Visitor MR0601 
| Visitor |
| Sex? |
male |
| Profession/occupation? |
MD |
| Home country? |
Switzerland |
| What made you want to go to
Solomon Islands? |
talking to a previous visitor |
| Arriving in Solomon
Islands |
| When did you arrive in Solomon
Islands? |
March 2006 |
| Did you encounter any
bureaucratic difficulties? |
no |
| What was your first impression
after arrival? |
Where is the runway? |
| Living in Solomon
Islands |
| What did positively surprise
you? |
friendly people |
| What did negatively surprise
you? |
burning and looting |
| What took longest to get used
to? |
hot weather |
| What did you miss most in
Solomon Islands? |
a nice pizza |
| What should you have brought
along? |
I had everything. |
| What did you do to prevent
malaria? |
Lariam |
| Place and province where you
spent most of your time? |
Honiara, Honiara-City |
| Other places/provinces where
you stayed? |
none |
| Where did you stay? |
United Church Resthouse / Kiwi-House |
| How long did you stay at each
location? |
2 weeks / 2 weeks |
| How much did you pay for
each? |
SBD 72 a night / nothing |
| Where did you usually eat? |
Yacht Club |
| What did you typically pay for
a normal meal? |
SBD 40 |
| What local food/beverage did
you like most? |
Solbrew |
| What local food/beverage did
you like least? |
everything was nice |
| Mobile
phone services |
| If you brought along a mobile
phone, which services did you successfully use? |
voice |
| Comments? |
You have to buy a new SIM card, which costs you SBD
400!!! No SMS to Europe. |
| Money
matters |
| What did you use to get cash
at automatic teller machines (ATMs)? |
| Bank (Debit) Card and Credit
Card |
| Working in Solomon
Islands |
| How did you usually go to
work? |
walk |
| Where did you work? |
NRH, General Surgery |
| What was your occupation? |
doctor (registrar) |
| What were your working days and
hours? |
at least 8 hours a day |
| What was particularly difficult
in regard to your work? |
the heat |
| Did you feel accepted by the
locals? |
yes |
| What did you usually do in your
spare time after work? |
eating, go for a walk |
| Leaving Solomon Islands and
looking back |
| When did you leave Solomon
Islands? |
April 2006 |
| How long was your stay? |
4 weeks |
| How do you judge the length of
your stay? |
too short |
| What did you learn from the
locals? |
some words in pidgin English |
| Your advice to prospective
visitors? |
It is a wonderful country, unfortunatly I got into this
tension. |
| What did you miss most when
back at home again? |
heat, friendly people |
| What did you enjoy most when
back at home again? |
hot shower |
| Would you go back for another
stay? |
yes |
| Estimated total cost of your
stay (including travel costs)? |
CHF 4,500 |
| Additional comments? |
Unfortunatly, after three and a half weeks the tension started and they [the Australian and
British High Commissions] recommended that visitors in
Honiara should leave the country. Otherwise it was a great
experience, which I can only recommend.
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