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Loading... Islands in the Clouds: Travels in the Highlands of New Guinea (edition 1996)by Isabella Tree
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Isabelle Tree recounts her journeys in the remote and beautiful Highlands of Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya: one of the most extraordinary and dangerous regions on the planet. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)919.53045History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in Australasia, Pacific Ocean islands, Atlantic Ocean islands, Arctic islands, Antarctica and on extraterrestrial worlds New Guinea and neighboring countries of Melanesia Papua New GuineaLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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Tree doesn't spend much time in Port Moresby, instead heading for remote provincial capital Wabag and surrounds. There is much humour in her interactions with the locals (such as the time a local tells Tree's guide to watch out for her as she was no doubt very clumsy; trust me, it's funnier than my poor attempt at explaining it) and some eye-opening moments, as when she heads into Indonesian-controlled West Papua with a Melanesian Papua New Guinea friend to find the local West Papuans astonished that a fellow black man was treated as an equal to whites.
While of course "Islands in the clouds" is somewhat dated by now, Tree's writing still comes across as fresh and is certainly a tome worth searching for. ( )