Street Pasin
Port Moresby, Lae, Goroka, Madang. Wabeg or Mt Hagen – PNG towns all have the following in common: lots of people, markets, buai spet, more people, bus stops, pick-pocket-eers, settlements and street sellers. Allow me to share with you and give you an insight into PNG town culture that very few “whites” ever get to experience. By the way – PMV is the local term for a bus.
Highlands Cultural Center
A few weeks ago we went for a drive with Angela and Nandex to the Highlands Cultural Center in Kainantu (K92). The drive from Goroka to Kainantu takes about 90 mins and passes through the Eastern Highlands towns (or villages) of Henganofi, Barola and Kompiri…
Photos from West Taraka
It was six months ago that I started the exciting but tedious process of migrating my blog from one Service Provider to another and from one Blogging platform to another. Let me tell you right now that as much as the exercise has been worth it the task has been drawn out, tedious and in some way a pain in the proverbial…
No offense Mr Kapis
William Kapis has received much media attention of late. His name has been linked with two bank robberies, namely the BSP Bank Branch in Kerema and more recently the BSP Branch in Madang. The case is still before the courts…
Old photos of Lae
I was recently posting some more photos to my online album when I come across a whole bunch of Lae, including some old Lae snaps from the 50′s, 60′s and 70′s…
PNG and power blackouts
The number and frequency of power blackouts in PNG is unbelievable.…
The street boys from West Goroka….
After spending most of the day at my desk and slaving away on Eli’s number one enemy: The Laptop…
A wasted morning!
It never ceases to amaze or frustrate the crap out of me the time it takes to get things done in this country.…
One School and a Home go up in flames!
or “Shit happens to good folks too” !…
PNG justice can be swift….
I witnessed an example this afternoon at the Hospital.
A girl was caught stealing (very unfortunate for her) some clothes and a bilum from another woman…
Rob blows his top!
Yep! Yet again! On this occasion – yesterday afternoon at the local Papindo supermarket at West Goroka and a la Highland’s style!…
tingting bilong yu…
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