by Lance Hunt | Sep 27, 2021
This surprised me when we first moved here 5 years ago…The sheer number and variety of public holidays in Vanuatu.I would drive to Port Vila town only to find the offices and most of the shops closed.Instead, lots of people gathered in parks or at the seafront,...
by Lance Hunt | Sep 25, 2021
I was intrigued when talking to a couple of local NiVan boys (8 and 9 years old) the other day.They were on the way home from school and their parents had asked me to give them a ride to save them the 8km walk. The parents and the older kids walked.Anyway, to start a...
by Lance Hunt | Sep 24, 2021
One of the things I find fascinating about Vanuatu is the people. Specifically how easy it is to talk with people, and what you can learn.For example, this week in the car on the way to town I picked up a man who needed a lift.As usual he asked me where I was from,...
by Lance Hunt | Sep 21, 2021
Lots of things to talk about on this subject.The Vanuatu government issued an instruction in 2017 for people NOT to get involved in cryptocurrencies. At that time there were a few scams floating about (when are there not?) and they wanted to protect local citizens and...
by Lance Hunt | Sep 20, 2021
Years ago I heard this illustrative story…Farmer Brown's place was in the mid-west of the United States. One of those places where it is mostly good weather, but sometimes huge storms can hit.As he was getting on, Farmer Brown's wife suggested he should...
