PNG villager in traditioal dress
Sylvester is looking for a wife. Sort of. Chatting in his Grandmothers kitchen, as other family members lurk inquisitively in the shadows, he tells me he’s single. I get the impression he’s pretty happy about it. Tradition, however, dictates that he find a wife to bear his children who will in turn care for t [...]
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View from the Village
PNG villager in traditioal dress
Sylvester is looking for a wife. Sort of. Chatting in his Grandmothers kitchen, as other family members lurk inquisitively in the shadows, he tells me he’s single. I get the impression he’s pretty happy about it. Tradition, however, dictates that he find a wife to bear his children who will in turn care for t [...]
Art of Arnhem Land
Morning Star Pole Dancer, Elcho Island Northern Territory Aust
Fiona Harper travel writer/photographer cruised remote Arnhem Land in Australia’s Northern Territory with Orion Expeditions on an Art of Arnhem Land tour. Voyaging between Darwin and Thursday Island, she visited Tiwi Islands, Maningrida, Elcho Island, Wessel Islands a [...]
Cruising the Great Barrier Reef
After five days at sea exploring the outer Great Barrier Reef north of Cairns, I’m heartened to see that the reef is indeed alive and well. Thriving, even. Having snorkelled much of the Queensland coast over the years, I’ve been fortunate to witness the underwater world in scores of locations from Fraser Island to Torres Strait. [...]
