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
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
Papua New Guinea #photos – critters from Inside the Crocodile
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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…
Is Your Bilum Bulging?
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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
Do you know your ‘bilas’ from your ‘asgras’?
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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