Author Archives: Fred Weiss

Papua New Guinea – Day Four (Aug 12)

It was a 5 a.m. wake-up at our Port Moresby hotel to head out to the Varirata National Park, about an hour drive that took us along twisty paved roads, through an assortment of traffic circles, and past small homes on stilts, market stands, power plants, gorgeous views of the low mountains and valleys withContinue reading “Papua New Guinea – Day Four (Aug 12)”

Papua New Guinea – Day Three (Aug 11)

The first half of yesterday was taken up by the flight from Brisbane to Port Moresby, the capital of PNG. We had a 9:30 a.m. departure, but needed to arrive at the Brisbane airport by about 7:00 a.m. since our tour director knew that things were going to take a while there. And. They. Did.Continue reading “Papua New Guinea – Day Three (Aug 11)”

Papua New Guinea – Day Two (Aug 10)

Seriously though, tomorrow’s post WILL be about Papua New Guinea. Yesterday, though, was another day spent in Brisbane. The last time I was in Brisbane was back in 2019 for work, and we had an evening event that included a cruise on the Brisbane River. This trip I decided I wanted to take a cruiseContinue reading “Papua New Guinea – Day Two (Aug 10)”

Papua New Guinea – Day One (Aug 9)

Admittedly, the title of this post isn’t accurate. Yesterday wasn’t about PNG, it was, instead. a day spent in Brisbane after 24 hours or so of travel, from DC to Charlotte to LAX to Brisbane (that last leg was 17 1/2 hours gate-to-gate). I did grab about six hours of sleep on the last longContinue reading “Papua New Guinea – Day One (Aug 9)”

Papua New Guinea – Intro (Aug 9 – 21)

Headed off to Papua New Guinea, with an initial stop in Brisbane, Australia for a couple of days. I’ll write more about both Brisbane and Papua New Guinea (I’ll be calling it “PNG” going forward) in the days ahead, though I’ll say that my primary reason for visiting PNG is the Mt Hagen Sing SingContinue reading “Papua New Guinea – Intro (Aug 9 – 21)”

Bangkok, Bhutan, and Nepal – Day Ten

April 26, 2023 – Everest and More First off, I guess I should forewarn about a longer than usual entry and photos . . . How do you write about the experience of flying by helicopter, on a sunny and misty-to-clear morning to get unparalleled views of Mt Everest and the Himalayan peaks that surroundContinue reading “Bangkok, Bhutan, and Nepal – Day Ten”