Moorea Village Hotel

... a few meters out and is teeming with fish and coral. We did have to walk about 15 minutes to the shops in the nearest village at midday which taught us how hot it can get. By the time we had dragged the shopping back we were both drenched with sweat and ...

... panoramic view of the bays of Cook and Opunahu. On the way up we stopped to visit the archaeological remains of a village and pineapple plantations. And more commercial, they took us to visit a vanilla plantation and a liquor distillery with tasting and ...

... downpour on other side of island. Very scenic, easy driving. Dinner at Plantation House - very nice. Feb 10th - Drove to nearby village - salon de the closed but ended up having breakfast at Irene's - very good. Bought pareo & tank top next door. ...

... on the East coast and headed North to the famous Cook Bay area to enjoy the views. From there we headed to an arts shopping village on the West coast, there was some nice stuff but it was generally overpriced and half of it seemed to be made in Singapore, ...

... and the stingray circling the shallow lagoon waters in front. That evening we splurged on a dinner theatre show at the Tiki Village. It was of course a contrived and stereotyped package for tourists, but a very well done one. Dinner was excellent and the ...

... 's back garden whereupon we saw a girl of about 7 crouched in the trees. Elizabeth started asking her the way to the nearest village called Pao Pao. A look of horror came over her face. It wasn´t until Elizabeth had asked for what seemed the eigth time ...

... tours and she can’t sell me tickets for the price quoted, but she does give me the phone number of the Tiki Village.  Back at our hotel I ask to use the call phone, but it’s for international calls and needs a phone card.  I end up ...

... warned that tahiti was not that nice so a week here wasn't really what we were hoping for.... after checking in to the Punatea Village with it's very austere french owner we tried to relax, but it wasn't to be, moorea was so much nicer! The gardens ...

... 360 degree panoramic what should we spot on the South shore but the QE2 coming into berth...incredible.   Orongo itself was a ceremonial village made up of stone houses between the rim of the crater the sea and some islands of the coast. It was a ...

... After Moorea, it was on to Raieatea and Tahaa. These islands, which are between Tahiti and Bora Bora, are virtually unknown. The village where we docked was very quaint and we received a warm welcome from the locals. We went out with a group to visit ...

... ended and I received the largest bank notes I've ever seen (large in size, not amount, hah).  We got on a bus to a village on the opposite side of the island which was an hour's walk from our first hostel.  After about 40 minutes of walking our ...

... en étant le chauffeur au volant à droite dans l'auto louée (et on ne veut pas conduire dans le traffic à Auckland...) Destination, petit village de Maraétai. La plage est superbe, la température sèche (quel bonheur) et le décor rappelle le sud de ...

... rain, but after a while it clears, and we get some good views. Back down, and road continues through Anau, a small fishing village. We look for, and eventually find, in spite of the directions in the guidebook, the steep pathway along the power lines that ...

...  for weeks on the island, sheltering in caves until the birds started laying eggs.The first participant to return to the village, with the unbroken egg strapped to his forehead, would become the Birdman, or chief of the island for the ...

... people taking a heliocopter flight over the area. We then drove through town to "Whakarewarewa, the Living Thermal Village". This geothermal activity allowa the Hangi people to live on the sitearound the sulphur springs. The geyser reminded me of ...

... add this place to your to do list - I'll certainly be back. The Saturday was spent in my favourite old haunts of East Village (via Union Sq market), Soho, and Greenwich Village, on a big time shopping spree - just hope I get through customs at Heathrow ...

... of Capri. August 8 - We took the ferry from Capri to Positano on the Italian coast.  We then drove 5 miles east to the village of Praiano. August 8 to August 18 - We stayed at a villa in Praiano, Italy on the Amalfi Coast. August 19 - We drove from ...

... year old English girl. She's on her first overseas trip, and has just spent three months teaching English in a small Chilean village. She paid a lot of money to some organisation - the .....??? Challenge, for the privilege. She's travelling for a while, ...

... tait en face en avait mal au ventre et avait même plus faim…. Hahahahaha. Bon par la suite, nous avons visité un village toujours au milieu de nulle part, qu’ils ont construit pour enseigner aux jeunes Tahitiens d’où ils viennent et ...