Native tongue...

Finally have the chance to start posting some of the photos from the cruise. (My Kingdom for a Broadband connection!) This is the first installment of many, but I thought I'd start off with something a little different to your normal holiday happy snaps.


Among the islands of greater Vanuatu the common dialect is known as Pidgeon English. Most of which is easy to decipher in that it often makes sense when read or spoken. This sign was at the front of The Office Pub in Port Vila, Vanuatu (one of our "Tastes of Vila" destinations).

Note the translation for anyone improperly dressed (speak slowly, you'll get the idea).