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Re: Satellite Phone for emergency

by globalcitizen01 23 May 2012

Mate you'd be surprised how much GSM coverage there is up there now, I drove from Wewak to Vanimo recently and there was cell coverage…
Re: Good beach resort in PNG? Or West Papua?

by schmidle 15 May 2012

Was in Wewak (Sundaun province) lately, where nearby islands Kairiru and Mushu blew my mind. Kairiru is a tropic paradise but not too…
Re: Wewak General Hospital

by gabba1234 10 May 2012

Hello there I know this is a bit late. I too am a medical student, and im trying to get into contact with Wewak General Hospital. The…
Re: help finding tour or independent travel

by digoebel 24 April 2012

What is written in the first reply ,is right . But it is also not necessary to have a guide for the full tour in PNG .You can arrange…
Re: Sepik tours to Wagu lake for bird of paradise

by digoebel 24 April 2012

additional information for preparing the Sepik tour to Wagu lake If you want connection to Mathew, the tour guide and the ownner of…
Re: Accommodation in Wewak

by pimouss 21 April 2012

About the wewak guesthouse, when I said dirty, it was really dirty. I travelled a lot in third world country, in budget accomodation,…
RE: Very long trip report (Hagen, Mt Wilhelm, Wewak, Muschu Island, Sepik)

by Watsoff 17 April 2012

Oops, wrong thread. Edited by: Watsoff
Re: Very long trip report (Hagen, Mt Wilhelm, Wewak, Muschu Island, Sepik)

by Ancienttraveler 17 April 2012

Thanks for the beautiful photos, Carolyn. Just thought I would let you know the bird on the young boy's head in your photo #59 is a Western…
Re: safety for female solo traveller in PNG

by vkprice555 15 April 2012

PNG is definitely a very dangerous country. There is a ton of "rascal" related crime- not just against rich expats, but tourists and…
Re: Yuo island near Wewak

by stefaroundtheworld 11 April 2012

I'm actually on this Island and it is beautiful. One thing is to correct, his Name is ROBERT and not Richard. :-) He new every time if…
Sepik tours to Wagu lake for bird of paradise

by digoebel 04 April 2012

*_Special possibility for a Sepik tour to Wagu lake_* The owner of the guesthouse Mathew offers a tour from Ambunti to…
Re: Very long trip report (Hagen, Mt Wilhelm, Wewak, Muschu Island, Sepik)

by digoebel 12 March 2012

This is a good report especially from the Sepik tour . I have made the same experience ,that the best place is Wagu lake and it is not…
Re: Street crime or other dangers in Solomon - PNG

by jrb_1983 12 March 2012

A year ago I travelled from Indonesian West Papua to Vanimo (on the border), and then continued to the following destinations by land…
Re: Travelling in PNG

by MVCB 06 February 2012

that sounds unpleasant oeke1969. Our experiences travelling between Jayapura & Wewak were very different. Staying in villages is usually…
Ralph Stuttgen

by Anahi 01 February 2012

Does anybody know about Ralph Stuttgen (or Stüttgen or Stuttgens or whatever)? He provided a great base for exploration near Wewak, PNG.…
Pagwi accommodation

by nerak1 13 January 2012

For those of you headed to the Sepik river and do not want to stay in Wewak, there is a guest house in Pagwi. The "Sangra Guest House"…
Re: Travelling in PNG

by oeke1969 23 December 2011

I travelled in PNG just for 5 days, because I hated the country and felt very unsave. There are guards and fences everywhere, people are…
RE: 8 weeks: Vanuatu, Cook Islands and what else? (+ urgent airfare question)

by Laszlo 24 November 2011

OG, PNG also has all 3 Pacific races, an unlike in the Solomons (where the Micronesians were resettled from Kiribati by the British),…
Re: Solo backpacking from Port Morseby to Jayapura - safe?

by MVCB 10 November 2011

Oh, so no more PNG? Sad times. But yeah, from Popondetta/Oro Province it is another hike to Lae, or catching banana boats up the coast…
RE: Papua New Guinea during the wet season (Dec-Jan)

by avantikook 07 November 2011

Went to Dec-Jan a couple of years ago and it was fine. In Goroka it rained heavily every afternoon but you knew it was going to happen…
Travelling in PNG

by outdoorjunkie 04 November 2011

Just got back from 5 weeks travelling around PNG and wanted to pass on some advice to other travellers. We took our Lonely Planet guide…
RE: Papua New Guinea - female travel alone from 3rd Nov 2011

by Cholerica 09 October 2011

Hi all thanks for your feedback so far, I now plan to go to Sorong and then the dive trip to Raja Ampat. From there I do not know yet,…
RE: Very long trip report (Hagen, Mt Wilhelm, Wewak, Muschu Island, Sepik)

by globaltourist 09 October 2011

Hi there - I've been on a couple of trips in PNG - and the Sepik is on my list for my next trip Thank you so much for such a brilliant…
RE: Very long trip report (Hagen, Mt Wilhelm, Wewak, Muschu Island, Sepik)

by CarolynH 28 September 2011

Hi 1. I booked my three flights on the internet (one with Airlines PNG and two with Air Nuigini) through the airlines' websites. If you…
RE: Very long trip report (Hagen, Mt Wilhelm, Wewak, Muschu Island, Sepik)

by davidst 26 September 2011

Hi there, A great report on PNG! Im trying to organise a trip there now and wanted to ask some basic questions: 1. Im flying into Por…