My poor maltreated Moleskine. It is held together with duct tape now (on the inside, so I can’t pass it off as industrial punk) and has been soggy and dirty and flecked with volcanic ash and had a near miss in the Port in Port Vila.
But it survived and the picture pages are scanned and up as a set on Flickr: Vanuatu 2008 Moleskine.
This sketchbook has fewer receipts and brochures and tickets than the American one (although there are one or two pages of receipts and boarding passes I didn’t scan in), and is better scanned and – in the drawings at least – more colourful due to my acquisition of more markers. My handbag was (is) full of markers (and pencils, erasers, sharpeners, gel pens, blending pencils, etc).
But next time I will carry the book in a ziplock bag. Just in case.
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Now, so far I only have one question to answer about Vanuatu, and my answer is: no, to the best of my knowledge there are no longer cannibals in Vanuatu; that doesn’t stop the tourist trade trading on that piece of history; and from time to time startled linguists have been ‘discovered’ by anthropologists searching for cannibal tribes.
Any other questions?
You mentioned volcanic ash on your Moleskine. Did I miss that somewhere–did you actually get to see a volcano? I did not know there were volcanoes on Vanuatu until today, but a search turns up at least two, including Mt. Yasur:
Thank you for answering mine. I have been curious for a while about whether, in the last 30 years or so, anthropologists have ever had to confront the issue of leaving the tribe’s lifestyle as it is vs. stopping cannibalism. I guess if they have, it wasn’t on Vanuatu.
Thanks for the kick-along Will – I hadn’t mentioned it yet :) Yes, I visited Mt Yasur. Posts coming up!
Cristunity – you’re welcome. I haven’t heard about it in relation to cannibalism (although obviously other cultural practices around the world).
Thanks for visiting our moly-x-25 blog and for commenting on my work!!
I have enjoyed your jouenaling too.
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Thankyou clare!