Places - Papua New Guinea

Four years ago our expedition started in April 2009. Another year and a half later, we finished an almighty big book called The Coral Triangle. And yet another year after that (as in today), we finally managed to make a short slideshow summary of our fantastic Coral Triangle adventure through this YouTube video. Original music […]

28 – 30 July 2010 S2 22.915 E146 49.513 – M’Buke Island Betel nut chewing is a custom or ritual that dates back thousands of years from Asia to the Pacific, a tradition very much a part of modern life in many parts of the Coral Triangle. This custom is very much alive that it is […]

28 – 30 July 2010 S2 22.915 E146 49.513 – M’Buke Island S2 18.697 E146 51.595 – Anun Island S2 20.051 E146 51.725 – Champoin Island Last year in February, when I was still researching WWF Coral Triangle projects to cover for our expedition, I had heard of the traditional community canoe making project of […]

28 – 30 June 2010 S2 22.915 E146 49.513 – M’Buke Island S2 18.697 E146 51.595 – Anun Island Pronounced Bu-ke with a silent M, M’Buke are several islands off the south end of mainland of Manus, Papua New Guinea. Manus Province is the smallest and the least populated of PNG’s twenty provinces. Known also as the Admiralty Islands, this group […]

5 – 24 June 2010 It is now 15 months that we have been non-stop on the road from Asia to the Pacific.  The diving has been spectacular but its the people we have met along the way that made our journey so much richer. The honest and open faces of people in the deep […]

4 – 24 June 2010 S2 39.879 E150 43.960 – Lissenung Island Resort We totally adored our three weeks in Lissenung. We were so much at home it was LIKE being home. We could achieve so much portraying the many aspects of Kavieng’s village and marine life. First was an entire white board dedicated solely to […]

15 – 17 June 2010 S2 22.226 E150 07.872 – Sanko Maru wreck and Japanese mini-sub S2 21.915 E150 06.901 – Tunnung Island We set off for a three day exploratory trip with our friend Dietmar Amon with five other divers or NFFs (new found friends) to New Hanover. Lissenung Island Resort has these special […]

9 & 20 June 2010 S2 39.879 E150 43.960 – Lissenung Island Resort The strong culture of Papua New Guinea shines through during a sing-sing – a gathering of performers from a village who sing and dance to show off their ethnicity and their traditional rituals. It is powerful, as all earthy performances are and we have been […]

5 – 15 June 2010 S2 39.879 E150 43.960 – Lissenung Island Resort We have been on idyllic Lissenung Island Resort since June 5 and have spent wonderful time catching up with our friends Dietmar and Ange Amon, the owners and operators of this lovely little dive resort in the Pacific. In the past, Dietmar […]

11 & 14 June 2010 We met a fascinating Papua New Guinean artist by the name of Fabian Paino. He carves Malagan wooden sculptures, the ceremonial art of New Ireland’s living culture. His work is now found amongst people’s collection from all over the world although Fabian still does not consider himself a master carver. […]