Papua New Guinea

Kimbe Bay Conservation – Part 2

Conserving Kimbe Bay – what would you do if one day you realized that the side-effects of the industry you helped to introduce were starting to degrade the pristine environment of your backyard – turn a blind eye… hug a tree …

The Conservation of Kimbe Bay – Part 1

Kimbe Bay Conservation – there is a line of thought among the marine scientific community that Kimbe Bay is probably where the first corals originated – a theory that has evolved as a result of the various surveys conducted to assess and …

Papua New Guinea: The Facial Tattoos of Oro Province

One of the most visually intriging things about the local villagers around Tufi in Oro Province are the facial tattoos worn by many of the women – something you would not really be aware of without making the effort to visit them… Tattoos, and body …

Papua New Guinea: A Kiap Returns…

A Kiap Returns... I have to be honest and admit that I had no idea what a Kiap actually was until I met Doug Robbins & his family over a drink on the verandah of Tufi Dive Resort’s main lodge. Doug had been a Kiap in Papua New Guinea for 4 years …

Papua New Guinea – Orotoaba Village Homestay

Orotoaba Village Homestay To get a better appreciation of what life is like for the majority of Papua New Guineans – the ones who don’t live in the main towns but spend their their lives in their tightly knit village communities – …

Papua New Guinea: Puri Puri – PNG’s version of voodoo…

Puri Puri They say that travel broadens the mind and I certainly never expected a personal introduction into the inner workings of Puri Puri when I left Sydney for three weeks diving at Tufi in Papua New Guinea… Puri Puri is variously referred …

Lauadi – Deacon’s Reef Article

Deacon’s Reef was what started me on my personal journey (obsession…) to dive Papua New Guinea! And I can still remember the catalytic moment in late April 1988.I was living with my young family on the island of Bahrain in the Persian …