{"id":1957,"date":"2019-02-15T09:00:46","date_gmt":"2019-02-15T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/?p=1957"},"modified":"2020-03-11T16:10:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T07:10:56","slug":"vu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/vu\/","title":{"rendered":"The fourth happiest country in the world, where citizenship can be purchased with bitcoins, Vanuatu is a place where you can visit a cannibal village and the currency is the &#8220;Vatu&#8221; (Japanese: Batsu) not the Thai &#8220;Baht&#8221; (Baatsu)."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So far on the Domain Island Tour, I traveled 40 hours one way to Tuvalu to find out if I could use an iPhone there, and even went to Cyprus and ran around with a questionnaire to find out how many people owned bitcoins.<br \/>\nThis time, I heard a rumor that there is a village in the Republic of Vanuatu where people eat human flesh! So, I went to see if that is true. <\/p>\n<p>The ccTLD (country code top level domain) is &#8220;.vu&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The eating of human flesh by other humans is called &#8220;Cannibalism&#8221;.<br \/>\nMany people know about cannibalism because of the story line of the super popular comic &#8220;Tokyo Ghoul&#8221; which has sold 37 million copies worldwide, and also because of the movie &#8220;Cannibal Holocaust&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Republic of Vanuatu is a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Vanuatu has 83 islands, including the curiously named Erromango Island. The currency is the &#8220;Vatu&#8221; (Vt, VUV) (Japanese: Batsu). It has nothing to do with the Thai &#8220;Baht&#8221; (Baatsu), though in Japanese it sounds almost the same. It&#8217;s a popular resort island where you can hide away from the world and enjoy nature and the beautiful ocean, as well as traditional culture and customs. Or, is it a place where you have to hide away because the traditional culture and customs include cannibalism&#8230;? This is just a bit scary.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1ASCXi8id7IdQIa-tp9QcPT2fwJ3LlzTH\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Table of Contents<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#vu01\"><strong>\u25c6Man-eating Village that Francis Xavier may have Visited<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#vu02\"><strong>\u25c6The Flavor, and How to Cook Human Meat<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#vu03\"><strong>\u25c6Other Thrilling Spots on Vanuatu<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#vu04\"><strong>\u25c6Caution! An Over-priced Shop in the Airport<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#vu05\"><strong>\u25c6The Fourth Happiest Country in the World, Vanuatu, become a Citizen and Purchase your Own Private Island<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#vu06\"><strong>\u25c6Dreaming of Life on a Private Island with the &#8220;.vu&#8221; Domain<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#vu07\"><strong>\u25c6Interesting Things on Vanuatu<\/strong><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"#vu08\"><strong>\u25c6How to Purchase a SIM Locally &#038; Test the Internet Speed<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 id=\"vu01\">\u25c6Man-eating Village that Francis Xavier may have Visited<\/h1>\n<p>I was informed that the man-eating village is on Rano Island, so from Port Vila Bauerfield Airport on Efate Island, the capital of Vanuatu, I caught a propeller plane to Norsup Airport on Malakula Island.<br \/>\nSince domestic flights often change their departure time, be careful if an e-mail with &#8220;Important Information from Air Vanuatu&#8221; in the subject line arrives the day before departure. The return flight which was supposed to be in the evening was switched to lunch time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1937\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A cute little plane that can seat about 20 people.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1938\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After an hour, I arrive at Norsup Airport. I heard that on days with heavy rain, flights cannot land or take off from this airport.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1939\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are only two huts, but it&#8217;s a decent airport.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1940\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/4.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The staff brought the luggage in the rear car.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1941\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/5.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A tourist map of Malakula Island at the airport.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1942\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/6-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/6-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/6-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/6-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a market area behind the airport, but it seems to be empty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1943\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/7-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/7-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/7.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>About 15 minutes by car heading north from Norsup Airport, I arrive at the opposite side of Rano Island, my destination.<br \/>\nHere we will switch to a boat and head for Rano Island.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1944\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/8-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/8-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I feel like this boat resembles the one from the river Styx.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1945\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/9.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Maybe I don&#8217;t really want to go to this island? The face of the boatmen is somehow cold and grim.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1946\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/10.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u4eba\u55b0\u3044\u65cf\u30fb\u30a2\u30e1\u30eb\u30d0\u30c6\u30a3\u65cf\u306e\u6751\u5168\u666f\u306e\u7d20\u6674\u3089\u3057\u3044\u773a\u3081\uff08\u30d0\u30cc\u30a2\u30c4 \u30e9\u30ce\u5cf6\uff09\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i70E1Qdrdxc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The boat ride was 7 minutes. Finally, I arrive at Rano Island.<br \/>\nThe view is wonderful. It doesn&#8217;t feel like a place where people are eaten, but I don&#8217;t want to let down my guard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1947\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/11.