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Local Customs: Cover up...
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  • Written by CandS on May 6, 2004
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    • Vanuatu - Locals
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    • Please don't wear clothes that are too 'brief' in public places, it is considered to be disrespectful. Especially women's thighs should be covered. At resorts bikini's etc are allowed though.

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    Local Customs: Languages
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  • Written by CandS on May 6, 2004
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    • Vanuatu - Mother and child at Ekasup
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    • Most of the Ni-Vanuatu (native) people can speak English or French (or both) as well as Bislama and their own tribes' language. We didn't have trouble communicating with anyone.

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    Local Customs: Money
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    • Vanuatu - Port Vila Street
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    • The local currency of Vanuatu is the Vatu. There are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 vatu coins and notes come in 200, 500, 1000, 5000 (and maybe 10000) denominations.

    When we visited Vanuatu the exchange rate was around A$1.20 = 100 vatu.

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    Local Customs: Local Goods
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  • Written by CandS on May 12, 2004
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    • Vanuatu - Wooden Carvings
  • Wooden Carvings
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    • You can actually take a lot of things back home (at least to Australia) from Vanuatu. We had no trouble taking home kava, wood carvings (as long as they don't have holes in them), coconut shells (well cleaned), lava carvings, woven baskets etc. We weren't sure if we would have problems or not but luckily everything was okay. Just be careful not to have anything that looks like it might have 'baddies' in it... ;)

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    Local Customs: Local Fruit and Vegetables
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  • Updated by CandS on Aug 17, 2004
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    • Vanuatu - Sweet potatoes in palm bags
  • Sweet potatoes in palm bags
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    • You can buy lots of different local fruits and vegetables fresh at the markets each day (except Sundays). They have things I had never seen or heard of before but it all looked so fresh and fantastic!

    Some of the things I recognised include sweet potato, lettuce, coconuts, cabbage, banana etc. :)

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    blint Thu Jan 24, 2008 21:56 UTC
     I've only just discovered Vanatu is on VT! My friend was living there helping with a NGO! Your photos make it look amazing!    		Cheba Wed Nov 8, 2006 20:24 UTC
     great page! so many info!! nice pics alsk! i like to read about pacific countries...i think they are paradise on the Earth...
    bbuzas Fri Jun 16, 2006 19:17 UTC
     of course these Nephila species not deadly.....    		drolkar Sat May 27, 2006 11:16 UTC
     Wow... with a view like that, who wouldn't fall in love with Vanuatu ! Hope to be able to explore this part of the world one day... Greetings from Rome !
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