12 Things You'll Want To Experience | Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
I arrived in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea in November 2016 for a one-year stint. I have just extended to stay another 6-months. These are just a few of the things that have made me want to stay for every extra day that I can...
12 THINGS YOU'LL WANT TO EXPERIENCE | BOUGAINVILLE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
1) Long weekend on Pokpok Island near Arawa. Book by emailing them directly: urunabayretreat@gmail.com
2) Getting to mingle with locals. Always a pleasure no matter where in the world you are.
3) Trekking and exploring around Sisivi with Rotokas Ecotourism. Organised directly with Rotokas Ecotourism.
4) Day trips island hopping in a banana boat. This can arranged through locals, Bougainville Experience Tours or direct with banana boat drivers in some cases.
5) Experiencing a traditional sing sing. Talk with locals, volunteers and expats, regularly check online including Facebook groups and keep your eyes peeled for posters around Buka, Arawa or Buin for any advertisements about sing sing festivals. They are often not well promoted.
6) Hiking to the volcanic crater Lake Eruovi / Billy Mitchell near Wakanui. Organised directly with Rotokas Ecotourism.
7) Playing games on the beach. The pikininis love to play football, rugby and volleyball, as do I, so everyone is happy!
8) Swimming and snorkeling at Loloho Beach near Arawa. Luckily there was already a relationship established with the chief, which I happily continued, which allowed me to use the beach. I suggest talking to locals and who'll no doubt meet someone who knows someone with access to a beach.
9) Dancing to a bamboo band. I could watch these play for hours and have done so! Again, keep your eyes to the ground for potential performances and also be ready for those fantastic spontaneous ones too!
10) Exploring beyond Buka Town to see the many sides of Buka Island. I have chatted with people who've explored the island by bicycle, however I had the opportunity to do so by 4x4 in exchange for taking some photographs. A private hire or local with a vehicle is also a good bet.
11) Local friends offering to show you around their villages. I always jump at the opportunity and find it fascinating to see the off the beaten track villages, which you'd never see otherwise. If someone offers, say yes!
12) Watching the sunrise from Premier Hill overlooking Kieta near Arawa. It really is the perfect spot to start the day and easily accessible by bicycle from Arawa or vehicle.
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA, a tour of its disappointing capital of PORT MORESBY
SUBSCRIBE: - Let's go for a walking tour around Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea's capital and one of the most unsafe cities in the world.. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Papua New Guinea, or PNG, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby
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While escaping the everyday routine to go on an extreme vacation, some risky places require a lot more preparation and forethought than others. Aside from the war-torn hotspots, here are a handful of dangerous places that you might dare to visit.
1. Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea
The Kokoda Track presents many challenges and dangers to the increasing number of adventurers that it accommodates, but by far the greatest danger is the perpetual infestation of malarial mosquitoes.
2. Death Road, Bolivia
Claiming around 250 lives per year, the aptly named Death Road is one of the most dangerous roads in the world. One wrong move, and you could end up plummeting down a 2,000-foot vertical drop. At its highest, the road reaches over 15,000 feet before descending to only 3,900 feet above sea level.
3. Chernobyl, Ukraine
The whole region, spanning some 1,000 square miles, was evacuated in 1986 due to the devastating explosion at the local nuclear power plant. However, the danger comes not so much from radiation any more, but the countless precariously abandoned buildings.
4. Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
The Cliffs of Moher reach a maximum height of 700 feet, but with the huge vertical drops right into the sea and frequent high winds, you certainly won’t want to veer too close to the edge. Sadly the cliffs also have a reputation for attracting self-destructive and even suicidal behavior.
5. Acapulco, Mexico
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6. New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Named one of the world’s 20 best surfing towns by National Geographic in 2012, this unfortunate region also has highest number of shark attacks anywhere in the world. There have been 238 incidents on record, 12 in 2008 alone.
7. Danakil Depression, Ethiopia
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8. Mount Everest, Nepal
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9. Hua Shan, China
The walk consists of unstable wooden boards precariously clinging to the cliffs. With no guard rails and a largely unstable construction, many lives have been claimed by this walk, which features drops of up to 7,000 feet.
