Country Info
- Port Moresby
- Capital
- Kina (PGK)
- Currency
- 5,049,055
- Population
- PG
- Country Code
Papua New Guinea Slideshow
Papua New Guinea
Travel Blogs from Papua New Guinea
Once beautiful and still trying
Hi folks, This will be my last blog for this trip and next time I will try to start a whole new episode. We left Yokohama and had four days at sea, one of them was sailing past Iwo Jima and learning a bit about its history and the major part it played in ...
Dispatch: Wewak, Papua New Guinea
... . "Keep your eye out for grub worms, OK?" pleaded a voice I didn't quite recognize as my own. Since arriving in Papua New Guinea nearly three weeks ago, a freakish part of my mind has been set on eating sago grub worms. The previous month, ...
Day 2 - Goldier River to Ioribaiwa Ridge
... position. Although that withdrawal was strategically sound; it was crisis point for the Aussies in high command, both here in Papua and Australia. Imita Ridge was the line in the sand; there was to be no further retreat. The Japanese ...
PAPUA NG: FEAR EATS THE SOUL, FAITH RESTORES IT
Pictures from Hypertravel: 100 Countries in 2 Years (Backpackers' Guide to the World and the Soul) by Hardie ...
Bogged in Buna
... and unforgettable for many reasons. For more info on MIA Hunters go to: http://pro5.com/mia/. For the latest MIA Hunters news on their 2010 New Guinea expedition along with video go to: ...
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 ...
Church Like You've Never Seen it Before!
Papuan New Guinea is often referred to as "The Land of the Unexpected". On our way to the Supermarket we pass a large oval that is usually used for soccer and rugby practice but we have seen some great sights there, some of them totally inexplicable. One ...
Mardi and Philip's Visit
... Gardens and many a hair raising story was told about past exploits of the older children. I think Mardi heard a few new tales. Philip, Havae and I walked through the gardens while Mark scared the living daylights out of Mardi driving along the very ...
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 ...
A taste of politics
Hey guys, hope things are well back home. Getting used to laid back lifestyle here in the New Ireland province. There's plenty of time to kill after finishing at the hospital for the day. I usually go down to the markets or play a bit of rugby with some ...
Le naze qui parlait à l'oreille des nuages
... de la saison sèche. Tu pars faire une ballade dans le parc de Wasur à Merauke au trou du cul du monde de West Papua. Déjà, tu te demandes pourquoi t'es venu jusqu'ici te perdre. Tu dois passer te faire enregistrer au poste de police et il y a ...
A Patch of Light Through The Storm
Greetings dearest readers, I think as of today I can see the light at the end of the tunnel...or maybe that is just a a small break in the clouds that have dumped rain on us most of the day... Seriously though, we are actually getting close to ...
Ups and Downs
... see when the generator can be fixed or replaced..it will cost about 75,000 kina(divide by 5 for GBP) We both felt that the new head had been given a raw deal as he has been around at the time the troubles came to a head, and the church authorities ...
Back in the Jungle for a Bit
For those of you who are not privy, I’ve been working in Papua New Guinea again for a little over a week. I’m actually on my third and final rotation out here for the project I got started back in January. On both my second and third trips out ...
Day 7 - Isurava to Kokoda
... . I can report that I received no blisters – so I think my foot management has been pretty good. I took a brand new roll of Elastoplast; a big one in case I had to strap an ankle or something. I noticed very early on I was getting ...
A delightful, friendly people ......
... people and we all want to go back! For more info on MIA Hunters go to: //pro5.com/mia/. For the latest MIA Hunters news on their 2010 New Guinea expedition along with video go to: http://wcco.com/local/mia.hunters.mission.2.1777528.html. ...
What made us smile.
... the time the rain pours down.Dogs provide lots of amusement. They usually ignore humans and spend time on strictly doggy business. A new pup at school had not yet reached that stage of independence, still linked to the human mother surrogate. Sunday is ...
A bit hot!
All is well and we are spending time getting to know our way around before starting in country orientation on monday. It is hot hot hot and we are sleeping and resting and swimming and generally making the most of lodge life before work ...
Paradijs in Papoea Nieuw Guinee
We hebben het gehaald! We zijn aangekomen in Papoea Nieuw Guinee (PNG). Vanuit Darwin hebben we het eerste vliegtuig naar Cairns genomen. Dat ging allemaal nog wel vlot. Omdat we ook nog een tussenstop hadden was er niet heel veel tijd voor de overstap. ...
Kokoda and onwards to Hoi Village
PLAN: - See yesterday REALITY: - At the terminal by 1130. Another wait while we were entertained by some of the locals - and I think we entertained them also. Beautiful scenic flight and textbook landing on the grass airstrip at Kokoda then short ...
Port Moresby is a Pit
Up before am to shower, pack. Checked out, then the cab arrived at 5:30am, and we made the drive to the airport. We were on a Jet Star flight (Qantas codeshare) – and while Jet Star had a long line, it was almost exclusively for bag drop, so it ...
What Lonely Planet Doesn't Tell You
Also entitled, "It's Just After the Next Ridge" Saturday/Sunday we climbed Mt. Wilhelm, PNG's highest peak at 4509 meters (~15800 ft). What Lonely Planet doesn't tell you: - To get to Mt. Wilhelm you actually have to traverse through 5 OTHER ...
May 24, 2000
Jun 02, 2000
Land of the Unexpected
My time down south for the Christmas break started earlier than expected so I could catch up with Myf and Peter before they went to US for Christmas and lasted longer than anticipated as I stayed an extra week to attend a family funeral. That set the ...