Country Info
- Port Moresby
- Capital
- Kina (PGK)
- Currency
- 5,049,055
- Population
- PG
- Country Code
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Travel Blogs from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
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Travellers in a hostile land
... is an unrealistic desire. So it was in the early hours of the morning we left our secure compound in Lae for a new secure compound in Moresby. Moresby is certainly more threatening than Lae, although 99% of the people are just as welcoming. As we venture ...
Sorry Mate we've booked your room to someone else
... 10, owned by Mose who drove and picked me up from a late dinner at another hotel a few days latter. Lodge 10 is a brand new set of 20 units all clean, freshly painted, clean linen daily with a flat screen and foxtel. the best was free coffee and cooking ...
Getting started
... to talking and he was a bit concerned about me wandering around by myself so he took me under his wing. He showed me around Port Moresby and also expressed some concern about my proposed itinerary, which I of course ignored. When I get it in my head I ...
The second impressions!
... 'ão petrolífera na sua região. Contaminados pela simpatia local, deixam-me partilhar o motorista para visitar a longa cidade de Moresby. Ainda me pagam um almoço que me soube a pato...mas era galinha. Amanhã começa a verdadeira exploração do ...
wantok, mi laikimTok Pisin
... smejali, jedli Tim Tam kroglice - Tim Tam so piskoti iz Avstralije od katerih postane clovek odvisen tok so dobri!, preklicali smo cel port moresby in na koncu sem pristala v misijonarskem hostlu (ok, zdej eni umirate od smeha!), sam da ne bo pomote - je ...
The mysterious dangerous country: 1st impressions
... , directamente proporcional 'a quantidade de bckpackers e futuros amigos e conhecidos que se fazem na “estrada”. Na Papua New Guinea (PNG) nao ha' turistas ou backpackers. E os estrangeiros que se ve^m aparecem para deixar a pegada da ...
Arrival in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
No idea what to expect, but expecting the worst. Lots of stories about crime. LOTS. We holed up in the hotel until Bill was due ...
POM Stopover - NO REAL TEXT
The stopover to change planes- our first argument of the day ;).... A US airforce plane was trying to clear customs along the same time! So so ...
MAG POM flight - NO TEXT
Really really early start - the old shed in Madang hasnt changed, though a lot of the Chiense workers on the early flight...RAmu nickel project is having some issues it appears, lot of amonosity to them ...
A little bit about Papua New Guinea
... and joys) from all over the world, united by the common dream of seeing God's Word in the minority languages of Papua New Guinea. Enjoy these pictures that I have uploaded from my growing up years, and be on the lookout for new ones from this ...
hi mum and dad
hi mum and dad it is josh. well got your letter today and thanks for keeping me up to date with what is going on. well lee and i are thinking of going over to newzealand for xmas, she is getting a bit home sick and really wants to go back. her step ...
"DIM DIMs" leaving Rossel Is bound for Misima
... mouths from chewing betal nut. Talked to their 4th grade teacher, Paul Hora who is very passionate about promoting Papua New Guinea and trying to dispel all the bad reports about the country. Unfortunately the Papua New Guinean government doesn't give ...
Grannies Go To Sea!!
Shadowfax Update #18 > 29/10/05 > Hello everyone, > I spent last Tuesday (when Mike arrived) ferrying the boys back and forth to the shore with their collections of gerry cans and goods as we stocked up again at Misima - thanks Gavin for your tuition ...
DIM DIMs at Misima
... 's comments:- waiting patiently for weather to clear & am working out where to go next crew's comments:- Made some new friends after dimdim Peter scrounged a salinity meter from some Americans & played the good samaritan with some healing broth for ...
Rossel Island - The Shadowfax "DIM DIM" crew
Hello everyone, Since the last update on the 16th a lot has happened - we are finally in the Louisiades, sitting in a very picturesque lagoon in Rossel Island, the most eastern island of the archipeligo. We have sailed 1700 nautical miles to get here & ...
Gilligans skiing at Gigila
Hello everyone, We can't access the internet at the moment, but I've heard a rumour that we don't have a house anymore - Col & I are quite happy about that as we have come to the conclusion that we can live on the boat - with all our extra income we can ...
The feasting four in Bagarman
Hello everyone, We left Misima Island on the 4th Oct. after celebrating Col's 64!!!! birthday on the boat in the harbour - we decided to wait another day as the weather was supposed to be closing in (not the case in the end). I cooked a special roast ...
Green Ants at Gigila
Shadowfax travelogue no. 17 - 20/10/05 Hello everyone, We've been island hopping since the last update - had a disastrous problem with the anchor in Pana Numara - caught on a bombie & it took at least 2 hours to get it free & then the anchor winch ...
Babes and Booze at Blue Lagoon!!
Hello everyone, On the 6th we are still on Bagaman Island, very hot & sticky again. Bought a lovely baggi (shell) necklace from Stephen (Chief Gulu's son) for 50 kina (hope I can get it through quarantine in Cairns. Col & I walked around to the next ...
Naduri to Menari
Huge day ahead - hope to make it to Menari which would have us back on schedule after starting one and a half days behind. Small problem(s) though: - Cathy still crook - Peter and Shaun still crook with diarrhoea - Shaz struggling with her knee (but ...
Papua, New Guinea
This was a special day as this is the place my grandfather was stationed in WW2. This was his first time back since the ...
Most insane trip, ever!
... depositing our bags, we were taken on a brief drive into the town centre. I can say, with a good degree of confidence, that Port Moresby is a dump. Glad we’re not spending any time here. Jane, our guide, pointed out the illegal settlements, filled ...
Day 1 - Ower's Corner to the Goldie River
... tent. My tent was attached to the outside of my pack, but it got lost at the airport. Probably at Brisbane or Port Moresby Airport but who knows. Staying in the hut with the boys and got the long gear on; long pants and ...
No Fear or Loathing in Port Moresby
If i'm completely honest I was a bit apprehensive about arriving in Port Moresby after all the stories i'd heard, including stats such as having the third highest murder rate in the world and being the most corrupt city in the world, but I ...
Menari to Nauro
Slept woefully. Got up at 0430 and used the time to do some stretching - feeling a bit stiff for the first time so far. When we went through Menari Village, Cathy had a brief meeting with the other Fuzzy Wuzzy Angel (101 years old) and we headed on ...
Day 2 - Goldier River to Ioribaiwa Ridge
... their fate. The Japanese withdrew and forever abandoned their dream of conquering the Owen Stanley Range and capturing Port Moresby. On the 28th September, the Aussie advance, 2600 men entered these lines at Ioribaiwa and on the 30th ...
Moored overnight in Moresby, New Guinea
We had a night in Moresby before heading on to Popondetta. Had to have a bit of a look around so grabbed a taxi and went for a short drive around the town …. city??? The townsite is very hilly with the main centre of the city built on a bit of ...
Church Like You've Never Seen it Before!
... on a couple of tyres under the racks so sheltered and safe. We have taken it out on the harbour every weekend since. Before Port Moresby was built the local people lived in villages built on stilts over the water. There are 2 such villages at either end ...
JAPAN - DAY 1 - On the Aeroplane - JL772-Seat 57B
Amba was seated next to the window and i was next to her in the middle, with a man to my right. When we were in the air, the Japanese (assumed) next to me moved over to the middle rows - thank goodness because i don't think i could have sat next to him ...
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