Category: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Puri Puri men of Tufi

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To the casual visitor to Papua New Guinea, the impression that the country is deeply religious would be easily gained. Missionaries are common in the country and I have met them in even the most remote locations – once unexpectedly about 2 hours up the Isis River on the remote south coast of New Britain. [...]

PNG: Orotoaba Village Home Stay

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To get a better appreciation of what life is like for the majority of the people of Papua New Guinea – the ones who don’t live in the main towns, but spend their their lives in their tightly knit village communities – you really need to do a village homestay. Possibly not for everyone… but [...]

Cafe Society Arrives….

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I need to be upfront and state that the departure lounge at Port Moresby’s domestic terminal is not my favorite place in Papua New Guinea. The general rule of thumb when visiting PNG is to get through Port Moresby as quickly as possible and on to your final destination. There is not much to see in the [...]

Port Moresby

Papua New Guinea,Port Moresby February 18, 2009
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There is something inherently intimidating about Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby and I think it’s a combination of the “rascal factor” &m standing out in the crowd as a “dim-dim”, or white fella, in this country of dark skinned & fuzzy haired people. Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of my favorite places – [...]