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Podcast: Travel Writing Podcast
Episode: Exploring Timor-Leste and Volunteering as a Means of Long-Term World Travel With Jonty Crane
Description: When a volunteering offer took Jonty Crane and his wife to Timor-Leste, one of the least visited countries in the world, they had no idea what to expect. What they found was a country, largely undiscovered, still crawling its way out of a traumatic history, that offered friendly locals, beautiful scenery, and hikes through untouched landscapes. They also were confronted by chaos, multiple bouts of severe illness (including typhoid), and the reality of life in a land where the black flag of death seems to stalk every street.
Joining us from his new home in Fiji, where is engaged in...