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Annecy, France

Writing about world travel, personal anecdotes and family genealogy.

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Loukweria Village, Tanna Island, Vanuatu

June 19, 2018

When I had started getting really excited about the prospect of giving myself a year to travel wherever I wanted, I went on AirBnb and just looked for places around the world where I could live in a "village".  Tanna Island, Vanuatu came up.  The post read that you could live with a local family in a village that has descended from a very old tribe following the native "kastom" tradition.  The tribe would welcome you with a dance.  You would get a sense of village life in the midst of the beauty of Tanna Island.  This prospect got me so excited to travel.  It would be so different than anything I had ever done before...

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Welcome to Tanna Island
View fullsize This is the cinder plain.
This is the cinder plain.
View fullsize First glimpse of Mt. Yasur.
First glimpse of Mt. Yasur.
View fullsize Incredible mix of colors.
Incredible mix of colors.
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Crossing a stream.
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Typical roads on Tanna.

Mt. Yasur, Tanna Island, Vanuatu

June 17, 2018

A week after leaving Tanna,  I still cannot fully grasp the insanity of the experience.  I figured during the planning phase, why not add to the crazy and sleep in a treehouse!?  This would guarantee that the meshuganeh nature of visiting an active volcano would be neatly coupled with climbing three stories up a tree just to sleep, even though there are perfectly fine huts on the ground.  After all, Tanna Island was the reason why Vanuatu was on my list in the first place.

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View fullsize Plane from Fiji.
Plane from Fiji.
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Little airport.
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View from Port Vila marina.
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Tourist marina and restaurant area.

Port Vila, Vanuatu

June 15, 2018

Vanuatu is a newly independent country, only since 1980.  Each of it's islands has different nature and associated tribes.  The capital, Port Vila, is located on Efate Island.  I spent a few days touring around the Port Vila area and checking out the nature highlights of Efate.  I did not go too far from Port Vila as my private taxi driver I hired for the day did not want to drive so far.  I saw most of the highlights on this day but it was a real struggle getting the driver to go where I wanted…

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