Intercontinental Papeete

... remained a French protectorate untill 1880, when King Pomare V was forced to cede the sovereignty of Tahiti and its dependencies to France. In 1946 Tahiti and the whole of French Polynesia became a French Overseas Territory. The native Polynesians fought for France during the World Wars. In 2003, this status was changed to that of French overseas community. The Polynesian ...

... an mir vorbei und sie sprangen! Dann hiess es auch schon wieder Abschied nehmen von dieser Insel und mit einer Faehre, die mir Herzklopfen wegen der stuermischen Wellen bereitete, ging es zurueck zur Hauptinsel, wo dann unser Tahiti Traum zu Ende ging! Xose freute sich riesig auf seine Gastfamilie in Sydney und ich auf Down Under, das erste Mal Australien! 8,5 Stunden Flug ueber Nacht waren wir noch entfernt davon.....und so beende ich mein Bog nun und melde mich von Down under wieder!

... Steve Irwin, but we were ´reassured´that it was not their venom which killed him, but the fact it went straight through his heart. Like I said, not exactly reassuring... It was also pointed out by our guide that 6 hotels have recently shut on Moorea, and he also cited the cost as the reason. People who pay this sort of money can usually pay that little bit more, and head to Bora Bora instead, it´s better known neighbour. I, like other people I met at the airport ...

... hinta on vahintaan 400 euroa yolta, eika silla taida edes saada sita kokonaan veden paalle rakennettua mokkia. Bungalowin sijaan loysimme Cook's Baysta oikein asiallisen ja suorastaan edullisen (45 euroa) Motel Albertin, joka sijaitsee upeissa maisemissa kauniin puutarhan keskella. Omistaja tarjosi tuoreita greippeja ja karambolia suoraan puista. Ja karambolatkin oikeasti maistuivat joltain! Valkoisia hiekkarantoja ei suinkaan ole joka puolella saarta, ja meilta ...

... frantically snapping pictures of the ghost of an island that had come into view, and then of course taking more and more pictures as the island actually began to have a shape. A mountainous shape, I was pleasantly surprised to see. For some reason I hadn't expected that. But mountains! Oh mountains how I miss thee. While we were standing up there, at one point Ganesh looks over at me and says, "Let me see your hand." I showed him and instantly it was clear that he knew ...

... shorly after I started playing, having been invited to do so by a charismatic guy named Tikii. The game was scoreless, there were no boundaries, the ground was covered in rocks, I didn't understand a word that was spoken, abd I had a ****ing blast. I met Tikii later that week at the closest thing to a party I've experienced since arriving on the island, a resort sponsored bash in the theme of the movie "Mars Attacks". The DJ was on par ...