Erakor Island

 

Tamanu Beach

 

Helicopter at Tamanu beach

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Bridge on second lagoon

 

Football

 

Free ferry to Iririki Island

 

BBQ at Undine Bay Plantation

 

Blue houses

 

Evening check on the second lagoon

 

Beach at Benjor Resort

 

At the Port Vila International School fete

 

Football at Independence Park in Port Vila

 

Night driving

 

Craft market

 

Bundles of firewood at the market

 

Pen picture of Vanuatu by Helen Hughes - a prominent Australian Economist

"Vanuatu, with a population of 200,000, is a medium sized Pacific state that became independent from the British-French Pacific Condominium in 1980. Vanuatu has rich agricultural land, marine resources and many beautiful tourist sites. Like other Pacific islands, it is well located with respect to burgeoning Asian markets. But instead of harnessing its resources to catch up to high living standards, Vanuatu’s per capita income (around $1,500) has barely risen in 25 years. Most of the benefits of high aid flows have been appropriated by a small elite in Port Vila. The elite enjoys the lifestyle of the expatriates who still fill many professional and management positions whereas most ni-Vanuatu are subsistence farmers and urban shanty dwellers."

This picture is from "Annals of Aid: Vanuatu and The United States
Millenium Challenge Corporation by Helen Hughes and Gaurav Sodhi - 5 April 2006 - an issues paper for the Centre for Independent Studies" Complete text available here

Evening at Pango village

 

Undine Bay Plantation

 

Returning to Port Vila from Tamanu beach

 

Advertising Vanuatu in Australia

This ad is in a Melbourne newspaper's weekend magazine 

Dusty road

 

Vanuatu Reserve Bank building

 

Watching football at Independence Park in Port Vila

 

Chocolate souffle -Tamanu on the Beach

 

La Pizzeria

 

Iririki Island in Port Vila harbour