope that Life will be better or sooner. Goodluck and More Power to your Travel.
Wow ni orang sudah sampai di timor Leste 🇹🇱 sehat selalu
You are a good travel blogger!
Amazing. Thanks for this.
Thank you for showing these places and beautiful people from other parts of the world. God bless and more adventure to both of you. I enjoyed watching your channel. Very interesting.❤️😊
The drone shots are always enjoyable ! It shows me the big picture.
Love watching all your vlogs Ms. Yan. Amazing. Thank you for sharing. Kudos.
Hello I'm from East Timor
Really appreciate this....
Thank you for showing us the life in East Timor! 👍👍🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏
Fascinating to see how others live.
I'm always curious about Timor Leste because the first time that I heard about them was during the ASEAN game held here in our country. 😊😊
Where are you from?
Thank you for doing this. It expands our view of life, you do a really amazing job of this.
Always watching all your videos. I was inspired and amazed on how you travel to other countries . Awesome
Thank you 🥰
Thanks; I'm glad you've put in a good word for the poor people in Timor Leste. Their humility, kindness and hospitality reminded me of my 15 years in Malaya/Malaysia. I was nowhere as poor though. Neighbours opened their doors to strangers. People invited me in for drinks and biscuits even though they had no interest in my Christian door-to door Ministry. If others were to emulate the Timorese, there'll be peace, harmony and tranquility in the world.
So interesting. Thank you for the journey. : )
Köszönöm.
It somehow feels like a very friendly and lovely community - I hope they can keep it untouched from tourism
❤ like all Yr videos, u are so patient, kind and smiling with everyone.
Your videos are just amazing
While as a Chinese person living overseas, I appreciate your content from the Mainland, videos such as these show that there are beautiful rural places less travelled all over the world.
I admit as a resident of the Philippines, a close neighbor, i barely remember East Timor (aa fact not lost on their people when we hosted them poorly during ASEAN games) and I appreciate your video that showcases a country that sadly I will probably never have a reason to visit as a tourist
As a prolific drinker of decaf instant coffee ☕️ I'd be banned from the island. I.remember and admired their fight for independence in the past.😊
Happy For journey 👍👌
Beautiful nature
Thanks 👍
0:26 (boy's gesture) children does the same here in the philippines which I find amazing.
The sky is so clear and blue.Wonder what's the climate like year round.?
Please, be careful. Take care. I hope you are fine. Thanks for the video.
Thank you, I will
What lovely people!
Thank you for sharing the beauty of this country!!
It's very likely that unfortunately the farmers don't get fairly compensated for their coffee :( Unless you visit the farmers and buy direct, or by fairtrade, it's hard to make sure that everyone in the process of creating a product is paid correctly.
❤ ❤ thank you for the video. Very beautiful.
Wow! What a great "Less Road Travel" video 。。