Chinese food in Papua New Guinea you say? Like many countries within the Pacific the sight of Chinese people has steadily risen. Has this though led to Chinese food in Papua New Guinea increasing, or at least improving? Well, yes, and no. And this is a subject I have been paying much attention to during…
With my social media depicting me traveling the world pretty much non-stop I am often asked if I get paid to travel, or if I am just really rich. I can fundamentally say that it is the former, rather than the later (although I am working on that). How I got to the stage of…
As part of my work I often have to go on cruises, which is rather nice. What though is it like to work on a cruise ship? Well almost 20 years ago I did just that, and while I might not have stayed there it sure gave me an education. What though is it like…
Being a creature of habit I was looking forward to staying with the group at the Funafuti Lagoon Hotel. Alas fate had other ideas and they did not have enough rooms – apparently a Fijian was refusing to leave. I was thus moved to the Esfam Hotel. Thankfully it was but minutes away and I…
Regular readers to the Street Food Guy/Paiawara man website will know that I have more than a passing affinity for Tuvalu, in fact I freaking love it. So, what makes it so great and what are the best things to do in Tuvalu? Here’s my take on things. So, Tuvalu is my favorite country in…
Having a fair few followers from the Bougainville and Solomon Islands area I was interested to see what the firewater scene there was. Well it turns out they have their very own jam with this called kwaso, or as I was wrongly pronouncing it croissant. Alas on this visit I was only to get one…
