National celebrations and festivals are an important part of people expressing their culture and traditions. This often involves such things as certain food, ceremonies and music. It is a time for the local people to forget their everyday chores, take a holiday, relax and celebrate together.

While nations around the world face financial crises, people flocked to the Melbourne Cup Race in Australia, when the entire nation of Australia stops to celebrate the once-a-year horse race. No matter where Australians go in the world, they stop and celebrate the first Tuesday in November.

One such country that does it well, is in the tropical islands of Vanuatu, just three and a half hours plane flight north east of Sydney Australia.

Dressed to the hilt, the ladies turn up at the famous Ladies Melbourne Cup Day Luncheon. You would be excused for thinking you were in Australia, instead of sitting on a beautiful tropical island in the South Pacific.

The brightly coloured marquee is set up with all the trimmings. Guests are greeting with a lethal looking fruit punch, followed by buckets of iced champagne. The ladies are dressed in their finest gear, ranging from exotic looking hats to extreme high heels.

The temperature soars under the marquee. Sweepstakes and raffles flow freely throughout the afternoon, including the auctioning of three ‘beach boys’. A large TV screen takes pride of place for the screening of the Melbourne Cup Horse Race.

The festivities flow well into the night and one wonders just who is looking after the ‘family’ and how many ladies need to be chauffeured home.

All in all it’s a lot of fun and rather more enjoyable than fighting your way through 100,000 people to sit at the real Melbourne Cup.

Our suggestion is that ladies you mark the first Tuesday in November 2009 as a great day to visit the tropical island of Vanuatu. (There are always some great specials available at that time.) Bring along the most outrageous outfit you can find and you will blend in beautifully with the local colour.

P.S. I wonder how many women had a neck ache the next day. Yes neck ache, not head ache, from the totally outrageous and wonderful millinary concoctions.

You too could have a place in the sun in Vanuatu. Take a few minutes to check out the once in a lifetime Blue Moon Opportunity. It could completely change your life.

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