The Kokoda Track, day eight: Isurava Memorial to Kovelo
Read day one, day two, day three, day four, day five, day six and day seven first. We wake up early in the morning for a dawn service at Isurava Memorial. In the slowly lightening sky, we read poems...
View ArticleThe Kokoda Track, day nine: Kovelo to Kokoda – and home
Read day one, day two, day three, day four, day five, day six, day seven and day eight first. Our last day. It’s a bittersweet moment – a mix of a feeling of accomplishment and yet sadness at...
View ArticleBeautiful Port Moresby sunsets
Just a quick post: how lucky am I to live in a place that offers sunsets like these? Related posts: Photo of the Week: Sunset kayaking in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea How much does it cost to...
View ArticleKokoda: tips and packing list
You can read about my Kokoda trip – all nine days – here. Before I trekked Kokoda, I asked people who had previously walked the famous track for their tips. Now that I’ve done it, I’ve got some tips...
View ArticleMy first published article!
One of my goals has always been to get an article published and I’m thrilled to announce it’s finally happened! Here’s the article that I wrote for Paradise magazine, the in-flight magazine for Papua...
View ArticleFashion in the Pacific
Think Papua New Guinea and I bet you’re not thinking fashion. But in August (yes, this post is WELL overdue) I was exposed to an amazing collection of fashion from across the Pacific. The event: the...
View ArticlePNG spotlight: The Mt Hagen market
If you’re ever standing at the baggage carousel at the domestic airport in Port Moresby, you may wonder why there are so many white copra bags going around and around. Filled to the brim, one after the...
View ArticleA hectic year… with a fantastic end!
It’s been a long while since I posted properly on this blog. 2014 was one hectic year. Work saw me chained to a desk for most of the year – working on some pretty exciting projects, though! – and...
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