10. Mont Blanc, France
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Rabaul, Tourism is a major industry , New britain Island, Papua New guinea
Rabaul, Tourism is a major industry , New britain Island, Papua New guinea
Rabaul is a township in East New Britain province, on the island of New Britain, in the country of Papua New Guinea. New Britain is an island about 60 kilometres to the east of the island of New Guinea. Rabaul was the provincial capital and most important settlement in the province until it was destroyed in 1994 by falling ash of a volcanic eruption.
During the eruption, ash was sent thousands of metres into the air and the subsequent rain of ash caused 80% of the buildings in Rabaul to collapse. After the eruption the capital was moved to Kokopo, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) away. Rabaul is continually threatened by volcanic activity because it is on the edge of Rabaul caldera, a flooded caldera of a large pyroclastic shield.
Rabaul was planned and built around the harbor area known as Simpsonhafen (Simpson Harbour) during the German New Guinea administration which controlled the region between 1884 and formally through 1919. From 1910 Rabaul was the headquarters of German New Guinea until captured by the British Empire during the early days of World War I. It became the capital of the Australian mandated Territory of New Guinea until 1937 when it was first destroyed by a volcano.
During World War II it was captured by the Japanese in 1942, and it became the main base of Japanese military and naval activity in the South Pacific. Settlements and military installations around the edge of the caldera are often collectively called Rabaul, although the old town of Rabaul was reduced to practical insignificance by the volcanic eruption in 1937.
As a tourist destination, Rabaul is popular for its volcanoes, scuba diving and for snorkeling sites, spectacular harbour and other scenery, World War II history, flora and fauna, and the cultural life of the Tolai people. Before the 1994 eruption, Rabaul was a popular commercial and recreational boating destination; fewer private small craft visit now, but 10 to 12 cruise ships visit Rabaul each year, including the Queen Elizabeth carrying up to 2000 passengers. Tourism is a major industry in Rabaul and East New Britain generally.A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake has struck off the cost of Papua New Guinea's New Britain island, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says.
Hazardous tsunami waves are forecast for some coastlines.
The quake struck at a shallow depth of 10km (six miles), around 162km from the town of Rabaul, on New Britain island.
It hit near the coast at around 07:25 on Friday (21:25 GMT on Thursday). There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Dellie Minding, a receptionist at the Rabaul Hotel in the east of New Britain, told Reuters news agency the earthquake had been felt, with many guests running outside, but there had been no damage.
At the Rapopo Plantation Resort on the coast, receptionist May Dovon said she had not heard of any casualties or damage, the agency adds.
We felt the earthquake, everything was moving so we went out of the building, the receptionist told Reuters. Nothing was damaged.
The country is still recovering from a magnitude 7.5 quake on 26 February.
At least 100 people died in Enga province, where massive landslides buried whole villages.
It took weeks to establish the full extent of damage in the remote, worst-affected In 1983 and 1984 the town was ready for evacuation when the volcanoes started to heat up. Nothing happened until 19 September 1994, when again Tavurvur and Vulcan erupted, destroying the airport and covering most of the town with heavy ashfall. There were only 19 hours of warning, but thGe
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Top10 Recommended Hotels in Port Moresby, Papua Region, Papua New Guinea
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Top10 Recommended Hotels in Port Moresby, Papua Region, Papua New Guinea: 1. Airways Hotel *****
2. The Stanley Hotel & Suites *****
3. Grand Papua Hotel *****
4. The Sanctuary Hotel Resort and Spa ****
5. Crowne Plaza Port Moresby ****
6. Laguna Hotel ****
7. Holiday Inn Express Port Moresby ****
8. Raintree Lodge ***
9. Lamana Hotel ****
10. Ela Beach Hotel ****
Houses and flats for rent in Port Moresby
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1. Jackson Parade, Jacksons International Airport, P.O. Box 1942, 6610 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Price range $223 - $255
This stylish and award-winning luxury hotel is set in its own botanical gardens with stunning views over Bootless Bay to the mountains. Port Moresby’s Jacksons International Airport is just a 2-minute drive away.
