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I grew up at Nadzab and as a teenager would come to Lae for movies parties. Now it is a dirty dump .graffitii everywhere buai spit everywhere rascals everywhere rabis eveywhere continuous power black out ...not the nice clean safe city i knew at Independance. Would not recommend anyone to come visit

I was visiting Lae to see how it fared since I last saw it in 1979. I had lived there between 1971 and 1975. It has become overcrowded with people from outside the local area. Going out to Omili there is a market that floods the road with people and buses and is a major hazard. The roads were a bit frustrating; mostly good but some bad pothole sections that no-one was fixing. The War Cemetery is immaculately maintained but the Botanical Gardens are a mess and need to be restored as they have great tourist potential. I visited the University of Technology campus and highly recommend the Rainforest Habitat. I had friends drive me around and didn't feel comfortable driving myself in the vehicle they offered for me to use. Lae has gone downhill compared to the 70's. The favorite restaurants are all gone as well as the theatres. It was a different way of life back then.