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  1. Ozziegiraffe avatar

    RE: Alternative to Solomon Airlines for Honiara-Seghe?

    by Ozziegiraffe 04 May 2012

    Western Province is a fair distance from Honiara, by Solomon standards. Depending on the level of accommodation ou are looking for, Central…

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    RE: Savo Island

    by Ozziegiraffe 05 February 2012

    Boats to Savo usually leave from the beach beside the yacht club, next to the Mendana Hotel. Hopefully, the place where you are staying…

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    Re: Savo Island

    by ASKC 05 February 2012

    I would also like to hear about transportation options to and from the island. We will be arriving at HIR at 11:00 am on a Tuesday. I…

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    Savo Island

    by ASKC 05 February 2012

    My husband and I will be spending a couple of weeks in the Solomon Islands this May. I am interested in visiting Savo Island. From what…

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    Re: Chossing between Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Samoa

    by ASKC 11 November 2011

    It looks like because of limited flights, we will probably not be able to fit Rennell into our travel plans. Has anyone taken the MV…

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    RE: Honiara

    by Ozziegiraffe 16 September 2011

    1. There is a gas appliance shop in the middle of Honiara. However, scheck that whatever you buy is threaded the same way as yours - sometim…

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    Re: Things to do in Honiara

    by solsue 04 February 2011

    I agree that getting out of Honiara & over to Savo Island would be a good idea. It's pretty easy to get to, there's good, reasonably…

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    Re: Things to do in Honiara

    by solsue 04 February 2011

    rather than stay in Honiara, head over to Savo Island. It's close by & good value

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    Re: must see places in solomons?

    by malthen 13 December 2010

    In regards to your first idea, staying at Savo. I was in the Solomons just a month ago or so, and we decided on staying at the Sunset…

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    must see places in solomons?

    by razzle0 18 October 2010

    Hi all My husband and I are planning a trip to the Solomon Islands early next year. We only have a limited time - 2 weeks and limited…

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    RE: Solo travel and weekend trips from Honiara

    by Ozziegiraffe 22 July 2009

    Tambea disappeared during the tension - after the militants used up everything there. For a while, the last 2 horses were tied up on any…

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    RE: Solo travel and weekend trips from Honiara

    by Watsoff 17 July 2009

    Question for Ozziegiraffe - can one make weekend trips to Savo Island? Anywhere to stay? I did a day trip there, from Tambea, but of…

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    RE: Solo travel and weekend trips from Honiara

    by Laszlo 12 July 2009

    I really think that when you have only a wekend at a time, you'll have to stick to Guadalcanal, and unfotunately you can't even get to…

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    JBR - Honiara and Savo

    by CamilleUK 11 May 2009

    Hi everyone I spent a month in the Solomons in October and thought you might be interested in hearing about what we did and where we…

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    My Solomon Islands trip info and tips !!

    by Valitrash 18 January 2009

    So my friend and I spent 2 wks in the Solomon over New Years. And we had an amazing time !! We are both women and had no prblems with…

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    RE: A week in Honiara!

    by Ozziegiraffe 21 August 2008

    Another option for a quick trip from Honiara is Savo island, which is a mildly active volcano with hot springs, famous for its mound-buildin…

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