Papua New Guinea adventures: Travelling to one of the most remote countries on earth with two children

The writer and her family with a sing-sing group in Bibiko Village. PHOTO: STEWART CHEN
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA – Bare-bodied and brandishing a weapon, the warrior strides towards us, glaring.

He looks menacing despite looking no more than 16 years old, thanks to the pair of boar’s tusks clenched between his teeth.

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