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Melbourne

Posted on April 15, 2025 by debbie

Our first stop on today’s walking tour of Melbourne is the Queen Victoria Market. The market is quite similar to markets in SE Asia. The big difference is the first world orderly layout, presentation and sanitary standards. There are so … Continue reading →

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Off to Melbourne

Posted on April 14, 2025 by debbie

A few months ago, I happened on an ad for an art exhibit at the National Gallery of Victoria and I said to Murray that we should go see this. (More about the exhibit in a future post.) He said … Continue reading →

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A Stroll in Alotau

Posted on April 11, 2025 by debbie

The Masurina Hotel, where we are staying, is uphill from the town center, so we ask the hotel if the van would give us a ride down to town and then pick us up again. It is extremely hot today … Continue reading →

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Scuba Diving in Papua New Guinea

Posted on April 7, 2025 by debbie

If I have to describe, with one word, the diving here in Papua New Guinea, I would pick currents. We deal with currents on almost all the dives. It’s a double edged sword as currents are hard on air consumption … Continue reading →

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ADVENTURE to the Blue Hole

Posted on April 6, 2025 by debbie

Today is adventure day. The dive group and some of the crew are going to motor with the tender down a river and then dive in the Blue Hole. Dan, the captain/cruise director hasn’t been there in 15 years, so … Continue reading →

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Alotau, PNG

Posted on March 25, 2025 by debbie

We walk into the Domestic Terminal at the Port Moresby Airport and the first thing we notice is that we are the only white people anywhere. We can’t figure out where we to check in so Murray asks an employee … Continue reading →

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Port Moresby

Posted on March 24, 2025 by debbie

We are flying Qantas to Port Moresby today. As we are trying to put our bags through the electronic bag drop, the system goes down and the conveyor belts and computers grind to a halt. The line behind us builds. … Continue reading →

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A Day in Brisbane

Posted on March 24, 2025 by debbie

We arrive in Brisbane at 7:00 am. Our flight to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, is the next morning so we have decided to spend the day in downtown Brisbane. The Queensland Art Gallery (QAG) and the Gallery of Modern … Continue reading →

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Air Niugini

Posted on March 19, 2025 by debbie

We are off to Papua New Guinea in a few days to go scuba diving. We have booked flights within PNG on Air Niugini, the national domestic and international air carrier of PNG. We have had experiences with other domestic … Continue reading →

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Indonesia Photos

Posted on December 31, 2024 by debbie

The photos from our recent trip to Indonesia are now posted to the blog. To view photos, hover over “Photos” until the drop down menu appears. The photos are under the “Asia” subheading. Hover over “Asia” and another drop down … Continue reading →

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