Today as I read the Travel section of the Washington Post, I came across an interesting article about Vanuatu, written by A. Odysseus Patrick, which is an island located in the archipelago in the South Pacific. A family of four decided to take a vacation from Vanuatu from their home in Sydney, Australia because they assumed it would be a relaxing trip.
On the trip they came across a variety of obstacles, such as seeing their friend’s three-year-old escape from the child center, touring a crater with hot lava flowing right beside them, and being expected to climb huge trees as if it was like taking the stairs. So basically not the ideal vacation you usually read about in the travel section and fantasize about being able to experience yourself.
However, I found the article to be very fascinating and it almost made Vanuatu a place I am even more interested to visit. Obviously going on little adventures have heightened danger with the lack of safety guidelines and free range to see whatever you chose to see, but I also believe that could make the experience more fun. Just getting to walk as close or far as you want, without humans having already built over everything, and being so close with nature sounds like an incredible opportunity. Then again, I enjoy dangerous places and learning about things through experience rather than pictures and textbooks.
On the trip they came across a variety of obstacles, such as seeing their friend’s three-year-old escape from the child center, touring a crater with hot lava flowing right beside them, and being expected to climb huge trees as if it was like taking the stairs. So basically not the ideal vacation you usually read about in the travel section and fantasize about being able to experience yourself.
However, I found the article to be very fascinating and it almost made Vanuatu a place I am even more interested to visit. Obviously going on little adventures have heightened danger with the lack of safety guidelines and free range to see whatever you chose to see, but I also believe that could make the experience more fun. Just getting to walk as close or far as you want, without humans having already built over everything, and being so close with nature sounds like an incredible opportunity. Then again, I enjoy dangerous places and learning about things through experience rather than pictures and textbooks.