Tag Archives: Vanuatu

One Final (Probably) Visit to Vanuatu

In December 2018 I spent a couple of weeks in Vanuatu for what may well be my final visit. My partner works in International Development and is like to have only one more assignment there. It is a beautiful country and claims, with some justification, to have the most friendly population in the world. Of […]

Eratap, Vanuatu

I discovered Eratap village, on Efate, Vanuatu from staying at the Eratap resort, which is within a half-hour’s drive from the capital, Port Vila. The resort, I am told, is built on land leased from the local village and as such provides a symbiotic relationship between the business and the community, including employment for villagers […]

Scenes from Daily Life: Port Vila, Vanuatu

I have never felt as relaxed anywhere as in Vanuatu. I have been fortunate enough to visit three times now and hope to return in either 2016 or 2017. The main attractions are the warm climate, which is similar all year round, the friendliness of local people (Vanuatu claims to be the friendliest place in […]

Vanuatu Cyclone Disaster March 2015

Eighteen months ago I enjoyed the privilege of visiting Day Spring School on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu with my partner, who works in international development, together with her colleagues and local education officials. The school is located in a remote part of Tanna; the journey took three hours by 4×4, including over an […]

Summit Gardens, Port Vila, Vanuatu: ‘The Largest Tropical Gardens in the South Pacific’

The Summit Gardens, just fifteen minutes outside Port Vila, Vanuatu, must be amongst the most colourful in the world. Not just for the variety of the tropical plants, but also the eclectic and disparate collection of artefacts on display. What creative mind thought of putting these objects together? (please click on images to enlarge) The […]

Vanuatu: Paradise on Earth

Light Bislama Vanuatu has 69 inhabited islands and, remarkably, at least 105 indigenous languages, of which over 90 are in daily use. This represents one language for every 1,600 people, the highest language density in the world. The official languages are French, English and Bislama, a pidgin language, widely spoken and seen on official signs […]