Sometimes work takes me to really cool places, and this is how I died up at Tabo Cottages on Samosir Island, the largest “island within an island” and the 4th largest lake island inn the world. Said trip occurred after my late arrival to Medan and involved me getting off a plane and then having…
Despite being a capital city there really is not all that much to do in Port Moresby, meaning that the Stilt Villages are somewhat of a highlight. Why is there so little to do in Port Moresby? Sadly this is mostly down to the fact that Port Moresby, known as POM is just not all…
Port Moresby has a plethora of hotels, but they range from the good, bad to very ugly. The Lamana Hotel though seems to exist in that very sweet spot in the middle. And for us it was actually an accident that we found it, with the Crown Hotel being full. This meant that we ended…
While most cities in Papua New Guinea are not hotel friendly, Port Moresby (Pom) is an outlier and has choice. Alas the Holiday Inn Port Moresby, is now at least not all that much cop. This is in contrast to The Hilton, Lamana and even the Crown. What is it though that makes the place…
This year was my second spent at the Goroka Show and also in the town itself. With this in mind what did I think about the Goroka nightlife and street food scene? Well lets just say when it comes to the nightlife Goroka is no Mount Hagen. What the Goroka? Goroka, nestled in the Eastern…
You may well not know, but Papua New Guinea is famous for its coffee, with Kongo Coffee being at the top of the tree. And while it can be purchased it can be purchased pretty much anywhere, the best place to do so is at the factory itself. And said factory and distribution center is…
