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We stayed at Villa Verde hotel. They were really great with letting us clean & tinker there.
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13 Mar 2014
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G'day Alex,
I have a spare room and a very well equipped workshop, just let me know your arrival date.
Cheers Dave
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14 Mar 2014
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Hi
Have you tried Perkins Shipping (may now be called Toll?) In 2011 we wheeled our bikes on, no hassle and no need to fill /pay for a whole 20ft space, you just pay for volume used
Good luck
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15 Mar 2014
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Hi
Have you tried Perkins Shipping (may now be called Toll?) In 2011 we wheeled our bikes on, no hassle and no need to fill /pay for a whole 20ft space, you just pay for volume used
Good luck
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Sure, I keep in touch with them. The next ship on 22-24 of March. I want to be in time. The only bike cleaning takes a couple of days!
Alex
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20 Mar 2014
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Taken from Swire Shipping Website
NEW SERVICE – EAST TIMOR AND DARWIN
Dear Valued Customer,
Swire Shipping is pleased to announce a new service linking Asia, Europe, Dili and Darwin. The new service will commence in April and is an extension of Swire Shipping’s commitment to develop sustainable multi-purpose shipping services in the Asia Pacific Region.
Service Rotation: Singapore – Darwin – Dili – Singapore
Port Coverage: Global connections via Singapore
Frequency: 18 days
Cargo Types: Containers, LCL, Break-bulk, Project cargo
Crane Weights: Up to 45t
Key Transit Times:
From Singapore:
To Darwin: 7 Transit Days
To Dili: 10 Transit Days
From Darwin:
To Dili: 2 Transit Days
To Singapore: 9 Transit Days
The first voyage will depart from Singapore on 18th April. The full voyages dates will be published in next week’s Swire Shipping schedule.
Please contact your local Swire Shipping representative for more information. Our Darwin and Dili contact details are as follows:
Darwin
Swire Shipping
Telephone +618 8984 3893
Email ssadrw@swireshipping.com
Dili
SDV Logistics
Telephone +670 3322 818
Email dil@sdv.com
We look forward to providing you with an excellent level of service in this new and exciting service.
Yours sincerely
Swire Shipping – Trade Team
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21 Mar 2014
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Taken from Swire Shipping Website
NEW SERVICE – EAST TIMOR AND DARWIN
Dear Valued Customer,
Swire Shipping is pleased to announce a new service linking Asia, Europe, Dili and Darwin. The new service will commence in April and is an extension of Swire Shipping’s commitment to develop sustainable multi-purpose shipping services in the Asia Pacific Region.
Service Rotation: Singapore – Darwin – Dili – Singapore
Port Coverage: Global connections via Singapore
Frequency: 18 days
Cargo Types: Containers, LCL, Break-bulk, Project cargo
Crane Weights: Up to 45t
Key Transit Times:
From Singapore:
To Darwin: 7 Transit Days
To Dili: 10 Transit Days
From Darwin:
To Dili: 2 Transit Days
To Singapore: 9 Transit Days
The first voyage will depart from Singapore on 18th April. The full voyages dates will be published in next week’s Swire Shipping schedule.
Please contact your local Swire Shipping representative for more information. Our Darwin and Dili contact details are as follows:
Darwin
Swire Shipping
Telephone +618 8984 3893
Email ssadrw@swireshipping.com
Dili
SDV Logistics
Telephone +670 3322 818
Email dil@sdv.com
We look forward to providing you with an excellent level of service in this new and exciting service.
Yours sincerely
Swire Shipping – Trade Team |
I have sent them a request already but without answer...They probably ship tons of goods, wood, steel and oil. They don't want our bikes. It's too small deals.
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15 Mar 2014
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G'day Alex,
I have a spare room and a very well equipped workshop, just let me know your arrival date.
Cheers Dave
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Thanks Dave! Looks like I need a new battery for my bike. Have you got a email from me already? I'm in Larantuka now. Eastern port of Flores. The last jump to Kupang on Monday.
Alex
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15 Mar 2014
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We stayed at Villa Verde hotel. They were really great with letting us clean & tinker there.
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could you send me a coordinates of this place? how expensive is this place?
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15 Mar 2014
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Villa Verde Hotel
Rua Antanio Hritor, Dili, Timor-Leste
http://goo.gl/maps/02g34
Not sure how to do coordinates? We paid $40/night. Internet & a couple of laundry items per day were included. Plenty of room to dry hand washed stuff. They also had a hose and bin they let us use for working on the bikes & scrubbing the parts. (we went and got a surface wash first). We were there for at least 10 days so we negotiated the rate.
I was happy to pay the extra money for a comfortable room. We stayed at the backpackers 1 night & it was $25 for a mosquito infested dorm. Even hanging outside the bugs were thick there. Plus lots of kids running around hollering.
There are other places we tried but it seemed common to tack on ridiculous prices for Internet or food. Villa verde is walking distance to the backpackers & some decent eateries. Otherwise it's easy to get around with minibuses & cabs.
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18 Mar 2014
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Villa Verde Hotel
Rua Antanio Hritor, Dili, Timor-Leste
http://goo.gl/maps/02g34
Not sure how to do coordinates? We paid $40/night. Internet & a couple of laundry items per day were included. Plenty of room to dry hand washed stuff. They also had a hose and bin they let us use for working on the bikes & scrubbing the parts. (we went and got a surface wash first). We were there for at least 10 days so we negotiated the rate.
I was happy to pay the extra money for a comfortable room. We stayed at the backpackers 1 night & it was $25 for a mosquito infested dorm. Even hanging outside the bugs were thick there. Plus lots of kids running around hollering.
There are other places we tried but it seemed common to tack on ridiculous prices for Internet or food. Villa verde is walking distance to the backpackers & some decent eateries. Otherwise it's easy to get around with minibuses & cabs. |
it's enough, I've fond it on the map. Thank you!
Alex
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19 Mar 2014
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stuck in Dili
TOLL changes a schedule 2 times a week. Everything was perfect on 10/03 but suddenly on 12/03 things go wrong. I was informed about schedule changing on 18/03 just one day before arriving in Dili. TOLL has just 2 ships on this line. They canceled Dili service in March. So the next ship is expecting on 08/04 three weeks later. Did anybody try finding another way to Darwin from Dili? I mean another shipping companies, private boats, flights, etc.
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Sadly this is normal bull from them. If they don't have the freight, Dili gets skipped. We raced to get to Dili and ended up there for weeks. We ran out of time and had to skip Australia, shipping indirectly to Canada which was another experience with Toll. We absolutely tried to investigate air freight but the airline refused 3 different ways. Planes are small and they don't do DG no matter how many ways you disable the bike...it's frustrating for sure but we did enjoy our time in Dili getting to know Timor Leste and it's rough history. Plus we had good company with other bikers.
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Sadly this is normal bull from them. If they don't have the freight, Dili gets skipped. We raced to get to Dili and ended up there for weeks. We ran out of time and had to skip Australia, shipping indirectly to Canada which was another experience with Toll. We absolutely tried to investigate air freight but the airline refused 3 different ways. Planes are small and they don't do DG no matter how many ways you disable the bike...it's frustrating for sure but we did enjoy our time in Dili getting to know Timor Leste and it's rough history. Plus we had good company with other bikers.
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I raced also to be in time. I missed Komodo because of this.
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