Solomon Islands Travel Blogs

Moving on
Jun 25, 2007

Not much to see here really. Had hoped to dive on an old wrecked B-17 but due to my flight being moved 2 hours earlier without my knowledge until it was say too late, I missed out on that. Got to hook up with my friend Ian and his friends for a fantastic ...

Climbing Kolombangara
Jun 19, 2007 (9 photos)

... morning to get to the summit before it got cloudy. There were some beautiful views along the way of Gizo and the surrounding islands. I was a bit disappointed at the top, no panoramic view as we were still below the tree line. The climb was made more ...

More diving in Munda
Jun 21, 2007 (8 photos)

I took a nice, relaxing boat ride from Gizo to Munda and got to see some local villages along the way The diving there was amazing. On one dive, when we go to depth there were three enormous eagle rays circling the area we were hanging out-- ...

Paradise again?!
Jun 15, 2007 (8 photos)

Arriving in the islands, the approach was beautiful, beat this navy pilots... I usually arrive with just a general idea of what I will do, where I will stay, but nothing firm. When I stepped off the plane in Gizo I thought this might backfire on me. ...

Last days in the Pacific Islands
Sep 15, 2008 (9 photos)

Diving a WWII wreck

Wandering through WWII wreckage
Sep 3, 2008 (12 photos)

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The lagoon and the rusty nail
Sep 1, 2008 (6 photos)

entry to follow some day

Poor planning prevents......
Aug 28, 2008 (4 photos)

Well not poor planning. No planning is what got me stuck in Honiara for 3 days trying to organise my 3 weeks in the SI.

Coral, bullets, sharks and planes
Sep 9, 2008 (15 photos)

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Small Island Life
Sep 14, 2008 (13 photos)

2 days on a small island with a volcano

A bunch of pics from Solomon Islands
Oct 29, 2008 (32 photos)

Here are some pics I took during the stay in Solomon Islands

Entering the port of Noro
Jun 18, 2008

Noro port....handling container vessel  of 8200hP into the port...that was huge power in the hand.... ...the islands are beautiful.....

Relaxing at home....
Jul 19, 2009 (2 photos)

Enjoyed the comings and goings of the Fishing Village. Kids were quite cute. They are a little more used to me now and smile and wave. Play time is definitely different in the village. Elsah plaited my hair and we just relaxed and talked all afternoon ...

#3
Oct 12, 2009 (1 photos)

... zu sein, wenn auch die Meinungen darueber bei den westlichen Studenten weit auseinander gehen: die einen meinen, dass “die Solomon Islander lustige Leute mit sehr schwarzem Humor sind und einfach gerne lachen”, die anderen glauben, dass “ ...

accommodation in Auki
Jan 8, 2008 (3 photos)

Auki is the capital of Malaita, the island to the north of Guadalcanal. It is a short hop by air or you can take the express boat. Using local air travel is a really good way to get around, though the schedule can change at very short notice. Planes are ...

A few long days...
Jul 16, 2009 (5 photos)

Thursday and Friday... Lots more driving around meeting people who weren't available, shopping, eating and swimming at Mamara. Visited some Oil Palm plantations - apparently this is the new money making scheme for the future... not my cup of tea - ...

Get to solomon islands! Woo hoo
Nov 29, 2005

Finally arrive in Honiara, the capital of the Solomons. I'm so close to getting there!

Finally.....
Nov 29, 2005

Finally should be there!

i just left
Feb 10, 2008

    hey im here  

Welcome Home!
Jul 14, 2009 (9 photos)

Left Mackay Domestic and Brisbane International with the usual family members to see us off. My cousins knew the pilot flying us into Honiara, which of course was totally random and we arrived to the heat of the Solomons. I was so excited to be back. ALL ...

Ausflug #1
Oct 22, 2009

Eigentlich wollte ich ja niemanden eifersüchtig machen, aber wenn ich von meinen Wochenendausflügen schreiben will, ist das wohl unumgänglich:) Über zwei englische Studenten, welche schon einige Zeit im NRH arbeiteten, lernten wir zwei Mitglieder der zivilen ...

The island of Honiara
Jun 18, 2008

Its a part of the voyage that took me to Australia, PNG and beyond to the Solomon Islands... ...It was voyage to Honiara...and Noro port...I was a trainee then...so as part of the training I steered the vessel into the Noro port...wow that was huge ...

Sabbath
Jul 18, 2009 (5 photos)

We went back to Mount Horeb for Sabbath School. Of course I was told I had to take Sabbath School - not by myself - anyway - managed to get out of it pretty well and had Clacy take most if not ALL of it. Thank Goodness. We then went to Lao Valley for ...

sol-2000
May 15, 2000

arrived for adventures on grandfathers yacht mv findings

#2
Oct 8, 2009 (1 photos)

Als uns letzte Woche kurz nach unserer Ankunft in Honiara eine Tsunamiwarnung erreichte, suchten wir mit einer Mischung aus einerseits mulmigem Gefuehl und andernseits der den Nichtozeananrainern wohl eigene Gewissheit, dass sowieso  ...

Ankunft von Dr. Oberli
Oct 21, 2009

... . "Ah, Oberli is my friend. He's a very good man. Oh, he repaired my foot." Man koennte meinen, fast jeder Solomon Islander sei schon einmal unter dem Messer Oberlis gelegen. Aber sein Einfluss auf die Solomon Islander war auch noch anderer, weniger ...

Honiara, Solomon Islands
Feb 17, 2005

Honiara, stayed at Guadalcanal Beach Resort (GBR).  CPP to Solomon Islands Prime Minister.

Im Westen nichts Neues - auch dort ist es schön
Nov 5, 2009

Nach eineinhalb Stunden Flug über mindestens 50 kleinere und grössere Inseln senkte sich die Nase des zweimotorigen Propellerflugzeugs und setzte wenige Minuten später auf der holprigen Stein- und Graspiste auf und stoppte vor dem kleinen Flughafengebäude, ...

Sailed over to the Solomon Islands
May 30, 2006

It was a 2 day sail from PNG to the island of Gizo in the Solomon islands. Gizo was the first place we had been to with phones and even an Internet cafe. Still it was a one street town and wouldn't hold your interest for very long. I did get to play some ...

#4
Oct 14, 2009

Heute war ein guter Tag. Ein guter, langer orthopädischer Operationstag. Jedoch gilt meistens die Faustregel: Je besser der Tag für die Medizinstudenten, desto schlechter für den Patienten. So glich der Operationssaal heute zeitweise mehr einem Schlachthaus ...