Vanuatu, Vanuatu Travel Blogs

VANUATU
Apr 11, 2006 (7 photos)

... by a colourful local band welcoming us to this South Pacific Island. It feels like we've finally arrived back to somewhere exotic. Vanuatu is in the unusual position of being a "shared" ex-colony. That's right, because it was settled by both British and ...

Sailing north through tropical Vanuatu
Sep 2, 2003 (5 photos)

... sand and enjoyed every minute of their playing! In Banam Bay, we were taken ashore and led into the village to see traditional Vanuatu dancing. The men wore penis sheaths and a bark-type belt to hold on their costume, while the women only wore a grass ...

Sailing Fiji to Vanautu by Tall Ship
Aug 16, 2003 (5 photos)

... sea escaped leaving us all moaning, ?that was the biggest one yet, why?d you let ?em go?? August 6th, Port Vila, Vanuatu. After customs and immigration cleared us, Voyage crew headed ashore to evaluate what looks to be a busy port. The crew were split ...

Boy Meets Ground
Jun 19, 2006

... So I escaped to Erakor Island for the day and lay on the beach in the rain. I hadn't seen any decent souvenirs in Vanuatu but decided a Bislama Bible would be a cool thing to take away. This is a book, representing a religion which has been thrust on ...

Namba Wan Drink Blong Yumi
Jun 13, 2006 (4 photos)

... you're better off. Otherwise, you could find yourself getting depressed or suicidal. Or worse still, getting in to another relationship. Vanuatu seemed an ideal place for me to spend the next couple of weeks. But my first couple of days were spent in ...

Tall Ship exploration of South Pacific Vanuatu
Sep 14, 2003 (5 photos)

... 15, 2003, Luganville, Espiritu Santo, Northen Vanuatu. Here is my tall ship journal for the 10 day voyage through central Vanuatu, southbound from Santo through dark and tropical islands to the capital Port Vila: Thea and I headed to the markets on a ...

Sailing the South Seas
Oct 4, 2003 (1 photos)

... a backpackers in Vanuatu and the guy said he'd be quite happy to wait up till 3am for my arrival. After touching down in Vanuatu I found myself a cab and went straight to the Luron Guesthouse with thoughts of at least half a good night's sleep. When I ...

Birthday
Sep 2, 2003 (2 photos)

... they could. This doesn't necessarily make it a worse place but for the kind of trip we were on, it inhibited our possibilities. In summary, I've thoroughly enjoyed Vanuatu but unless the people concerned were keen divers, I wouldn't strongly recommend it.

Goodnight Vila
Oct 25, 2003 (15 photos)

... had a backpacker type dorm located 5 minutes out of Luganville overlooking the bay. Deco Stop Lodge, Santo Tam Tam Slit Drum, Vanuatu After taking a day off from diving I was back on a plane back to Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu and went ...

Port Vila
Sep 2, 2003 (2 photos)

Day 208 - Port Vila Feeling slightly guilty about our lack of exploration of Efate's mainland we commandered a taxi for the day to see what was on offer. We soon managed to ascertain that prime plots of land were temptingly cheap but although the ...

Port Vila
Aug 31, 2003

... never previously visited a pacific island I had preconceived ideas of a more than just relaxed mentality set amidst an idyllic location. Vanuatu, or certainly Efate (the island we're staying on) fits this bill accurately. the ni-Vanuatu (the locals - why ...

Port Vila (Diving)
Aug 31, 2003

... ocean floor are memories that will last a while as well as reminding us why we learned to dive in the first place. Vanuatu's diving riches attract career divers and when you hear stories of three legged turtles swimming round and round in cirlcles and a ...

Survivor
Apr 14, 2006 (8 photos)

... time we looked out and could see beautiful sun baked islands and palm trees. After a couple of circles we finally landed in Vanuatu and it was beautiful!! Except of course for the fact that the plane we got on was actually supposed to land in FIJI!!!!!!!! ...

From Ambae
Sep 13, 2009

Hello, I am writing this message from the northwest coast of Ambae. We are anchored off a village called Loone. This is the second site where we have been able to do a Reef Check survey. The first site was further down the coast of Ambae at a place ...

