π΅π¬ 2025 Work Trip Episode 1: Rediscovering Lae
βοΈ Fourth Time's the Charm After three blink-and-miss-it visits, I finally saw Lae: β’ Industrial heartbeat of PNG - Ports humming, trucks rumbling π β’ Street vendors selling technical manuals alongside betel nuts ππ° β’ "That surreal moment when a forklift operator greeted me in perfect Mandarin" π£οΈ Driving Ambitions Local Wisdom I've Collected: π "Potholes have names here" (Avoid "Crocodile Jaw" on Butibam Rd) β½ Petrol stations double as social clubs - Where deals happen over SP Lager "My goal: Navigate from Angau Hospital to Lae Yacht Club without Google Maps!" β€οΈ Gratitude in the Tropics Shoutout to: β’ The 4AM airport squad β (Coffee stronger than PNG coffee) β’ Colleagues who taught me: "Raise your eyebrows = Yes" π€¨ "Haggling is performance art at Eriku Market" π #LaeLove #PNGkindness #WorkTripWins