n June 2014, I had the opportunity to travel to Papua New Guinea for work. On a brief stop-over in Port Moresby, I had the opportunity to venture out into the city, visit the local markets, the central business district, interact with the locals and meet https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:55:41 GMT World Nomads Adventures In June 2014, I had the opportunity to travel to Papua New Guinea for work. On a brief stop-over in Port Moresby, I had the opportunity to venture out into the city, visit the local markets, the central business district, interact with the locals and meet some very interesting people. Beyond that, during my stay on Manus Island, I was lucky to be a part of a unique environment of an almost untouched natural beauty. Despite the work pressures, the colours and the charms of the Island, made us forget all our worries. https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/photos/50689/Papua-New-Guinea/My-Scholarship-entry-Journey-to-PNG-A-Forgotten-World Travel Papua New Guinea hadizaher https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/photos/50689/Papua-New-Guinea/My-Scholarship-entry-Journey-to-PNG-A-Forgotten-World#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/photos/50689/Papua-New-Guinea/My-Scholarship-entry-Journey-to-PNG-A-Forgotten-World Mon, 17 Nov 2014 22:01:00 GMT 0 <p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/50689/DSC035543.jpg" alt="The first beams of light on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea." /></p> <p>Papua New Guinea is a culturally rich, ethnically diverse, remote and often forgotten corner of the world.</p> <p>While on a work trip to work in far north PNG, I had the opportunity to explore a few corners the capital Port Moresby, and a few villages on the Manus Island. It is difficult for an outsider to fathom the large population that reside in the seemingly dense and impenetrable rainforests of the country. There is an abundance of wildlife, and the local traditional clothes and cultural costumes reflect the coexistence of the locals within their natural environment.</p> <p>Locals face an obesity epidemic, high levels of Diabtese cases, increasing numbers of HIV infections, and other serious medical issues that far reaching social and economic consequences. In an age of increasing connectivity, large parts of Papua New Guinea remains relatively undiscovered and unconnected to the rest of the world.</p> <p>One morning, on a day off work, I woke up early to catch the sunrise. Fortunately, there day was only sparsely cloudy and the first light produced a stunning display of colours as it reflected off the clouds, the sea and the trees. Here, the Sun displays its first flicker of light as it rises from behind the sea, behind the treeline, and behind the clouds. It was a truly magnificent sight.</p> https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123481/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-The-First-Flicker-of-Light Travel Papua New Guinea hadizaher https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123481/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-The-First-Flicker-of-Light#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123481/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-The-First-Flicker-of-Light Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:35:00 GMT 0 <p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/50689/DSC03562.jpg" alt="Sunrise reflected on a glass door, aboard a ship on Manus Island, PNG." /></p> <p>Papua New Guinea is a culturally rich, ethnically diverse, remote and often forgotten corner of the world.</p> <p>While on a work trip to work in far north PNG, I had the opportunity to explore a few corners the capital Port Moresby, and a few villages on the Manus Island. It is difficult for an outsider to fathom the large population that reside in the seemingly dense and impenetrable rainforests of the country. There is an abundance of wildlife, and the local traditional clothes and cultural costumes reflect the coexistence of the locals within their natural environment.</p> <p>Locals face an obesity epidemic, high levels of Diabtese cases, increasing numbers of HIV infections, and other serious medical issues that far reaching social and economic consequences. In an age of increasing connectivity, large parts of Papua New Guinea remains relatively undiscovered and unconnected to the rest of the world.</p> <p>One morning, on a day off work, I woke up early to catch the sunrise. Fortunately, there day was only sparsely cloudy and the first light produced a stunning display of colours as it reflected off the clouds, the sea and the trees. Here, as I turned around to capture the sunrise from a different angle, I spotted a clear reflection of the rising Sun on a glass door above the ship. I guess, I was lucky.</p> https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123480/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-A-Captured-Sunrise Travel Papua New Guinea hadizaher https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123480/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-A-Captured-Sunrise#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123480/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-A-Captured-Sunrise Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:33:00 GMT 0 <p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/50689/DSC03509.jpg" alt="The Colours of sunrise on Manus Island, PNG." /></p> <p>Papua New Guinea is a culturally rich, ethnically diverse, remote and often forgotten corner of the world.</p> <p>While on a work trip to work in far north PNG, I had the opportunity to explore a few corners the capital Port Moresby, and a few villages on the Manus Island. It is difficult for an outsider to fathom the large population that reside in the seemingly dense and impenetrable rainforests of the country. There is an abundance of wildlife, and the local traditional clothes and cultural costumes reflect the coexistence of the locals within their natural environment.</p> <p>Locals face an obesity epidemic, high levels of Diabtese cases, increasing numbers of HIV infections, and other serious medical issues that far reaching social and economic consequences. In an age of increasing connectivity, large parts of Papua New Guinea remains relatively undiscovered and unconnected to the rest of the world.</p> <p>One morning, on a day off work, I woke up early to catch the sunrise. Fortunately, there day was only sparsely cloudy and the first light produced a stunning display of colours as it reflected off the clouds, the sea and the trees. Here, for a brief moment, the cloud shone pink as it reflected the first light of the day.</p> https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123479/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-The-Pink-Cloud Travel Papua New Guinea hadizaher https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123479/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-The-Pink-Cloud#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123479/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-The-Pink-Cloud Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:30:00 GMT 0 <p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/50689/14260969647_2c08dd8d0a_o.jpg" alt="Morning reflections on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea." /></p> <p>Papua New Guinea is a culturally rich, ethnically diverse, remote and often forgotten corner of the world.