The Republic of Vanuatu is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, northeast of New Caledonia, east of Australia and west of Fiji. The country is made up of about 80 islands of which 65 are inhabited. The capital is Port Villa, which is the largest city and the economic centre, located on the island of Efate. The second largest city is Luganville, located on Espiritu Santo and if you only have a short time here (less then 10 days), I recommend just visiting these two islands. Things to know: Time zone: GMT +11. Vanuatu observes Vanuatu Time all year. There are no Daylight Saving Time clock changes. It is the same time zone as Sydney during their daylight savings. Currency: Vanuatu Vatu. A$1 = 80 Vatu. Credit credits: Credit and debit cards are accepted in most bigger restaurants, hotels and tour companies but they charge anywhere between 3-5% service fee. Cash is the preferred method of payment for most vendors and there are plenty of ATMs around but they charge up for 700 Vatu (A$10) every time you withdraw. We were hit with over A$50 in Arm withdrawal fees until we started to use…