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The guide will lead us to the man-eating village (Amelbati). I&#8217;m going to follow this guide very closely.<br \/>\nWait, but what if the guide is a member of the tribe?&#8230; I feel the paranoia creeping up my neck.<\/p>\n<p>Fearful trees surround us. I hope we make it back before dark! My footfalls seem very heavy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1948\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/12-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/12-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/12-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/12-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/12.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1949\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/13-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/13-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/13-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/13-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/13.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I found a stone monument. It&#8217;s a monument to Francis Xavier, I took a photograph in gratitude for the thought that this is the same Xavier that came to Japan. However, after returning home, I checked this out more carefully and actually Xavier did not go to Vanuatu. So, what is this monument? If you look at the picture carefully it might just be old graffiti. The thing sticking out in the middle is also mysterious, I can&#8217;t rule out the possibility that this thing might have come from outer space.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1950\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/14-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/14-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/14-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/14-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/14.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Xavier, his tonsure style is famous, maybe it happened after a scare from cannibals&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1951\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/15-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/15-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/15-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/15-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/15.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Finally, we arrive in the village of Amelbati.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1952\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/16.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I see a villager! They do not have washing machines, they draw water from a well and wash things by hand. The red color is not blood.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1953\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/17-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/17-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/17-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/17-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/17.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The children in the village greet me with smiles.<br \/>\nI couldn\u2019t help but hope they weren\u2019t really thinking &#8220;Dinner came!&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1954\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/18-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/18-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/18.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Going further into the village. I was shown to a place with an alter called Nasara.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1955\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/19-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/19-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/19-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/19-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/19.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are pillars like totem poles remaining here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1956\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/20.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I walked around, I found a clearing. Long ago, men and women used to live separately on Rano Island, and this where the men used to live.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1969\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/21-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/21-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/21.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And then&#8230;!!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1910\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/22-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/22-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/22-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/22-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/22.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I discover human skulls! I was told, &#8220;That belongs to someone who was eaten, but you can touch it.&#8221;. However, I declined. Before eating, they would dance ceremonial dances before the Nasara (altar) and then eat the human flesh in the evening of that day, then, according to their regulations they had to remain there for 15 days after eating. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1911\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/23-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/23-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/23-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/23-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/23.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On the Malakula Islands, including Rano Island, there were many tribal conflicts, and it seems they ate the captives of enemy tribes as a ceremonial &#8220;rite&#8221;.  The purpose of eating human flesh was not for food, but to capture the power of the enemy tribe.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 id=\"vu02\">\u25c6The Flavor, and How to Cook Human Meat<\/h1>\n<p>Human flesh doesn&#8217;t last long, so much of it was smoked, and as the taste was similar to wild boar, strong-smelling and gamey, it was often eaten with shellfish and other such ingredients. Many seashells were thrown out along with the human bones at the ruins.