2. Sir John Guise Drive, Port Moresby, 121 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Price range $209 - $270
Situated in Waigani in Port Moresby, The Stanly Hotel & Suites is connected to the shopping complex Vision City Mega Mall, giving guests direct access to a bank, nightclub, cinema, supermarket and restaurants. A full English/Irish breakfast is served daily at the property.
3. Mary Street, 495 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Price range $174 - $206
This property is a 6-minute walk from the beach. Located in central Port Moresby, Grand Papua Hotel offers a day spa, 2 restaurants, 2 bars and a swimming pool. All accommodation boasts sea views from a private balcony. Guests also enjoy a fitness centre, a hot tub and a sauna.
4. Pitpit St., North Waigani, 121 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Price range $162 - $182
Featuring an outdoor swimming pool, The Sanctuary Hotel Resort and Spa offers accommodation in Port Moresby. The hotel has a spa centre and fitness centre, and guests can enjoy a drink at the bar.
5. Cnr Hunter & Douglas Street, 121 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Price range $136 - $171
Offering an outdoor pool, a day spa, 2 restaurants and a cocktail bar, Crowne Plaza Port Moresby is 5 minutes' walk from Ela Beach. All accommodation features a flat-screen TV and views over the Coral Sea or harbour. Guests enjoy free airport transfers.
6. Section 136 Allotment 8, Waigani Drive , 131 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Price range $165 - $214
Just a 5-minute drive from the heart of Port Moresby, Laguna Hotel boasts a large lagoon-style outdoor swimming pool with a pool bar. Guests enjoy free WiFi and free airport transfers.
7. Islander Drive, Waigani, 121 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Price range $143 - $184
Featuring free WiFi, Holiday Inn Express Port Moresby is just a 10-minute drive to Port Moresby International Airport. Guests enjoy free breakfast and free airport transfers.
8. Lot 7-section 39 Ilimo Ave, 121 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Price range $125 - $150
Only 15 minutes’ drive from Port Moresby city centre, Raintree Lodge offers comfortable accommodation. The property features a restaurant and free airport transfers.
9. 1 Famagusta Road, Waigani, 495 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Price range $138 - $195
Located in the heart of Port Moresby CBD, Lamana Hotel offers a free 24-hour shuttle bus. You can enjoy a workout at the fitness centre, or a game of tennis on the outdoor courts. The modern rooms include free WiFi and TV with cable channels.
10. Ela Beach Road, 495 Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Price range $131 - $197
This property is 3 minutes walk from the beach. Overlooking Port Moresby's Ela Beach, this hotel boasts a restaurant, a bar and a 24/7 reception desk. Guests also enjoy 2 swimming pools. Ela Beach Hotel and Apartments is 100 m from the beach.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: EXPLORING the NATIONAL MUSEUM, what to see in PORT MORESBY
SUBSCRIBE!! - Here's a video with some of the very precious artefacts displayed at Port Moresby's National Museum & Art Gallery. The introduction to the video tells you how important these artefacts are and I am so glad I was allowed to videotape some of them, the Museum will use this video as part of their website. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Papua New Guinea, or PNG, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an Oceanian country that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia. Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby
What it's really like LIVING on a REMOTE tropical island | Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Have you ever considered living, working or volunteering on a remote tropical island for a while but unsure what it's really like LIVING on a REMOTE tropical Island?
My partner and I moved from Wellington, New Zealand to the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea for 18 months to experience what it's really like...
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Two years in Paradise | Looking back on life in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
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Two years in Paradise | Looking back on life in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
From 2016 to 2018 I lived in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. It was paradise. In this latest video, I share some of the Bougainville footage you've never seen before, as well as some of my thoughts and feelings as I look back on life in ARoB, Papua New Guinea.
During this time I supported the development and promotion of tourism in Bougainville via articles, photography and video sharing my adventures no matter how big or small.
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