Some of you might have caught Jared Diamond's recent report in the New Yorker about the Handa clan of Papua New Guinea highlands and their penchant for revenge killing. The story profiled tribesman Daniel Wemp and his six-year quest to avenge the death of his uncle. Well, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Tribe from New Guinea sues New Yorker
Some of you might have caught Jared Diamond's recent report in the New Yorker about the Handa clan of Papua New Guinea highlands and their penchant for revenge killing. The story profiled tribesman Daniel Wemp and his six-year quest to avenge the death of his uncle. Well, ...Photo of the Day (1.5.09)
Have you figured out yet that I'm a sucker for a portrait of a happy child? And this lovely photograph by muzzman packs a quadruple punch: check out the great smiles on these four little ones, taken in Papua New Guinea. I was initially drawn to the image because it reminded ...2008's best travel writing
While browsing my local Barnes & Noble earlier this week, I stumbled upon a display of The Best American Series - a collection of books recapping the year's best writing. Among the collection is a travel-themed edition, curated this year by travel "badboy" Anthony ...Top hell-holes on earth
April Fool's Day, 2007, I wrote a post on Linfen, China. Although it was written as a joke, the premise is true. Linfen is a royal mess. Its mighty pollution problem has earned it the number 2 spot on the recent "Hells on Earth" list. The air quality in Linfen is so horrific ...Naked Nomad presumed dead; left multi-million dollar estate
Let's set this straight. According to hard evidence I have gathered, Victor Flanagan, an Australian also known as "Naked Nomad," didn't walk around naked all the time. He wore a sarong when walking through towns and a pair of thongs for when there were too many prickles on ...New York lecture by serial adventurer
There's a reception/dinner/talk at the New York Explorer's Club tomorrow by an adventurer who just made a "first contact" in Papua New Guinea. A "first contact," for the uninitiated, is the first meeting between someone from modern society and an indigenous tribe. To put ...Photo of the Day (11/22/07)
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Sure, the colors are quite outstanding in this photograph. And, it certainly captures a very far off place of which we know nothing about. But what really makes this photo exceptional in my opinion, are the expressions on the three faces of the Goroka dancers in Papua New ...Photo of the Day (10/25/07)
You know you're a long way from Kansas when you run across this gentleman brandishing a club. According to photographer Anselmo Lastra who captured this wonderful image in Papua New Guinea, this fine lad is actually an Asaro Mudman performing in a Goroka show. Despite ...Photo of the Day (10/1/07)
From one of the meccas of adventure travelers, Papua New Guinea, comes this photo by Richard Rees taken at a celebration of opening a new school. The girl's costume is made mostly from fur and feathers...if you can actually notice anything outside of her magnetic eyes. ...Where to go to Disappear off the Face of the Planet
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Want to disappear and never be found?
Such a desire is increasingly difficult in these modern times when internet cafes and satellite telephones reach nearly every corner of the globe. Escaping the world and living off the grid is the theme of a recent article by Elisabeth ...Word for the Travel Wise (01/16/07)
I just checked out the 2007 calendar of cultural events taking place in Papua New Guinea and what a line up! Go see what fantastic festivals and shows they have waiting for your viewing pleasure, then hop on one of these and go! Today's word is a Pidgin (Tok Pisin) word used ...Word for the Travel Wise (11/20/06)
Ladies shouldn't experience too much confusion when hearing this word in Papua New Guinea. I'd have to find out if it applies to all women or strictly European women, but I'm willing to guess most women might hear this one at some point or another during their stay. Today's ...Word for the Travel Wise (09/27/06)
If all the words in the Pidgin language are repetitive like the two I've presented thus far I'd have to vote it as the easiest and most fun language to learn. However, all the words are not like this, but it still seems to be fairly simple to catch onto. Today's word is a ...Pursuing the Pitohui
It has been a long time, to long, since we last visited the NPR Radio Expeditions site. I used to head over there quite often to listen to the numerous audio bios they've got posted of various well-known (and a few rather obscure) explorers and scientists. But I more or less ...Word for the Travel Wise (08/23/06)
Papua New Guinea is a mysterious place to me. The name alone chimes of mysterious unspoken things man probably shouldn't witness, but due to the nature of man, will do anything to do so. I imagine indigenous brown-skin tribes in loin cloth with darts filled with snake venom ...Papua New Guinea
It's one of the
most exotic places on earth. Some day there are still head-hunting tribes there, and I wouldn't be surprised if this
was true. I mean, collecting heads, that's fun. But to be honest, I've always wanted to travel to Papua New Guinea and I keep my eyes open for ...Going Tribal
Going Tribal
is a series on Discovery that was originally produced by the BBC and aired in the UK as "Tribal". Each episode follows former British Royal Marine Bruce Parry as he spends approximately one month becoming immersed in the culture, language and rituals of a native ...
