by Alex | Oct 21, 2017 | culture, travel secrets
Willie Nimbwen and his 92 year old father Jimmy are from Malekula. They have some incredible stories to tell about their island – secret cannibal sites still containing human skulls, the existence of strange coneheads and the rivalry between the Big Nambas and...
by Alex | Sep 24, 2017 | culture, travel secrets
If you plan on drinking a couple of “shells” of Vanuatu kava while on holiday (it’s traditionally served in half coconut shells), then you need to read this blog. (*Photo credit – Michael Louze) . Why? Because the traditional origins of Vanuatu...
by Alex | Sep 6, 2017 | culture, travel secrets
Tamanu Oil For hundreds of years, the people of the South Pacific have been using tamanu oil to heal their wounds, melt away scar tissue and fight skin infections. It is one of the most powerful of the 5 Vanuatu miracle oils we describe in this blog and is derived...
by Alex | Apr 19, 2017 | culture
Vanuatu is one of the few places left on earth where you can still experience an ancient Pacific culture that is still very much alive today and practised by local Ni-Vanuatu in traditional villages on the outer islands (they call it living in “kastom”)....
by Alex | Mar 25, 2017 | culture, wildlife
Pigs are a cultural currency in Vanuatu- your status in a village is often based on the pigs you own. But did you know Vanuatu’s sacred or kastom pigs also hold the secrets to world history hidden within their DNA? And that the most valued of the kastom pigs...
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