In March of this year a Category 5 cyclone devastated Vanuatu. Our family was fortunate to holiday in Santo in January. We stayed at the Barrier Beach House and became friendly with Shane and Shendel who own and manage the boutique resort. Vanuatu is made up of 83 islands spread out over 12,000 square kms […]
Deco Stop, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
March 11, 2015 By 22 Comments
When we were staying at Barrier Beach House the manager recommended we visit Deco Stop Lodge. He said, ‘You must at least get there for lunch because it has one of the best views in Santo’. Unfortunately, we didn’t have time for a visit. But then we did. We checked into the airport for our […]
Pandanus Bay Waterfront Apartments, Vanuatu
February 18, 2015 By 37 Comments
We planned on flying out of Santo early in the morning so that 50-minutes later we would be in Port Vila and all set for a day of sightseeing before heading back to Sydney the following morning. Alas, we had a five-hour delayed flight that robbed us of any sightseeing opportunities. However, I’m not sure […]
Champagne Bay, Santo, Vanuatu
February 11, 2015 By 17 Comments
When tourists come to Santo, the one place they want to go is Champagne Bay. Just a 40-minute drive from Luganville it is arguably one of the prettiest beaches in the world. It has all those ingredients everyone is looking for; warm turquoise waters, white sand, tropical fish, a coral reef, together with that feeling […]
Diving the SS President Coolidge
February 10, 2015 By 17 Comments
Espiritu Santo played an enormously significant role during WWII yet somehow it seems its role was very much swept under the rug and only now is the island becoming known for its contribution to the Allied Forces. As mentioned in my post on Million Dollar Point, Santo was the USA’s largest army base during WWII. […]
Santo Horse Adventures, Vanuatu
February 9, 2015 By 26 Comments
There’s something about seeing a brochure or an ad on TV where there are people riding horses through waist-deep water on the beach that makes you feel that would be one of the best experiences in the world. When we went to Espiritu Santo we weren’t sure if you could ride horses but we quickly […]
Port Olry, Santo, Vanuatu
February 7, 2015 By 22 Comments
There’s a road that takes you up the coast of Espiritu Santo. It’s the main road and it was a dirt road until 2011 when it was finally tar-sealed. At a certainly point you get to the end of the road and that ‘end’ is Port Olry. Port Olry is a French-speaking village situated on […]
Restaurant 1606, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
February 5, 2015 By 17 Comments
We do love to dine to the tune of live music so while we were in Santo we heard that Restaurant 1606, that is part of the boutique resort, Village de Santo, provides live music by local acoustic musicians on Tuesday and Saturday nights. We made a reservation and went there on a Saturday night […]
Velit Bay, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
February 4, 2015 By 19 Comments
Just a half-hour drive from Luganville is Velit Bay, a property set on 1600 acres in a horseshoe-shaped bay. From the town of Luganville you drive along the coast road for around half an hour and when you see the sign, turn off and in front of you will be one of the best views […]
Million Dollar Point, Santo, Vanuatu
February 2, 2015 By 28 Comments
It was suggested to us that while in Santo we should visit Million Dollar Point. I thought it was just another beach and had no idea of the historical significance of the beach that at the end of WWII became known as Million Dollar Point. During World War II, Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu was the […]
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