<br \/>\nEating human flesh may cause an accumulation of &#8220;prion&#8221; proteins that affect the structure of nerve tissue in the brain, resulting in diseases that can be fatal without treatment. The Fore tribe of Papua New Guinea used to have a high occurrence of Kuru disease, caused by the custom of funerary cannibalism. Fortunately, there are many other delicious meats to eat, such as beef, poultry or pork, so there is no need to take the risk of eating human meat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1912\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/24-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/24-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/24-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/24-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/24.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By the way, as for cannibalism in Japan, there is a tale of Nobunaga Oda making Nagamasa Asai&#8217;s skull into a cup and drinking alcohol from it, but according to &#8220;Shinchoko-ki&#8221; (The Biography of Nobunaga ODA), in fact, he only had gold leaf painted onto the skull in order to show it off to everyone. However, according to one record, when Hideyoshi Hashiba attacked Tottori Castle in a military campaign, the resulting starvation and mental fatigue caused the people under siege to fight over corpses.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s go further into Amelbati Village.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1913\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/25-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/25-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/25-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/25-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/25.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A totem pole carving with a pipe.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1914\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/26-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/26-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/26-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/26-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/26.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After walking a while, I arrived at an altar for ancient tribal chiefs. When a tribal chief died, he was buried in the ground up to his neck in the standing position. After 7 days the head was cut off, burned and his bones worshiped on the altar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1915\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/27-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/27-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/27-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/27-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/27.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1916\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/28-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/28-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/28-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/28-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/28.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ritual cannibalism was practiced on Rano Island up until the 1960&#8217;s, but has now ceased. <\/strong>Approximately 80% of villagers are engaged in agriculture, mainly eating local fruits, coconuts, taro and yam tubers. If you come to this village for sightseeing you will not be eaten, so breathe easy. The people of Amelbati are friendly people who are proud of their culture.<\/p>\n<p>For this trip, South Pacific Tours coordinated all the arrangements. They can handle inquires in Japanese. I recommend doing this kind of sightseeing under the supervision of a guide. However, the guide cannot speak Japanese.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 id=\"vu03\">\u25c6Other Thrilling Spots on Vanuatu<\/h1>\n<p><strong>1. The Birthplace of Bungy Jumping<\/strong><br \/>\nPentecost island of Vanuatu has a kind of land-diving which is the origin of bungy jumping. Bungy jumping is often thought of as a &#8220;Coming of age ritual&#8221; or a &#8220;Test of bravery&#8221; but actually it is a ritual to celebrate the yam harvest and is held in April to June every year.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u885d\u6483\uff01\u547d\u77e5\u3089\u305a\u306e\u7537\u305f\u3061\uff01\uff01\u30d0\u30cc\u30a2\u30c4\u3000\u30d0\u30f3\u30b8\u30fc\u30b8\u30e3\u30f3\u30d7\u3000vanuatu landdive\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JIhSW-gGx2o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Yasur Volcano on Tanna Island<\/strong><br \/>\nMount Yasur is famous as the world&#8217;s most frequently approached active volcano. If you go to the top, you can see explosions of bright red lava spewing out. It is said to be the most beautiful between 17:30 and 18:00 when the sun begins to sink.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30d0\u30cc\u30a2\u30c4\u5171\u548c\u56fd\u3000\u30bf\u30f3\u30ca\u5cf6\u3000\u30e4\u30b9\u30fc\u30eb\u706b\u5c71\u3000\u706b\u5c71\u5f3e\u304c\u30ab\u30e1\u30e9\u304b\u3089\uff12\uff4d\u306e\u81f3\u8fd1\u8ddd\u96e2\u306b\uff01\u3000Mount Yasur volcano, Tanna, Vanuatu 2m from my camera\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XWeCuIC2zyw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There are other active volcanoes in Vanuatu, the eruption of Manaro Volcano occurred on July 26, 2018, and delayed flights from Fiji to Japan. In addition, the idea of &#8220;Vanuatu&#8217;s Law&#8221;, that an earthquake will occur in Japan after an earthquake occurs in Vanuatu, has become a hot topic, some feel that the Hokkaido Earthquake of September 6, 2018, was an example of this.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 id=\"vu04\">\u25c6Caution! An Over-priced Shop in the Airport<\/h1>\n<p>Please look at this shop on the far left of the waiting room for boarding international flights.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1917\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/29-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/29-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/29-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/29-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/29.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The kindly lady who runs the shop sells items at twice the price of other stores in the airport.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022 500 ml can of cola 300 vatu (about 300 yen) \/ other stores: 160 vatu (about 160 yen)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2022 Potato chips 400 vatu (about 400 yen) \/ other stores: 200 vatu (about 200 yen)<\/span><br \/>\nEven though you think all the prices will be the same in the same airport, don&#8217;t forget to check before buying!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1918\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/30-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/30-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/30-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/30-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/30.