The never ending journey
Jun 26, 2007 (2 photos)

... my bag had not gotten off the plane with me! I was not alone in my misery, about half of the passengers who deplaned in Vanuatu did not get their bags. After a much deliberation on the part of the airline, it was determined that our bags had gone on to ...

Finally in Santo
Jun 28, 2007 (14 photos)

Well I finally made it to Santo a little wiser. Lessons learned--reconfirm flights the day before (should have known better) and always pack the bathing suit in the carry on (what was I thinking?!?!). I managed to pick up the bare essentials (toothbrush ...

A little more info
Aug 8, 2009

... I am back in the states. It's still cloudy here, so it looks like today will be spent strolling around town. Vanuatu is incredibly expensive. Katie works for the Peace Corp and she said that Vanuatu volunteers get paid more than any other peace corp ...

We found Nemo!
Nov 19, 2007 (5 photos)

Well here we are - Hideaway Island Island, Vanuatu (a small island, about 1/2 km sq in size, just a short trip outside the Capital, Port Vila. We are operating officially on Island time! Nothing can be done in a hurry here. For example, we have just ...

Kayak the South Pacific
Jul 12, 2008

... by shallow lagoons teaming with marine life and offering safe, sheltered waters for kilometres of exploring. Others, like Vanuatu`s Efate, have deep water inlets and harbours offering long, meandering courses with new discoveries around every corner. ...

Vanuatu!!!
Jul 7, 2006

Hey guys! Guess where I am??? Yes, in the depature lounge oh the Auckland Internation Airport! But if everything works out alright and the plane does not crash on some lonely island ala' Cast Away, I ll be in Port Vila by 1400 and if i am lucky in Santo ...

Ups and Downs...
Jul 8, 2009

... one door shuts, another opens". How true that can be. I only decided to go to the chain of islands making up Vanuatu when I found out my sailing trip was cancelled, and it has provided some of the best experiences of my trip so far! This leg of ...

Vibrant Vanuatu
Feb 16, 2008 (73 photos)

... and visibility was 20m + We then dived down to the world's only underwater post office to post home our waterproof postcards! Tacky but had to be done! After only a week in Vanuatu we're packed up and ready for our East Coast Australia adventure.....

An extra day of internet
Sep 3, 2009 (5 photos)

Hello, Well, we have ended up staying at this anchorage for one more day, so that means one more day of internet. We decided that based on a few different reasons. It turns out the place we are heading is a little bit farthur than we had thought. Also, ...

Port Vila, Efate
Jul 19, 2006

Hey guys! Sorry couldn't really keep my travellog up to date in Vanuatu because if the price and speed of the local internet connections. See here a quick review: The last week in Port VIla was probably the best so far. Sun, beach and great diving. ...

Cruise - Mystery Island Vanuatu
Aug 29, 2007

We only had a quick stop here. Lovely spot but Brodie was sick and the weather was bad... !!

I made it to Vanuatu!!
Aug 4, 2009

... the flight! The flight was fine and I got to Fiji around 5am., but then had to wait til about 11:30am before continuing on to Vanuatu. The time passed reasonably quickly and I was able to get a lot of reading done. So now I am here in Port Vila awaiting ...

Espiritu Santo
Jul 9, 2006 (5 photos)

Hey guys! I already arrived in Luganaille (also called Santo) on the Island Espiritu Santo. It's pretty nice here and right now I am enjoying my last day in a proper civilasation! Tomorow we are heading into the bush to visit some antives and stay in ...

Passing time in Vila...
Aug 5, 2009

Hello- I am writing not really because I have an update, but because I can. Yesterday and today I have passed my time walking around Vila, which is an easy walk from where I am staying. In Vila I have the option to buy as many sarongs and duty free items ...

And I'm Off!
Aug 17, 2009

... , and then a ferry to Santo. But I don't think that will be necessary, they seem like really nice people, excited about experiencing Vanuatu. Just so that you won't worry I want you to know that they do have a satelite phone on board, just in case of ...

Changes are taking place
Sep 25, 2009

... arrived on  Ramprasad today, and tomorrow Natalie and I will be moving onto his boat for the remainder of our time in Vanuatu. His boat is a monohull, about 37', which will be a little bit more rustic living compared to the luxury of the cat we've ...