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Honiara, Solomon Island, not the cutest capital in the world!

Oceania » Solomon Islands » Honiara September 2nd 2023

Well, this place is a surprised in many ways! My aim on this trip is to discover the South Pacific a little further. I did my research, but no extensively. So after spending 2 relax nights in Fiji, I'm on to Honiara, Solomons, three hours away from Nadi. The closest place to here is actually Papua New Guinea, so you are deep in Melanesia. My first feeling on the taxi to my hotel in downtown Honiara is the I'm back to Africa. This place looks so much like what I know in Congo. First impression, not impressive at all, and yes, nobody is smiling around here! This is like night and day when you try to compare with my last blog in Kiribati. First rule, there are very very few tourists here. Nothing is neither cheap ... read more

Well, I guess this is better than no golf at all...

Honiara for a Day

Oceania » Solomon Islands » Honiara August 14th 2018

Tug assistance

rosy59

Tuesday Honiara Guaranteed a shore day with Honiara having a port berth, we looked forward to seeing some military sites on some sort of tour. This cruise with PNG and Solomons being the shore destinations has meant less chances for us to do our own thing ashore with most destinations having little infrastructure such as taxis or buses to take us independently to where we wanted to go. Today was no exception. Honiara which means place of east wind is the capital of The Solomon Islands, population 80,000. Rich in WWII history with much of the major fighting between the Japanese and the USA and its allies occurring in this area.There was a lot set up on the wharf with stalls and maps and the advice from the information desk to seek a tour outside of ... read more

RAIDERS HOTEL - TULAGI ISLAND Solomon Islands

Oceania » Solomon Islands » Honiara November 23rd 2017

ONE OF THE WRECKS

Never too old

THE RAIDERS HOTEL While I was reviving at the Lime Lounge I came to a decision. When I first arrived I made reservations for the Raider Hotel. It was reasonable and I liked the name because the Raider’s football team is THE football team in my family. My late husband grew up next to the Raider’s home field in Oakland and spent a lot of time there as a boy. My three daughters are huge fans. Then I found out it was on Tulagi Island. I had no idea how to get there so I cancelled my stay. Now the Raider Hotel looked like the best choice for me until I could get on the liveaboard. I took a taxi back to the hotel for my luggage and then asked to go to the yacht club, ... read more

OFF TO A BAD START

Oceania » Solomon Islands » Honiara November 21st 2017

Never too old

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS OFF TO A BAD START The Solomon Islands…the name conjures up stories from my childhood memory. When I was young I had a set of Christian books about Kings, and of course King Solomon is one I remember. On the other hand, I know next to nothing about the war in the Pacific. I don’t even know where my uncles served during the war, and now family members who could have told me have all passed away. The first time I visited the Philippines many years ago there were still remnants of the military presence in the Philippines. On this trip I discovered wrecks abound in Papua New Guinea. The German Channel in Palau was a site of military activity in WWII. But I didn’t learn about the war in the Solomon Islands ... read more

Solomon Islands - Trip 2

Oceania » Solomon Islands » Honiara November 13th 2012

Honiara main street

2BaysDeb

This is my second trip to the Solomon Islands but the first time that I've travelled here alone. I arrived about 10 days ago to work with colleagues in a Government department as part of a Capacity Development project. My Solomon's counterpart (David) had visited me in Melbourne in June which was a bit of a climate shock for the poor guy - I doubt that he was ever warm during that visit. By the time I left the airport, collected a hire car and checked into my hotel it was probably about 3:30 pm and so the plan was to start work proper the following day. I arrived at work the following day at about 9:30 only to find that David wasn't around. It turns out that he was at my hotel looking for me ... read more

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