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 id=\"vu05\">\u25c6The Fourth Happiest Country in the World, Vanuatu, become a Citizen and Purchase your Own Private Island<\/h1>\n<p>According to the Happy Planet Index of the UK think tank &#8220;New Economics Foundation&#8221; (NEF), Vanuatu is the world&#8217;s fourth happiest country when evaluating the following items, &#8220;Life satisfaction&#8221;, &#8220;Longevity&#8221;, and &#8220;Concern for the Environment.&#8221; In addition, as part of fiscal rebuilding measures, they have started selling honorary citizenship rights.<br \/>\nThe price for citizenship is 165,000 dollars (about 18.5 million yen), but this may seem like a small amount for permanent residence in the fourth happiest country in the world! <a href=\"https:\/\/vic.vu\/citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click here for details on how to purchase honorary citizenship.<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Although it was rumored that citizenship could be purchased with bitcoins, the Vanuatu office for citizenship is currently denying this claim. <\/p>\n<p>Vanuatu sells not only citizenship, but also private islands. I guess this is not unexpected as Vanuatu is composed of about 83 islands.<br \/>\nRather than buying a super expensive condo in Tokyo, those who have plenty of money can purchase a private island in Vanuatu and spend their old age in luxury (though these islands are pretty much uninhabited.)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1919\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/31-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/31-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/31-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/31-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/31.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 id=\"vu06\">\u25c6Dreaming of Life on a Private Island with the &#8220;.vu&#8221; Domain<\/h1>\n<p>It is hard to maintain an unspoiled uninhabited island by yourself, but how about enjoying tropical life in a hotel or a rental house already built on a private island? If you surf hotel or real estate sites using the &#8220;.vu&#8221; domain for Vanuatu, your expectations will grow.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hideaway.com.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">hideaway.com.vu<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hideaway.com.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1920 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/32-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/32-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/32-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/32-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanuatuaccommodation.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">vanuatuaccommodation.vu<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vanuatuaccommodation.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1921 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/33-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/33-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/33-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/33-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.16degreessouth.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">16degreessouth.vu<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.16degreessouth.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1922 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/34-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/34-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/34-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/34-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandproperty.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">islandproperty.vu<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandproperty.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1923 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/35-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/35-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/35-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/35-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterfront.com.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">waterfront.com.vu<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterfront.com.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1924 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/36-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/36-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/36-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/36-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ljhooker.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ljhooker.vu<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ljhooker.vu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1925 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/37-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/37-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/37-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/37-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vanuatu, which used to have cannibalistic rituals, is now a very safe South Pacific destination.<\/p>\n<p>Every year many Japanese tourists are visiting Vanuatu to experience the year round calm climate, beautiful nature and ocean, and good security.<br \/>\nA visa for Vanuatu is not necessary if you are staying less than 30 days for sightseeing.<br \/>\nHow about a tropical vacation to one of Vanuatu&#8217;s private islands?<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0<a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/vu2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Click here for how to visit Vanuatu<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 id=\"vu07\">\u25c6Interesting Things on Vanuatu<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li> A French gentlemen I met on Rano Island<br \/>\nAnticipating that there would be no restaurants, he put couscous in a plastic bottle. To eat, he cut the pet bottle in half and used the halves as dishes. He must be an experienced traveler.