A tourism specialist inspects a new travel destination for a Swiss tour operator in July 1992. 30 years later, Gabriele Ruttloff-Bauer publishes her travel diary of this exciting trip, colourful illustrated with 130 of her own photographs.
July 1992. Discovering a Little-Known World.
Business partners in Australia had warned her: Papua New Guinea was no place for a woman travelling alone. Besides, there was nothing of interest for tourists. Only mine workers and scientists went there, they said. But when a Swiss tour operator asked for a first-hand report, Gabriele Ruttloff-Bauer set out on the 12th of July 1992 to explore this little-known destination on their behalf.
It was a short trip, with the packed itinerary typical of a tourism industry familiarisation tour. Yet with the help of a local travel agency, her initial concerns soon disappeared. Papua New Guinea and its people became an unforgettable and fascinating experience in one of the world's most extraordinary and diverse corners.
This book is an extended edition of the author's original German-language travel diary, illustrated with 130 of her own colour photographs and presented from her perspective in 1992.
Join the author on an unusual short trip !
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140 pages, 14 x 0.84 x 22cm, published 2 September 2026
Colour, including 130 original photographs
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This first edition published in 2022 with 78 colour photographs on 91 pages was replaced with the extended edition above in September 2026.
A 1992 Travel Diary
English, German
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