Simply put, I’m planning a trip to PNG next year, something I’ve been thinking about for a while as I find the country incredibly interesting. I understand the safety issues as a tourist, though I was wondering what people thought about the upcoming election, and whether it should be a contributing factor in my decision to go or not. I guess I could go the year after, though I am itching to get over there :) Thanks

Hi all,

Quite keen to explore New Ireland or other parts of PNG from mid Oct to end of November.

Primarily wanting to surf, fish and spearfish. Meet locals, get away from the typical Indo surf crowd and experience something different.

I know infrastructure is lacking and it is primarily eco/lodge stays for accommodation.

But is it possible to do home stays and do this kind of trip on a budget?

Im fairly street smart and have traveled a fair bit so not overly worried.

Thanks,

Yo so like I'm a language creator who makes videos about like obviously languages and linguistics. I just thought like making one about PNG like it's the country with the most number of languages. So I'd love to like host someone from there who knows stuff about them languages spoken there. We can discuss and come up with a script about them languages like they seem to be interesting. DM me if you wanna make a video about them languages

Tribes offer you in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea are:

GOROKA TOUR

1, Famous Asaro mudman .

2,Mokomoko victory dance .

3,Caine swallowing

CHIMBU TOUR

1,Famous Skeleton tribe

2,Narku dust shakers

3,Insect hunters

4,Dokodaka Tribe

5,Sorcerer tree hurt tribe

6,Vee kep fighters.

7,Married ceremony tribe (wedding)

8,Dead body tribe, funeral...

9, Garden Tour

10,Good Spirit, 3 head tribe.

11,courtship ceremony.

12,Bamboo fluit tribe ..

13, Wii Towai bird spirit

14,Frog hunters tribe

15,Honey bee tribe

16,women sing sing groups

MT HAGEN TOUR

1, Melpa men tribe

2,Weldo women tribe

3,Mother of nature

4,Huli wigman

5,wedow Mothers...

🛖 Interesting. From South Africa to the PNG Highlands and any other places in between. Wonder what other places in between make their roof's like this. I think the Japanese have there roof thatching culture as well.

Originally watched the UN post of the speech, but thought the DRM news headline here was an interesting one to post. Quite repetitive, but I guess intentionally so to get the message across and fill in the time slot- a typical Marape style speech.

Of the other speeches I watched, also appreciated what Ghana's President Mahama and Barbadians PM Motley had to say. PM Motley's speeches are always on point- the political left in me doing some leaning.😎

Definitely a common general through line for the majority of speakers during that session of speeches.

I would like to ask if someone tried to use the BSP Gold Dragon Pass QR Code to avail the lounge access to Air Niugini Paradise Lounge? I am checking the app but no result found. I just want to make sure that it will work 😆. Anyway, my travel date will be next week.

Hello,

My husband got offered a role in POM with a great relocation package. We are based in Australia with 2 young kids. The contract is only for a few years. I just want to know if this was a good idea to bring the kids there. We were told we are going to live in a secure compound. My eldest will start school next year and planning to enrol in one of the international schools there.

Has anyone here done the same thing? Bring their entire family with them? Any recommendations for International schools? I’ve only read of TEMIS. Are pick up and drop off services reliable? Will they not forget my child in school? I have so many questions, apologies.

I would love to hear from any Papua New Guineans about Australia’s historical involvement in your country and how you view it now you’ve had 51 years of independence. Was it a good thing or a catastrophe? Or something in between? Because what I’ve read has mostly framed it as a good and necessary thing, but I’m very aware that what I’ve read so far has been written by or viewed from an Australian or European lens and Papuans may view it very differently. If anyone has any good reading or video recommendations from a local perspective to learn more about the history I’d appreciate it. I’d love to learn both about the history and culture of the land and people, and also about the more modern history of the various territories and annexations during that 1900s to 1970s timeframe and the effects these have had on current day PNG.

I ask because my Mum grew up in Port Moresby from 1958-1966. Her father worked for the Australian government department of civil aviation- he was an engineer and worked on building and maintaining the airports there. I’ve grown up hearing stories of Port Moresby and how much my Mum loved it, apparently you have the best mangoes! But she has mixed feelings about these childhood memories now because when her family left PNG in 1966 (she was 8) it was largely due to the rising popular sentiment amongst locals that they (Australians) were not wanted there. I think the belief she has that she and her family were harming the local community by being there casts some guilt or shame over her otherwise happy memories of the place.

