It is becoming more difficult to find drivers with decent vehicles. A good contact may be the driver from another media organisation. Filing your story It is advisable to work out how you are going to file your story before you arrive in East Timor. The telephone network is not always reliable. You must make sure your accommodation or office has international telephone lines.
Laptop computers are popular among the journalists in East Timor.
They are capable of transmitting emails via the Internet. It takes a long time to link into the Internet, no matter how good your computer is. There is one computer shop that can help with any problems you may be experiencing logging into the Internet. It also has software packages and is a service centre. Like anything else in East Timor, there is a premium for service.