Kava

The only legal narcotic in the world? Looks like muddy water and tastes even worse. Mostly drunk by men in traditional nakamals (Kave houses) where the lights are dim and quiet as kava heightens sensitivity to sight and sound. A \'shell\' is taken in one go and the muddy residue then spat out, while the lips, tongue and throat become a bit numb. Sounds odd, but it\'s the done thing, by everyone

Two worlds in Vanuatu

August 11th 2007
This is the land of live volcanoes, earthquakes, kava, the Prince Philip cult (yup, that's true), land diving, the little nambas and big nambas tribes, cannibalism. There's an amazing richness and diversity of history and culture. Only 200,000 people but Vanuatu has the most languages per head of any country in the world with Bislama being the pidgin English language most commonly used. And ... read more

Oceania » Vanuatu » Efate » Port Vila

The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980.... ... read more

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