Blogs from New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Oceania

Once upon a time, as all the best fairy-tales begin, all I wanted out of life was a Ferrari. They were Simply The Best. Frankly, even at the time, this was a bloody silly idea... For a start, at the age of eight, it would have been something of a stretch to even come close to reaching the pedals. What’s more, my favourite model, the gloriously seductive 512 Berlinetta Boxer, was strictly a two-seater, so there’d have been no room for the rest of the family. So even if I’d somehow managed to stretch my pocket-money that far, it would just have been me stuck in the passenger seat alongside my Dad, who had precisely zero interest in such things. As something of a stickler for the road rules, he would have resolutely refused to go ... read more

Geo: -2.5846, 150.792Slept well – a few bug bites upon wakening. It rained on and off all night; never too hard. They turned off the generator – and therefore the fan – some time in the night, but it didn't get too hot. We weren't sure of the plan for the morning (as one of the visiting Swiss women said, "No one tells you anything") so we headed down to breakfast about 7:30am. Sat around for a while – eventually, they brought tea … Paul helped them unlock the cupboard … and we were given a full cooked breakfast with fruit.At 9am, we, the two Swiss anthropologists, and the Japanese woman, Alan Beck, Warren (manager), a driver, another young man, two police officers, and a security guard – they had apparently been warned of “trouble” and ... read more

Geo: -2.66631, 150.681Slept well. Enjoyed the very powerful tropical rainstorm that passed over us in the middle of the night. It began with the curtains billowing across the bed, then strong wind rattled leaves from the trees, then a few large drops of rain against the tin roof of our bungalow, then the flood of rain: deafening. It passed over in a few minutes, and I returned to sleep – until a coconut dropped on the roof. Thought we were under attack. Shortly after, we saw the torchlight of James, the security guard. Maybe he thought we were under attack, too.I'll take a moment to describe the resort. It's on a small island in the middle of the archipelago. From the lagoon, there are small stretches of beach visible, especially at low tide, but otherwise the ... read more

Well hello all hows it going ? Well time flys when your having fun I guess. Our time in PNG has been really amazing. The people here are so awsome I love it. Well what can I say about Kavieng. So far this is the most beautiful place i have been. The Beaches are white with clear seas. I have had the chance to take a 1 hour boat ride to get to the church I was attending one morning and so we ended up at a small village on an island somwhere. It was great. Anyways hope you enjoy the pics !! God Bless YOU BEN... read more