Strange Pants - article - PNG - Travel - Travel Research

I’m currently spending a few days in Port Moresby on business. This being my first time to PNG, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. Being the pedantic sort that I am, I like to research my travel destinations on the net before I get there: the more information, the more comfortable I feel. I usually look for:

• Maps (to figure out where all my points of interest are in relation to each other)
• Hotel details (Location, how to get there, costs, amenities, and as many reviews as I can find)
• Local transportation costs (I’ve seen way too many visitors being ripped off by taxi drivers)
• Restuarant recommendations (everyone gets sick of hotel food after a while)
• Any cultural particulars to be aware of
• and of course, the generic twaddle that visitors beureaus like to feed tourists.

PNG is sadly lacking in quality web content. The best map of Port Moresby I was able to find was a satellite photo by the good people at Google , none of the local hotels seemed to have a decent website of their own (with most only able to provide a one page summary for travel sites), and further information was was very spread out.

Where do you get your travel information from?

Filed by Jachin Sheehy under PNG Travel