Papua new
Guinea
The time i
spent in PNG was probably the best time I spent since i am travelling.it was an
real adventure.not like australia, where everything goes how it goes.PNG is
totally diffrent. I think they never saw or heard from backpackers before.most
of the people spending their time their stay in big hotels with security and
just go there for playing golf or diving.at least all the tourists there are
very rich and not at dependent on a low budget. If you read in the internet
about PNG its like :
“don’t go
there if you are a women or gilr, don’t take a taxi, don’t talk to people in
the highlands, don’t go there as backpacker….everything is to dangerous!”
But if you try
it and if you give those native people a chance you probably have one of the
excitings times you ever had.the people there are not canabalists or sth like
this how it is written in the internet.if you are friendly to the,, they are
your best friends and they are happy to help you and to look after you.so many
people took care about us and lokked for our safety but they did because they
were proud to show us their country.there are not many people who travel to png
and live on the same level like the people in the villages ( a bit like
stoneage :D )eat just the local food and enjoy learning about the culture!PNG
is amazing an definitely worth to see and feel!
Arrival in
port Moresby
In the
capital city we stayed at a very nice lodge.the people ther were very friendly
and the yhelped us to organise our travel through png.also we met marina at the
airport.she lives in port Moresby and she took us around the city and we cooked
together with her and her family local food! Coconut cream and vegetables.very
nice!
From Moresby
to goroka
The plane
was just a very small one and so asked
the pilot if I can stay at the cockpit.and I could. It was an amazing view.as
soon as we arrived in goroka a local women aksed us if we need help.two white
girls are not normal in this area! We said yes sure and after a while she
invited us to stay with her and her family. So we had village life, local food,
cooking in firehuts and everything like this. The family is very nice and they
tried to make our time in png the best time we could have.
Climbing mt
Wilhelm
One of the
maybe best things we did was climbing mt Wilhelm.its the highest mountain in
Ozeania and about 4550 metres high! We took a PMV (public motoesied vehicvle)
to kegsugl, the base camp of the mountain.it was an openback-vehicle and the
road was not a road.it was just mud and rocks.to climb the mountain, It took us
two days and it was quiete hard to climb in the coldness and the high
altidude.the weather was very harsh and on the second day we had to climb for
15 hours.our legs were hurting, but we reached the top! J
At least
staying in madang
Madang is
the contrast to the highlands.its a city at the sea and people there are different.the
highlanders are a bit more traditional and live more like in the
stoneage.people in madang are a bit more modern.one day we went for diving.it
was amazing.also we visited madang market.
All in all
we had a really great time in PNG. I think we had a lot of luck but travelling
to PNG was definitely the right decision!!the people are nice, the food is
good, the countryside is beautiful!!
More pictures
will coming soon!
woodford festival just awesome!!! i never saw or felt a peaceful and friendly atmosphaere like this between so many people.200 000 people stayed at the festival.camping together,singing,dancing,doing workshops, discovering food from all over the world,listening to music (over 20 diffrent stages)...and much more.new years was awesome.all the nights we slept in the chai tent, much more comfortable.couches and pillows eveywhere and a drumcircle to make you a sleep! working at the marrakesh express was hard but they were nice.people and we got a nother job in adelaide. new year there was a huge fireshow.they burned a ship and everyone was holding candels.just nice this festival! i will never forget how close and friendly people can be.everyone there was your friend!.maybe it was "little woodstock" another highlight was john buttler trio for sure.they did an awesome show! our.next trip now is papua new guinea! piczures will come soon!
