🚚️ If you move to Vanuatu, here’s some tips…

Before we came to Vanuatu in 2016, I asked someone who travels here regularly (at least up to February 2020!) what he thought we should bring with us.  He advised us to “bring everything!”  As it turned out, this was not entirely a good idea. The...

😶️ You could already be missing out…

You could already be missing out on… The opportunity to lock in a better future for your family and yourself. The scene of this world is changing, without letup. Please, don’t leave things up to chance… or worse yet, in the hands of...

Random Vanuatu Thoughts from my trip into Port Vila

On my trip to town yesterday afternoon I realised how many things have become unremarkable to me.  First, because my car was at the mechanic still, I got a lift in with a neighbour (remember we live a fair way out of town). This occasion was only the second time...

Community Capers

Remember “Community spirit?” Friends of ours live in an estate outside Port Vila. Today some volunteers from the community are cleaning up the entrance. (i.e. trimming the bushes around the entrance wall and sign) This is the kind of thing that goes on...

🏃️ Pick your battles on your terms

Some of the most famous military commanders in history used tactical withdrawals when they weren’t comfortable with battle conditions. Do an internet search for “tactical withdrawal” and you will find dozens if not hundreds of examples where armies...