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Inside the Crocodile

Sunrise in Kabore

When I was working in Kabore, a remote outpost in Sandaun (West Sepik) Province, Papua New Guinea, there was not a great deal to do in the evening and I found myself scribbling some amateurish rhymes. I am happy to

Trish November 25, 2016January 17, 2017 Papua New Guinea, Travel Read more

The Ultimate Test of Travel Writing

Authors love to hear from readers. As well as social media comments, I receive regular emails from people who have read Inside the Crocodile. Sometimes they write because they had known nothing about Papua New Guinea and enjoyed the sense

Trish May 24, 2016September 26, 2016 Papua New Guinea, Travel, Writing Read more

Papua New Guinea #photos – critters from Inside the Crocodile

Papua New Guinea #photos – critters from Inside the Crocodile

Papua New Guinea has moths as big as your face. And some colourful butterflies, Shy frogs Not so shy cockatoos And other ‘creepies’, of which this is a particularly small one – they can come as big as dinner plates…

Trish October 28, 2015January 10, 2018 Featured, Papua New Guinea Read more

Is Your Bilum Bulging?

Inside the Crocodile

Bilum: iconic, hand-made string bag that hangs habitually from some part of every Papua New Guinean’s anatomy. Traditionally, the string was also hand-made, from strips of leaves or grasses dried and twisted into strong fibres. Commonly retained in its natural

Trish October 23, 2015September 26, 2016 Featured, Papua New Guinea Read more

Do you know your ‘bilas’ from your ‘asgras’?

Do you know your ‘bilas’ from your ‘asgras’?

We all want to be ‘travellers’ rather than ‘tourists’. One way to achieve this is to show the cultural courtesy of learning a few phrases of the local language. And to join in the laughter with good grace when we

Trish September 16, 2015September 15, 2018 Featured, Papua New Guinea, Uncategorized Read more
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