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Buying LP PNG Solomon Islands in FijiCountry forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Fiji | ||
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. | ||
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 | |
The university bookstore in Suva stocks LP guides. | 2 | |
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 | |
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 | |
The University Bookshop in Suva is the only decent bookshop in the country, followed by the Suva Museum Giftshop. | 5 | |