Rabaul Travel Guide

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Betel Nuts

Betel Nuts, Rabaul

 skatzcatz Says:  throughout Rabaul like other parts of PNG small curbside stalls are set up selling betel nuts. Chewed with and it also left spat all over the pavements. 

Japanese War Memorial

Japanese War Memorial, Rabaul

 skatzcatz Says:  The Japanese War Memorial in Rabaul is the largest Japanese WW2 memorial in the pacific. A moving place to visit with some great views overlooking Rabaul. Follow the road opposite the Travelodge and it's a walkable distance from the Rabaul Hotel. 

A Massive Banyan Tree

A Massive Banyan Tree, Rabaul

 Bwana_Brown Says:  Being from New Brunswick, North America's most heavily forested Province or State, I have always had an affinity with trees and nature in general. Consequently, I was 'blown away' when I saw the size of this Banyan tree on the side of the Rabaul-Keravat highway! I had seen... 

One of my Guys Comes Home

One of my Guys Comes Home, Rabaul

 Bwana_Brown Says:  When I first arrived in PNG, my job title was Field Test Engineer, so I got to fix all the technical problems dealing with generators and transmission lines, wherever they were located in the country. I had a staff of expatriate English, Australian and New Zealand... 

Taking a Break from Work

Taking a Break from Work, Rabaul

 Bwana_Brown Says:  In the evenings we would sometimes do a little sight-seeing, that was one of the great things about my job! Free trips all over this wild and exotic country.As for Rabaul, it had been seized by the Japanese during Second World War and became their main base in New Guinea. I... 

Restaurants  

Roadside Picnic: In the Balsa Plantation

Roadside Picnic: In the Balsa Plantation, Rabaul

 Bwana_Brown Says:  On my first trip to Rabaul, in April 1980, I was accompanied by my Australian boss and one of the local guys from the Tolai tribe, indigenous to this part of Papua New Guinea. We had to check out how things were going at the new power station in Keravat, so this involved a... 

Rabaul Hotel: Rabaul Hotel

Rabaul Hotel: Rabaul Hotel, Rabaul

 skatzcatz Says:  The Rabaul Hotel Restaurant is a great place in Rabaul to drop in for breakfast lunch or dinner. offering a Western and Asian menu with service that matches the great food. 

Keravat River

Keravat River, Rabaul

 Bwana_Brown Says:  The Keravat River is just one of many small, brown-flowing rivers in Papua New Guinea. In the heat and humidity of the noon-day sun, and with the sounds of tropical wildlife, I can almost picture myself back here as we surveyed this scene from our picnic site.The one... 

Transportation  

Hitching Rabaul Style

Hitching Rabaul Style, Rabaul

 skatzcatz Says:  For getting around Rabaul when no PMV's are available stand by the side of the road and wait for a lift. Unlike Moresby i felt safe hitching in Rabaul. 

A Second Life

A Second Life, Rabaul

 Bwana_Brown Says:  Not everything associated with the Second World War was a complete write-off. Some of the old infantry landing barges had been converted into small freighters used in the coastal trade that was so important to this area of the world. Here, one of them pulls up to the shore... 

Shopping  

Rabaul Bakery & Supermarket: Rabaul Bakery & Supermarket

Rabaul Bakery & Supermarket: Rabaul Bakery & Supermarket, Rabaul

 skatzcatz Says:  The Rabaul Bakery & Supermarket stocks a good supply of groceries, fresh fruit, vegetables and bakery products. food and bakery items 

Rabaul Markets: Rabaul Markets

Rabaul Markets: Rabaul Markets, Rabaul

 skatzcatz Says:  Check out the rabaul markets for cheap local produce and arts and crafts. local crafts and food 

Local Customs  

The Local Laundromat

The Local Laundromat, Rabaul

 Bwana_Brown Says:  Rabaul was no different than any other place in PNG. The locals made do as best they could under their particular circumstances. Whether it was washing in a river outside the capital city of Port Moresby, or in the harbour at Rabaul, it seemed that the women did what they... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Rabaul Police Station

Rabaul Police Station, Rabaul

 skatzcatz Says:  if you do need assistance the rabaul Police Station is on the left entering town on the road from Kokopo 

Volcanic eruptions

Volcanic eruptions, Rabaul

 rach_rocks Says:  Rabaul used to be such a picturesque city... huge big old trees around the market place, beautiful blue harbour, the backdrop of the close but silent matipit until september 1994. I was in rabaul when the volcanic eruptions began.. The day before the earth was still. It was... 

Betal Nuts

Betal Nuts, Rabaul

 Bwana_Brown Says:  The 'betal' nut of the areca palm tree contains a mild, central nervous system stimulant called arecoline. In PNG, it was common practise for the locals to chew the nut on its own or with a pastey mixture of tobacco, lime and a betel-climber leaf ( a vine which is usually... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Rabaul Cemetery

Rabaul Cemetery, Rabaul

 skatzcatz Says:  At the end of Malaguna Road is the Rabaul cemetery. Worth spend some time walking amongst the long forgotten graves and reflecting on what was once a Paradise in the Pacific. 

Favorites  

Kids of Rabaul

Kids of Rabaul, Rabaul

 skatzcatz Says:  regardless of how poor the families of Rabaul are, the children always have a smile on their face and look to being having lots of fun. 

The Beehives

The Beehives, Rabaul

 skatzcatz Says:  The Beehives are an intersting rock formation in the middle of Rabaul Harbour, worth a visit for some bird watching and the diving. 

Located in the South Pacific Ocean

Located in the South Pacific Ocean, Rabaul

 Bwana_Brown Says:  Rabaul was always one of my favourite places to visit (even if it was for work), along with Lae, Madang and Wewak on the mainland. It was always nice to get off the Big Island of New Guinea to see what the rest of this archipeligo looked like. That, plus Rabaul's beautiful... 

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 The Rabaul Hotel is a nice place to stay if your into the local WW2 History, diving or for checking out the volcano. 

 

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In the Mouth of the Volcano

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 Rabaul was one of the most scenic spots in Papua New Guinea during my 3-years spent in the country. Located at the eastern tip of New Britain Island, it took about 2-hours by turbo-prop airplane to...... 

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Rabaul...ShipWreck Divers' Paradise!

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 Located in the eastern province of the island of New Britain, Rabaul is perhaps best known for the role it played during WWII, when Japanese soldiers stole ashore and stashed grenades and artillery in... 

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A walk through Rabaul Markets

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Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

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