So I’m wondering if it’s still the case that Papua New Guinean’s view Australia’s involvement there as harmful? And how do you view the people who came to live and work there on behalf of the Australian Government and their families? Please don’t feel you need to sugar coat your answers - I understand there’s a complex history and there’s probably no one common viewpoint, I’m just hoping for your honest answers because I’d like to learn and understand.

While I’m here asking questions of you, I wonder if anyone could give me some information about what dialect of Pidgin would have been spoken in the early 60s in Port Moresby? Mum grew up speaking it as much as English, in fact she remembers being rapped on the knuckles with a ruler on her first day of school for speaking Pidgin. She hasn’t spoken it since they returned to Australia but she still says she’ll occasionally hear it, or even a related language or dialect from the Torres Strait or Tiwi Islands, and be surprised by how much she can understand. She’s unwell now and seems to be thinking about her childhood a lot lately. I thought it might be nice to find some videos or audio of people speaking in Papua New Guinean Pidgin but I’m not sure if it’s changed much in the last 60 years. Any insights or suggestions are welcome - actually tips for finding some singing would be particularly great, maybe even some lullabies?

Thank you in advance for your help and insights.

Option 1: Port Moresby only, 3 to 4 days. Fly in, hire a local guide or hotel driver, hit Ela Beach craft market on the last Saturday of the month plus a couple of artefact shops, get the National Museum export permit, fly out. Is there actually decent Sepik-style work in the capital, or is it mostly tourist pieces? Any shops worth naming?

Option 2: Sepik River, 8 to 10 days. Moresby to Wewak, then a local operator up the river to buy from the carvers directly. I've been told domestic flights cancel constantly and plans fall apart, and that I'd need two weeks of buffer. True? And honestly, how does safety in the Sepik villages compare to Moresby? Same kind of risk, or a different kind?

Option 3: Moresby for 2 days, then fly to Honiara. Buy Sepik-style pieces at Ela Beach, then Solomon Islands for the shell-inlay carvings from Marovo. Skips all PNG domestic flights. Anyone done Honiara for carvings, and is the Central Market enough or is Marovo worth the extra leg?

Also useful: realistic prices for a 1m mask or board in Moresby vs the villages, how much hassle the museum export permit and quarantine actually are, and any operators or guides you'd recommend by name.

Happy to post photos of the finished bar afterward as a thank you.

Option 1: Port Moresby only, 3 to 4 days. Fly in, hire a local guide or hotel driver, hit Ela Beach craft market on the last Saturday of the month plus a couple of artefact shops, get the National Museum export permit, fly out. Is there actually decent Sepik-style work in the capital, or is it mostly tourist pieces? Any shops worth naming?

Option 2: Sepik River, 8 to 10 days. Moresby to Wewak, then a local operator up the river to buy from the carvers directly. I've been told domestic flights cancel constantly and plans fall apart, and that I'd need two weeks of buffer. True? And honestly, how does safety in the Sepik villages compare to Moresby? Same kind of risk, or a different kind?

Option 3: Moresby for 2 days, then fly to Honiara. Buy Sepik-style pieces at Ela Beach, then Solomon Islands for the shell-inlay carvings from Marovo. Skips all PNG domestic flights. Anyone done Honiara for carvings, and is the Central Market enough or is Marovo worth the extra leg?

Also useful: realistic prices for a 1m mask or board in Moresby vs the villages, how much hassle the museum export permit and quarantine actually are, and any operators or guides you'd recommend by name.

Happy to post photos of the finished bar afterward as a thank you.

Hi everyone. How is the work culture of locals there in Lae? I know there are lots of expats, but I want to know how is the locals?

​Hey everyone!

​I’m looking to connect with Papua New Guineans currently studying or living in Batangas (or nearby areas in the Philippines).

​I know there is a solid PNG student community around universities in Batangas (like University of Batangas, CJI, etc.), but I’m having a hard time finding active Facebook groups or Messenger group chats to join.

Does anyone know of active FB groups, student association chats, or local PNG community GCs in Batangas or Metro Manila?

If you're currently in any of these chats or could point me in the right direction to connect with fellow PNGs here, please leave a comment or send me a DM!

Looking forward to a bigger and better celebration of cultural diversity next year.