PNG Air Volume 34

Contents 08 Mt Balbi: A Push of Endurance A challenging trek to the summit of Bougainville’s active volcano, Mt Balbi,

50 PNG Air –News

PNG Air news bulletin and updates

. 53 PNG Air

Inflight Games Exercise the

rewards contributor Pierre Constant with Jurassic Park-like jungle vistas, unusual birds, steaming fumaroles and a vivid blue crater lake.

mind with Christina Lovatt’s crossword and puzzles for your enjoyment.

54 PNG Air –

Where We Fly A map of Papua

18 Rural Women, Rural Life Self-taught photography

New Guinea and PNG Air flight routes, plus airline contact information, transfer information, and Inflight Games’ puzzle solutions.

enthusiast Elijah Tali – who shares his images freely through his Facebook page ‘Niugini Shutterbug’ – created this photo essay from his travels to remote parts of PNG’s Sepik, Fly and Frieda rivers, with a particular interest in documenting the working lives of rural women. A privately-owned atoll made up of 21 pristine islands in Milne Bay – the postcard-perfect Conflict Group of Islands – is on the market for the first time in 20 years. But its hefty AU$25 million price-tag has a non-negotiable caveat: The new owner must continue the turtle and other marine-life conservation work of its current owner, and draw up a plan of benefits for local communities.

18 “Rural Women, Rural Life” Bosset villagers (Middle Fly District, Western Province) use dugout canoes to travel to their food gardens and collect firewood

56 PNG Air –

Inflight Comfort A few health tips and easy exercises to help

make your PNG Air flight as comfortable as possible.

43 Paradise for Sale

43 “Paradise for Sale” Panasesa Passage, Conflict Islands, Milne Bay

08 “Mt Balbi: A Push of Endurance” The blue crater lake at the summit of Mt Balbi

“Paradise for Sale” Local handicrafts on sale for cruise ship visitors at Conflict Islands Resort

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