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1926\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/38-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/38-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/38-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/38-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1927\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/39-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/39-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/39-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/39-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The popular Chinese restaurant <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.jp\/Restaurant_Review-g294144-d3731090-Reviews-Golden_Port-Port_Vila_Efate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Golden Port Restaurant &#038; Hotel&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nI came to investigate cannibalism, but of course there are many delicious restaurants on Vanuatu. The taxi driver in Port Vila, Efate Island, sent me to the Golden Port Restaurant &#038; Hotel for lunch time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1928\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/40-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/40-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/40-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/40-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/40.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can relax in a comfortable restaurant overlooking the vast ocean.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1929\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/41-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/41-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/41-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/41-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/41.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yakisoba, 1180 vatu (about 1,180 yen), Hong Kong style fried soba with thin noodles, salty or sour. Stir-fried beef, 1480 vatu (about 1,480 yen) the beef is soft and I had a good appetite.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1930\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/42-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/42-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/42-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/42-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1931\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/43-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/43-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/43-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/43-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although it&#8217;s fun to eat local cuisine, Chinese food is familiar wherever you go and is rarely bad, so I recommended it when you are abroad and don&#8217;t know what to eat.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Coconut crab<br \/>\nAt the entrance to the Golden Port Restaurant &#038; Hotel, I found a cage holding coconut crabs. On the islands of the Pacific, this crab is a kind of high-class ingredient, often boiled or steamed like lobster. In Japan, you can eat this same kind in Miyakojima.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1932\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/44-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/44-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/44-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/44-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/44.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 id=\"vu08\">\u25c6How to Purchase a SIM Locally &#038; Test the Internet Speed <\/h1>\n<p>I brought the overseas WiFi router Glocalme, but I couldn&#8217;t use it in Vanuatu. I recommend purchasing the local SIM. You can purchase a SIM from the company &#8220;Digicel&#8221; at the Port Vila Bauerfield Airport. As soon as you pass customs and immigration, it will be on the left.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1933\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/45-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/45-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/45-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/45-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/45.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SIM plans of 500 MB were selling for 2000 vatu (about 2,000 yen). Rest assured, you can ask the staff to help you set up the SIM.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1934\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/46-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/46-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/46-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/46-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/46.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I checked the internet speed at <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/fast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fast.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.It was a standard speed of 5.9 Mbps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1935\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/47-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/47-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/47-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/47-682x1023.jpg 682w, https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/47.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>\u25a0Places I visited during this Domain Island Tour.<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=154pDE3t7XkDOyMFtg84DRDC4YHNIeaE8\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/vu2\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click here for how to visit Vanuatu<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0For Vanuatu Domain &#8220;.vu&#8221; <\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gonbei.jp\/reg\/domain_detail.cgi?p1=vu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gonbei.jp\/reg\/domain_detail.cgi?p1=vu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1936 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/48-333x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So far on the Domain Island Tour, I traveled 40 hours one way to Tuvalu to find out if I could use an iPhone t &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/vu\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The fourth happiest country in the world, where citizenship can be purchased with bitcoins, Vanuatu is a place where you can visit a cannibal village and the currency is the &#8220;Vatu&#8221; (Japanese: Batsu) not the Thai &#8220;Baht&#8221; (Baatsu).&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,128],"tags":[52,130,129,133,132,134,131],"class_list":["post-1957","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oceania","category-vanuatu","tag-sim","tag-130","tag-129","tag-133","tag-132","tag-134","tag-131"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1957"}],"version-history":[{"count":63,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4074,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957\/revisions\/4074"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1957"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1957"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/islanddomains.earth\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1957"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}