Preview of Swatral's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Entry from: Port Vila, Vanuatu Entry Title: "Port Vila and Fatumara" Entry: "After Eratap we went down market and stayed at Fatumara. It was certainly down market and very tired. Nice location and close to town but it was a bit dingy and run like faulty towers. I swear the whole place was kept together by a rubber band, paper clip and piece of chewing gum! We stayed in the 2 bedroom back units and on our last night moved to the front studio unit which was much nicer. The back units are also very noisy from road traffic and the resident rat did not help things. If I went back I would stay at Paradise Cover and/or Hideaway Island. Port Vila istelf is a great town and the Vanuatu people are fantastic. Best exchange rate was by far at Goodies - Sydney airport offered 70 cents for a 100 vat. At Goodies we got between 82 and 84 for our dollar. What an Australian rip off. Bon Marche numbertwo (cannot remember the right spelling) was definitely the best place to shop - but don't miss out on the great fresh fruit and vegetables at the market - heaps cheaper and better quality then any of the supermarkets. Also lots more fun. I loved the supermarkets with all the French products - but for saving look for the locally produced products - much cheaper and just as good to any of the French, Australian and NZ ...
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