Luxury, simplicity and it's not Bali

Updated June 17 2019 - 11:12am, first published June 15 2019 - 12:00am

TIMOR-LESTE

Within minutes of landing on Atauro island, off the coast of Dili in Timor-Leste, I'm using my body in a way I haven't in some time. Perched on the edge of the tray of the old blue ute that has collected us from the dirt runway, my thighs are switched on as I try to keep my feet firmly planted. My core, too, as we bump along the dusty, palm-lined road towards the eco-lodge we'll call home for the next three nights.

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