Vanuatu verdict

Definite thumbs up, although as Gretchen posted earlier, I ended up working all day and so didn't see very much other than the main town of Port Vila. (I didn't go swimming once--I may have to file a hardship when I get back to the office!). In some ways it feels very similar to the Caribbean, but overall friendlier and lower-key, at least compared to other places we've been. It's definitely NOT a place to go for fancy resorts--there isn't a huge tourist infrastructure, and it's very much a developing country, but it's very relaxing if you don't mind "roughing it" a little bit. I would definitely go back if given the chance (although being halfway around the world from both Europe and the U.S. doesn't help)...