zebras :))

Solomons’ shipwrecks… and some diving maybe

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March 2nd 2009
The thing that makes diving in the Solomons so unique are the shipwrecks. Of course, there is also some marine life worth seeing, but it is not the thing which would make an engineer amazed, hehe There are turtles, sharks and rays of any kind worth seeing, but from my experience, diving the Great barrier reef in Cairns was better. In the Solomons, the fish seem to be afraid of divers due to spea ... read more

Oceania » Solomon Islands

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The UK established a protectorate over the Solomon Islands in the 1890s. Some of the bitterest fighting of World War II occurred on these islands. Self-government was achieved in 1976 and independence two years later. Ethnic violence, government malf... ... read more