</p> <p>While on a work in far north PNG, I had the opportunity to explore a few corners the capital Port Moresby, and a few villages on the Manus Island. It is difficult for an outsider to fathom the large population that reside in the seemingly dense and impenetrable rainforests of the country. There is an abundance of wildlife, and the local traditional clothes and cultural costumes reflect the coexistence of the locals within their natural environment.</p> <p>Locals face an obesity epidemic, high levels of Diabtese cases, increasing numbers of HIV infections, and other serious medical issues that far reaching social and economic consequences. In an age of increasing connectivity, large parts of Papua New Guinea remains relatively undiscovered and unconnected to the rest of the world.</p> <p>In the mornings we walked to the worksite, which was less than a kilometre away. The highlight of the walk was to watch in awe the reflection in the early hours of the morning - a perfect reflection of the tree line, the sky, the rotting boat; the reflection mimicked that of a mirror in its clarity but unfortunately, lasted for only a short while.</p> https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123478/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-The-Perfect-Reflection Travel Papua New Guinea hadizaher https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123478/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-The-Perfect-Reflection#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123478/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-The-Perfect-Reflection Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:26:00 GMT 0 <p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/50689/DSC_00432.jpg" alt="Rain pouring over the waters just off Manus Island, PNG." /></p> <p>Papua New Guinea is a culturally rich, ethnically diverse, remote and often forgotten corner of the world.</p> <p>While on a work trip to work in far north PNG, I had the opportunity to explore a few corners the capital Port Moresby, and a few villages on the Manus Island. It is difficult for an outsider to fathom the large population that reside in the seemingly dense and impenetrable rainforests of the country. There is an abundance of wildlife, and the local traditional clothes and cultural costumes reflect the coexistence of the locals within their natural environment.</p> <p>Locals face an obesity epidemic, high levels of Diabtese cases, increasing numbers of HIV infections, and other serious medical issues that far reaching social and economic consequences. In an age of increasing connectivity, large parts of Papua New Guinea remains relatively undiscovered and unconnected to the rest of the world.</p> <p>Large parts of the Papua New Guinea's Manus Island is covered in dense and seemingly impenetrable rainforest. When it rains, it rains like there is no tomorrow. The rain is unlike any I have seen anywhere else. On this particular day, the rain came out of the blue, and during the downpour visibility was reduced to a few meters. It was intense.</p> https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123477/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-Rain-Rain-Rain Travel Papua New Guinea hadizaher https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123477/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-Rain-Rain-Rain#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123477/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-Rain-Rain-Rain Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:22:00 GMT 0 <p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/50689/14201470867_da2f76b068_o2.jpg" alt="Broken Dreams - A Papuan boy stares down a broke pier in Port Moresby." /></p> <p>Papua New Guinea is a culturally rich, ethnically diverse, remote and often forgotten corner of the world.</p> <p>While on a work trip to work in far north PNG, I had the opportunity to explore a few corners the capital Port Moresby, and a few villages on the Manus Island. It is difficult for an outsider to fathom the large population that reside in the seemingly dense and impenetrable rainforests of the country. There is an abundance of wildlife, and the local traditional clothes and cultural costumes reflect the coexistence of the locals within their natural environment.</p> <p>Locals face an obesity epidemic, high levels of Diabtese cases, increasing numbers of HIV infections, and other serious medical issues that far reaching social and economic consequences. In an age of increasing connectivity, large parts of Papua New Guinea remains relatively undiscovered and unconnected to the rest of the world.</p> <p>We hired a taxi and went out to explore the 'local attractions'. We visited a few old markets, and the posh central business district in Port Moresby. There is blunt and distinct contract in the quality of life between a small well-off part of the city against the large population in the slums. Here a young boy stares down a long broken pier on the main beach in Port Moresby, where the sand is filled with trash, the water smells foul and the place doesn't look as if it has been maintained in years.</p> https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123476/Papua-New-Guinea/Borken-Dreams-Port-Moresby-Beach Travel Papua New Guinea hadizaher https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123476/Papua-New-Guinea/Borken-Dreams-Port-Moresby-Beach#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123476/Papua-New-Guinea/Borken-Dreams-Port-Moresby-Beach Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:19:00 GMT 0 <p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/50689/DSC_0014.jpg" alt="Portrait of a man from the Papuan highlands." /></p> <p>Papua New Guinea is a culturally rich, ethnically diverse, remote and often forgotten corner of the world.</p> <p>While on a work trip to work in far north PNG, I had the opportunity to explore a few corners the capital Port Moresby, and a few villages on the Manus Island. It is difficult for an outsider to fathom the large population that reside in the seemingly dense and impenetrable rainforests of the country. There is an abundance of wildlife, and the local traditional clothes and cultural costumes reflect the coexistence of the locals within their natural environment.</p> <p>Locals face an obesity epidemic, high levels of Diabtese cases, increasing numbers of HIV infections, and other serious medical issues that far reaching social and economic consequences. In an age of increasing connectivity, large parts of Papua New Guinea remains relatively undiscovered and unconnected to the rest of the world.</p> <p>I had a chance meeting with this man from the central highlands wearing his distinct head cover. He was waiting at the Port Moresby Domestic Airport for his flight to the highlands. He invited us to visit him and assured us that the locals in his area were "good people". We thanked him, and continued our journey onwards to Manus Island.</p> https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123475/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-Man-from-the-Highlands Travel Papua New Guinea hadizaher https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123475/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-Man-from-the-Highlands#comments https://journals.worldnomads.com/hadizaher/story/123475/Papua-New-Guinea/Journey-to-PNG-Man-from-the-Highlands Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:16:00 GMT 0