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A date with a touch of Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea varies greatly by region. Plan together using local information and keep distances manageable.

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4 plans you can actually try.

Use the country as inspiration. Check local opening hours and make a plan together.

Combine two local ideas

Choose a combination. Are both ideas out of the question? Find places close to each other or spread the two ideas over two days.

Try two new things

  1. Birds and forest with a guide

    Choose a short guided nature trail and listen for birds before trying to spot them.

  2. Coastal art in one gallery

    Visit an advertised exhibition or museum gallery featuring work by artists from the coastal region and each choose one piece to discuss.

Things to do together anywhere

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You can also try these ideas in Papua New Guinea. Choose a place that suits you and check what is available locally.

Indoors
ALSO FUN HERE Dream room in three coloursChoose three paint colors together for an imaginary room.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE A charity shop giftEach find something small in a thrift store that suits the other person.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Craft workshopTry a short workshop together in a technique neither of you knows.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Charity shop missionWith an agreed budget, each find an object the other person would choose.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Workshop swapEach choose a skill you can teach the other in twenty minutes.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Map without namesDraw a map of your neighbourhood from memory and compare what each of you remembers.View the idea
Outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Paddleboarding with a lessonLearn the basics of stand-up paddleboarding together on calm water.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Mushrooms without pickingLook for mushrooms in different shapes and colours in autumn.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Fifteen minutes of morning birdwatchingSit quietly for fifteen minutes and listen to which birds you can hear.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Waterfront walkWalk along a canal, pond or river and count the boats or birds you see.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE The same buds, twiceLook at a shrub or tree in spring and return a week later.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Fifteen minutes with butterfliesChoose a sunny spot and see which butterflies or other pollinators visit.View the idea
Indoors or outdoors
ALSO FUN HERE Digital postcard chainSend each other three photos that together tell a mini story of your day.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Parallel grocery missionLook for the same unexpected ingredient in two places.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Market breakfastEach buy one ingredient at a market and make breakfast together.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Spring playlist walkEach choose five songs and take turns listening to them during a walk.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE An autumn playlist walkEach make a short playlist for a walk around your neighborhood.View the idea ALSO FUN HERE Small-budget challengeGive each other a small agreed amount and use it to come up with a snack date together.View the idea
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