Being the capital of the former Republic of South Maluku Ambon has not just been on my bucket list, but has borderline been an obsession for a while. Why the obsession? Well the answer is myriad! Partly I love all things Melanesian, partly I love former countries and perhaps most importably I hoped it have…
Papua New Guinea legit makes some great sodas, such as GoGo Cola and the Gold Spot range. Therefore when I saw K-One Cola I quite simply had to give it the full cola quest treatment. So, how was it? Well there is no point dancing around the fact that it was pretty god damned bad….
When it comes to fast food ranchos choices Papua New Guinea has about as many options as Pyongyang. That means they have to create their own, such as Big Rooster and today’s subject matter Burger House. Therefore I decided to give it a shout, particularly as restaurant burgers in PNG tend to be a bit…
While I do love a night at the Hilton Port Moresby when it comes to pure venues in the city you really cannot beat the Lamana Hotel. And this is a huge reason that we stay here with our YPT guests. The Lamana not only boasts a number of restaurants, but also a barbers, a…
When it comes to the tribes at the Mount Hagen festival they are all legitimately very good, but much like anything in the world some are definitively better than others. So, with that in mind and with intense research on my part I have put forward my 5 best tribes at the Mount Hagen festival…
One of the best parts of my Japan tours is that we really do some legendary restaurants, with the phenomenon that is Ramen Hiiragi being a case in point here. As you might have guessed they specialize in ramen dishes here, with their particular take on things making it a “must go” for locals and…
