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French Polynesia Slideshow
Travel Blogs from French Polynesia
The Butterfly Princess
Hiva Oa has the best surviving tiki sites at Ti I'I Pona with fabulous carved figures by Manioto’a. His own statue apparently stands watching over the crouched figure of his wife, the Butterfly Princess as she dies in agony in child birth. Some of ...
Gone Fishin'
Daniel spent the morning fishing here – a remarkably successful trip around the island's bays that began to pay back hours spent trying to fish on the harbour pier of Playa Blanca. 9 fish in 2 hours of which all bar two were large enough to make ...
Tahiti a wash out
Hello, Well I made it out of New Zealand without being search too many more times for drugs. I was "randomly checked" again at the airport leaving Tahiti though. I am telling you, I have been put on the "list". Unfortunately I can not ...
Chapter 2: A proper update-the land of potholes
... get through the (guarded) front gate by insisting that we were going there to eat at the fine restaurant. It's lucky I speak French, or my sister might have had to mime and it might not have had the same effect....anyway we wandered through the luxurious ...
Getting started: French Polynesia!
... an Anglo-Saxon Protestant environment. The remains of the buildings they erected make the most impressive architectural ensemble of French Polynesia. The Austral archipelago Six high volcanic islands (Raivavae, Rurutu, Tubuai, Rimatara, Rapa) and one ...
Moorea
Moorea , what a beautiful island so pretty, we went on a bus tour around the island, and seen some really nice sites. Its 69 miles around the island and seen the most beautiful beaches with the little huts in the water, I only wish we had enough time to ...
Bali Haiiiiiii will call youuuuuu
Bali Haiiiiiiiii will call youuuuuuuu Seriously SO sick of humming that tune! Had to come away to NZ to get away from singing it in my head!! Aaargh! Luckily I know no such tune for NZ, and please don't anybody tell me one if you know one! Short ...
South Pacific island hopping
... in front of a museum where they had traditional sports and dancing (Heiva)where contestants and entertainers came from all over French Polynesia as well as a small contingent of Easter Islanders. It was a great day. Groups of men and women in their ...
When It Rains It Pours - Part 2
The clouds and frequent rain have been relentless since we arrived at midnight on Friday. Under the protection of my mosquito net, I read some more of a book that I found in the kitchen. In the early afternoon, the sun came out! That didn't solve the ...
When It Rains It Pours - Part 3
I made some pancakes with an "add water" mix. My only other breakfast in this country has been a little bowl of FrootLoops that i got at the grocery store for a buck. Oh wait, the grocery store carries decent chocolate chip muffins for about $1.30 each. ...
Beautiful Tikehau!!
... this dive. As it was our last day, we treated ourselves at a delicious dinner at Justine. Tonight it is lobster night with French fries and chocolate ice cream for dessert! The day of depart has come and it is time to say goodbye to everybody we met ...
Surprisingly Lush Huahine
... at Huahine early in the morning. It is a beautifully lush, mountainous, volcanic 'double' island in the Society Islands of French Polynesia, together measuring about 10 miles long by 8 miles wide. The two islands, Huahine Niu (big) & ...
Raiatea
Vi har efter en nattsegling kommit till Raiatea den näst största ön i Franska Polynesien. Idag besökte vi den största och heligaste kultplatsen Mare i Polynesien. Där finns massor av stenlämningar men naturligtvis inga av trähusen kavar då den ...
The third world of french polynesia
... I have always wanted to go and I think I have got it out of my system now. It was definitely hard to switch from Spanish into French. It took me a few days to get the right words to come out, and I was only there a week, but I managed alright. I have to ...
Bora Bora
... 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. ...
Besuch bei den Haien von Moorea
Als naechstes steht die Insel Mo'orea auf dem Programm. Sie liegt direkt gegenueber von Tahiti und ist per regelmaessiger Faehre mit der wesentlich groesseren Nachbarinsel verbunden. Hier finden wir mal wieder einen richtig schoenen Zeltplatz, bei Mark ...
Das Flitterwochendomizil Bora Bora
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 ...
Tikehau - Mantas in der Lagune und Haie am Strand
Unser erster Stopp auf den Tuamotus heisst Tikehau, ein wunderschoenes Atoll im Norden dieser Inselgruppe. Hier haben wir 3 Naechte eingeplant. Inmitten des Chaos bei Ankunft am kleinen Flughafen des Atolls finden wir mit Hilfe eines franzoesischen ...
101 ways to eat a baguette
After a 4 hour delay at LAX for which we were compensated with a dodgy cheap pizza, we flew to Tahiti. It was boiling when we arrived, we changed into shorts, changed some money and checked t'internet for how to get across to Moorea, the island where ...
TAHITI ISLAND (French Polynesia). February 27
... we had to endure the false smile from the owner. The location was perfect, in the same Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, with all services nearby. Tahiti is the largest island in the archipelago and this all very carefully. The tropical ...
Diving for black pearls in the lagoons of the Tuam
Hooray! We have reached Tahiti and now have a decent internet connection! We were only in Hiva-Oa for a few days before leaving for the Tuamotu Archipelago on the 15th. We ha some problems with the watermaker on the first day of the trip, which kept ...
Tahiti Dream Realized
... being sold in bulk without wrappers. I loved taking in all of the sounds, smells and watching the locals interact in French as I walked around the store. I bought a ubiquitous baguette, some Roquefort blue cheese and sliced sausage of some ...
Tahiti Iti
Our first day in Tahiti was exhausting as we were very jet lagged. But the weather, air, flowers and the blend of French and island culture were wonderful. It was amazing to see Gauguin's art everywhere too. We found a great little motel called Mahinatea ...
Manihi
Så kom vi till Tuamotu atollöarna, även kallat The Dangerous Islands pga. ett otal rev, tidvattenskillnader, starka strömmar och ofta bara ett enda smalt passage som en möjlig ingång under mycket korta tider på dygnet, olika beroende på ...
Bora,Bora,Bora,Bora,Bora,Bora,Bora,Bora,Bora,Bora,
... to the Grand dining room and passing the elevator we just happened to run into Pat and Tom, who we had met at this French restaurant ( Le Cigalon ) which was next to the LeMeridian...they were seated right next to us and we chatted quite a bit and said ...
We're in Paradise, must be Bora Bora
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 ...
