Hotel Les Tipaniers Moorea

... fast ueberall ein Korallenguertel in einigen hundert Metern Entfernung vor, an dem sich die zum Teil riesigen Ozeanwellen brechen. Einige der Zelter hier paddeln die nicht unerhebliche Distanz bis zur Brandung und surfen dann ueber dem scharfen Riff. Eine fuer Anfaenger nicht empfehlenswerte Aktion, und auch die offenbar schon erfahrenen Surfen auf unserem Zeltplatz sind am Abend mit dem Verbinden und Kleben ihrer neuen Schnittwunden ...

... times in the past few years - so nothing ever gets done. Which it seems is how they like it. <br><br>The bus...<br><br>The place just reminds me of the ad on TV in Jamaica where there is gridlock on the streets when there is a car and a bicycle. It is just like that. After getting off the ferry I board a bus - an old rickety thing with a bench up the middle which i sit on and take up half the bus with my ruck sack. The locals all look at me wondering what ...

... have had in a couple of day, we were all rather shattered. We freshened up and then relaxed for the remainder of the evening by reading and playing cards. 23rd April 2009 Another exciting day as today we had booked to go diving. We were all really looking forward to it and were ready and waiting outside at 10am for our pick up. We completed some paperwork and then grabbed some fins, mask and wet suit before loading into the boat. We were given a quick brief about the site ...

... carpenter that lived in northern Idaho (not joking) before moving to Tahiti 29 years ago. We had the Idaho connection, so he immediately respected and feared me. Anyway, he's a good case study for an American who has spent the last 29 years on a small tropical island. After moving our stuff into the sleeping room, we made our way to the kitchen. There were definitely some bugs floating around the room but nothing too ...

Do you suffer from stress? come to Tahiti! life moves at a veeeeeeeery slow pace here! We planned a few days in Tahiti between Papeete, Bora Bora and Moorea just expecting sun, beach and thousands of colourful fishes, that is what we found. Our arrival to Papeete was ok, a bit late but there was a typical welcoming with Tahitian music and a string of flowers. The next day we visited the town, a complete chaos with hundreds of cars, shops, brasseries, and a mix of Europeans with locals ...

... I had a lot of respect for these people - they had to cook on these boats, sail them, clean them and get along in tight quarters all the while fighting against seasickness. Another couple we met were from Japan, his name was Hero and they were the absolute cutest, most happy couple we may have ever met. They had been travelling nearly a year as well and had gone through South-East Asia, Africa, South America, Australia and more, all with hardly ...

... getting value for money and obviously Maud was happy with the impressive dessert selection. After a few after dinner games of Yahtzee it was off to bed for another food and wine induced coma, we were beginning to get the hang of the easy life. Next morning after getting fidgety having not really done anything for a few days I woke early and decided to have a round of golf at the only course on the island, The Moorea Pearl. After the concierge had booked me in and arranged ...

My tour didn't leave until 9:15 this morning but I got up for the sunrise anyway. It was so beautiful, rising up over the mountains of Tahiti and turning everything to silhouette. It was like someone had painted the rays on, coming out of the cloud that hid the sun from every direction and spilling out over the awakening sky. The city was already awake, cars navigating the roundabout at the pier in the dozens even thought it was only 5:30. My kind of city. I just hung out ...

... with the weather-no rain, practically no humidity and mild temperatures in the 80's. There have been times of rough seas, such as now when the ship is heaving from side to side. Even with the stabilizers, it is difficult to walk around now. We are now half way through our cruise and the time is going fast for us. We are having a fabulous time and spoiled rotten already. We have not met any ...

Sorry it's been a while, it's not that there is no internet. It's that it costs between US$10 and US$20 an hour. This one I'm using now is $12. So just to let you know I'm fine, the islands are beautiful, the cost of living is astronomical and I'll read all the long messages and ...