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So I was on a domestic flight today for work reasons and to pass some time I read through the seat back Qantas magazine. I was quite surprised to read an article about the virtues of PNG as a holiday destination.
I always thought PNG was somewhere that people only went to if they had to (or chose to rather) because of work and spent the entire time under armed guard. A bit like those people who work in Iraq on IT projects.
Have I misunderstood PNG? I am quite an adventurous traveller, but am not a silly one and had never entertained the thought of visiting PNG as I put safety first.
Thoughts?
I always thought PNG was somewhere that people only went to if they had to (or chose to rather) because of work and spent the entire time under armed guard. A bit like those people who work in Iraq on IT projects.
Have I misunderstood PNG? I am quite an adventurous traveller, but am not a silly one and had never entertained the thought of visiting PNG as I put safety first.
Thoughts?
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I do remember at one time Port Moresby ranked worst city in the world on some ranking due to the crime rate.
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So I was on a domestic flight today for work reasons and to pass some time I read through the seat back Qantas magazine. I was quite surprised to read an article about the virtues of PNG as a holiday destination.
I always thought PNG was somewhere that people only went to if they had to (or chose to rather) because of work and spent the entire time under armed guard. A bit like those people who work in Iraq on IT projects.
Have I misunderstood PNG? I am quite an adventurous traveller, but am not a silly one and had never entertained the thought of visiting PNG as I put safety first.
Thoughts?
I always thought PNG was somewhere that people only went to if they had to (or chose to rather) because of work and spent the entire time under armed guard. A bit like those people who work in Iraq on IT projects.
Have I misunderstood PNG? I am quite an adventurous traveller, but am not a silly one and had never entertained the thought of visiting PNG as I put safety first.
Thoughts?
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It's a fabulous country and there are pockets of nice holiday destinations - usually behind barbed wire compounds eg Lae, Madang and Wewak. We were fortunate to live there before independence and to visit again some time after independence but I would be a bit wary of going now - our last visit showed quite a change. I loved the Highlands and walking around Mts Wilhelm, Hagen and Giluwe was amazing. I do have a friend whose brother went up to Lae before independence and is still there - he took out PNG citizenship and he is very happy but he's pretty much wontok now.
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We considered going there on a diving holiday. The diving is meant to be great.
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I heard Bogota and Colombia in general is a lot safer than it was when the cartels were running amok.
As for PNG, it's somewhere I've always wanted to go, it looks so beautiful, shame that it's so dangerous.
Any Pink Floyd fans on here see the movie Obscured by Clouds?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069451/ it's a French movie set in New Guinea with a Pink Floyd soundtrack
Needless to say it's a French Movie AND it's in New Guinea - there's lots of toplessness.
As for PNG, it's somewhere I've always wanted to go, it looks so beautiful, shame that it's so dangerous.
Any Pink Floyd fans on here see the movie Obscured by Clouds?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069451/ it's a French movie set in New Guinea with a Pink Floyd soundtrack
Needless to say it's a French Movie AND it's in New Guinea - there's lots of toplessness.
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The diving is great! You'd probably be OK on a managed holiday. I havent heard of any tourists getting knocked off recently. It's just like all the other dangerous places in the world, follow the tour rules and you should be fine.
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