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
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?
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’?
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