Bora Bora, French Polynesia Travel Blogs

Lifestyles of the rich and famous in Bora Bora
Dec 10, 2004 (4 photos)

This isn't backpacking!! Dec 6-11

Pearl of the Pacific
Dec 4, 2003 (9 photos)

... be going back! Fortunately I was only planning to spend the one day on Bora Bora and next stop was Huahine. Huahine is very similar to Bora Bora and probably gives you an idea of what Bora was like 10 or 15 years ago. To see some more of the island I ...

So it begins...
Oct 8, 2003 (10 photos)

... 't still hanging around. Spent day one walking around, lounging on the sand, and coming to grips with the fact that I was indeed in French Polynesia. My ATM card failed me (surprise), but my VISA worked for a cash advance. "Everywhere I want to be." ...

mutiny, bile, popcorn and a regatta
May 22, 2007 (12 photos)

... shouting in Turkish. Finishing third last was quite good considering. Day 2 we raced over to the honeymoon retreat island of Bora Bora, one of the most beautiful and expensive islands in the world. After another spectacularly bad start, we crossed the ...

A little piece of heaven
Oct 9, 2008 (26 photos)

... Oh well, serves me right for constantly nodding off during those French classes I had years ago (by the way, everything in French Polynesia is in French; you're lucky if you manage to find a local who speaks decent English).  On Monday, we set off after ...

Hawaiki Nui
Oct 18, 2005 (33 photos)

I expect to write more about this experience, but I've already spent about three hours and sixty bucks on the internet here in bora bora, so I'll wait till later. For now Just enjoy the pictures.

Cruisin' on a Sunday
Jul 26, 2009 (5 photos)

Beautiful day!! We are determined to stay in shape throughout this trip so what better way to start the day then a 45 minute run! Wow – it was good to do but we feel it!!!! So we take it easy for the rest of the morning and do our first load of ...

Tahiti - more photos from our trip
Feb 17, 2008 (92 photos)

More pictures from our trip to Tahiti and the cruise on Star Flyer Sailing Ship.

Day 17
Apr 24, 2009 (3 photos)

Big excitment today with out second slot tournament. Emily placed and was in the final round coming in 4th out of 8. We're making progress and actually slept in until 9 today woo-hoo. A little more of the same today as our sea days are nearing the end. ...

Bora Bora
Jan 29, 2009 (17 photos)

... proud that I was able to move Morgan to tears with my performance and it was a great way to cap off the last night of our trip. It has been an amazing adventure and spending ten days in French Polynesia was a perfect way to end the trip.  

Das Flitterwochendomizil Bora Bora
Jul 12, 2009 (26 photos)

Es ist soweit, *Trommelwirbel* wir fliegen nach Bora Bora, die weltbekannte Trauminsel und das wohl beliebteste Flitterwochenziel schlechthin. Die Preise sollen dementsprechend hier von einem anderen Stern sein, und so haben wir gleich von Anfang an nur 3 ...

Arrival in Paradise
Jul 25, 2009 (5 photos)

Saturday 25 July Moorea - as soon as we got off the ferry we realized that this is the French Polynesia that is in all of the postcards – lush, majestic mountains, flowers everywhere, and water so blue green you hardly believe it's real. On the way ...

Bora Bora, French Polynesia
May 19, 2007 (25 photos)

 

We're in Paradise, must be Bora Bora
Sep 12, 2007

We're in heaven today, also known as Bora Bora. Picture a masterpiece of deep green volcanic peaks edged by a ribbon of reef and magnificent white baby powder sand beaches. All of this majesty rises from a spectacular lagoon of jewel-like hues ranging from ...

Beach Day
Jul 27, 2009 (11 photos)

After hitting up the juice factory and drinking about 6 shots of fruit liquors at 9:30 in the morning – Mike and I decided to hit the beach. Unfortunately we had a bit of an accident – Mike burns his leg on the exhaust pipe of the scooter &# ...

Bora Bora - or Shark is Everywhere
May 31, 2009 (7 photos)

... and tried to cut his toe off getting out of the water. We were blasted by strong winds all night long and wondered if Bora Bora was really worth visiting. However we then sailed round the north of the island and anchored in it's spectular lagoon on the ...

Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora
Jan 25, 2008 (23 photos)

... , enjoying the sights of the lagoon and the cool breezes on the water. The idea of the thatched-hut-style resort originated in Bora Bora-and once you experience being able to sit in a shaded place over the water, you understand why the idea of being over ...

Bobcat 6 now in Bora Bora, Can Polynesia survive?
Jul 31, 2006

... . Cathy was more impressed with this dog's credentials than the bagettes. Man do they love their bagettes in this country. Second day on Bora Bora, Sandy and I decided to spend 4 hours in a Fiat death box with Rose and Dude. A trip around the island with ...

Day 14
Apr 20, 2009 (14 photos)

... . Then off to town to check out the local markets before heading back on the tender to the ship. Wonderful Day! Lessons Learned: - Bora Bora taxi drivers apparently do not have a speed limit (Yes Sara, similar to Mexico). - Huts over water are ...

on the hook
Jun 20, 2007 (9 photos)

... a place like this, for an extended period of time (and because we just got out of a week in boatyard hell...high five!). To be honest, Bora Bora, was becoming a bit Bora boring, sat in one place for almost a week. Ok, Ok, dont shoot me. Not boring, but we ...

lucky son of a..
Jun 10, 2007 (2 photos)

... in) Anyway, the weather gods were smiling on us again, and so 560 miles, 3 days, 2 mahi, and 5 books later, we pulled into Bora Bora. So sorry about your luck, but mine is holding out just fine! We arrived to discover, we were just in time for the 'Miss ...

Day 16
Apr 23, 2009

All this relaxation is becoming a blur! Hard to recall what we even did that day at this point. Can pretty much pinpoint it to: reading, music, gym, casino, yada yada!! Emily was a contestant on "Family Feud" (Yes, Yaz and Sara, kinda like The Price is ...

Off to paradise (to do nowt !)
May 19, 2006 (10 photos)

... all Just a couple of lines about our stay at Bora Bora. We first flew into Tahiti the day before we were transferred to the Bora Bora Atol, which is about 40-50 miles Northwest of the main island. You are transferred by a small plane and picked up by a ...

Swimming with the Stingrays
Jul 29, 2009 (14 photos)

... to see the island from a different perspective and the snorkeling is even more incredible – we literally swam with all of Polynesia's fish that are so brightly colored. It's like being in the movies: Little Mermaid or Finding Nemo. We also saw ...

Hiking In Paradise
Jul 28, 2009 (14 photos)

... course—and tell us they can get us about ¾ of the way there! Minutes after dropping us off at their destination, another French couple offers us another ride in the back of their van to the Tiki Village—which is where we are attending a dinner ...

Shades of blue
Jun 11, 2007 (10 photos)

I'm in love.. with Bora Bora.. and more than a few of the women at last nights 'Miss Bora Bora' competition. We were sat at a table with three frenchies. None of us speak a word of french (oui does not count), and only one of them had any english ...

Bora Bora
Oct 5, 2005 (7 photos)

... on the island, excluding the motus, is matira beach, which is only a ten minute walk further south. The beach is prototypical bora bora: long, white, shaded by towering palms and enhanced by vibrant water. I have made it a habit to watch the sunset from ...

Maurooroo Paradise
Jul 4, 2009 (83 photos)

... in a lifetime. We did try and book some surfing but it is pretty much imposible to hire a board anywhere in French Polynesia due to the fact that out here surfin' is crazy surfin'.  Reason being; all the big dumping waves crash  ...

Day 15
Apr 21, 2009

The first of four sea days in route to Hilo, Hawaii! Slept in......... till 8:30am, old habits die hard. The ocean still blue in color, but just one shade at this point. Ship life remains the same from day to day with the exception of new entertainment ...

pull on this
Jun 15, 2007 (8 photos)

ok, so here's the scoop.. Bora Bora is honeymoon central, and fairly french (although the road is decidedly un-french), and you an get a budwieser in most places :-) The place is littered with high end resorts, most of which are built out over ...