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# Buying LP PNG Solomon Islands in Fiji Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Fiji
alexander_vi 18:43 UTC 09 Mar 2009 | I have another question. Since I am heading to the Solomons, I ordered the relevant LP from Amazon. Well I did not realize that they were out of stock and couldn't deliver immediately. Consequently I am leaving tomorrow and don't have a guide for the Solomons. I will have three day transit time in Fiji where I will have a chance to buy it if it is available. Does anyone know of a bookstore carrying it in the Nadi/Lautoka area where I will be staying? Thanks. |
wave2angela 21:29 UTC 09 Mar 2009 | I think you have little chance of picking up this book. In many trips to Lautoka, I saw nothing resembling a bookshop that might stock it. Nadi had a couple of areas with books inside bigger stores but, from memory, not a wide range of travel books. Slight chance at Nadi airport. Many, many years since I've been in Honiara but as a general rule, I hardly ever see a local LP guide in smaller places. Try your hardest to pick it up - even second hand and/or previous issue - before you leave. | 1
Laszlo 17:06 UTC 10 Mar 2009 | The university bookstore in Suva stocks LP guides. If you are desperate enough to bus across Viti Levu to buy them there, it would be worth calling them first to ask if that particular title is on stock at the time of your visit, of course! Tried ordering it directly from LP through their online shop? They tend to deliver pretty fast. Otherwise, order the digital version, then print it out. It could also save you quite a bit if you only need the few pages on the Solomons... | 2
ozziegiraffe 10:31 UTC 11 Mar 2009 | I agree with Laszlo - it is much easier to buy the relevant chapters from the website. The whole book would be a waste of time, unless you are planning a trip to PNG some time soon. | 3
alexander_vi 01:59 UTC 16 Mar 2009 | Thanks for your replies. I landed in Honiara sans guidebook but met a Dutch guy there on business at the hotel and borrowed his LP. | 4
transendance 06:09 UTC 15 Apr 2009 | The University Bookshop in Suva is the only decent bookshop in the country, followed by the Suva Museum Giftshop. | 5