Category Archives: Australia and Oceania
Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
Ever since the anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski wrote about the courtship and marriage ritual of Trobriand Islanders in the 1920s, in books such as “The Sexual Life of Savages in North-Western Melanesia”, these islands have been visited by people interested in the unique cultural expressions of the islanders and the opportunity to see life relatively unchanged … Continue reading Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea
Kokoda Track, Owen Stanley range, New Guinea
Mt Wilhelm and Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Mount Wilhelm (4,509 metres, 14,793 ft) may be considered the highest mountain in Oceania (including Australia and New Zealand). A Seven Summits list sometimes include Mount Wilhelm. Mount Wilhelm received its name in 1888 when a German newspaper correspondent, Hugo Zöller, climbed the Finisterre Range, south-east of Madang, and named the Bismarck Range after the … Continue reading Mt Wilhelm and Highlands, Papua New Guinea
Rabaul volcano ash eruption, Papua New Guinea
Its ongoing. Volcano is active.
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
The best attraction is Scuba-Doo 260 km from coast in Nordic territories – less affected by pollution.
Maupiti, French Polynesia
Great looking coral atoll with a volcanic island in its midst
Shotover River rafting, Queenstown, New Zealand
White water rafting down and up-stream! Enjoy crazy drive by Shotover Jet.
Sepik River trekking, Papua New Guinea
Highly recommended destination for exploring jungles and tribes of New Guinea. If you start from Vanimo, it will take around 1 week trekking from village to village through jungle. There will be lot of river crossing and one serious mountain ridge on the way.
