Papua New Guinea - Kavieng

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 […]

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. […]