Amelia Earharts last flight doesn’t matter here. Its of no importance to the locals and I guess most of them don’t know who she was and her importance in aviation development and modern western women. The struggles of Papua New Guinea are much more fundamental than that.
Continue reading →The people are extremely friendly, when the camera came out, people lined up to get their photos taken.
Continue reading →The shopping experience in Lae is a little different to Mayfair London, Ginza Tokyo or 5th Avenue New York. Everything is under guard, iron grids protect windows and doors. Apart from a guard outside sitting on a stool the liquor store looks empty and closed.
Continue reading →“Where are you going for Christmas” “PNG” “Why would you go to PNG?” “Because we have family there” “Isn’t it dangerous” You are now regaled with a litany off horrific stories involving muggings, murders, riots and rapes from almost everybody that’s been associated with PNG. When we mention we are not staying in “Moresby” but going to Lae, it’s not unusual … Continue reading →
