Articles tagged Tahiti

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    Top 5 destinations for lovin’

    If it’s romance you’re after but you need some inspiration, check out my picks for the best places to take your love in Zambia, Oman, California, Bali and Tahiti…

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    6 cool things to do on Moorea, Tahiti

    Just seven minutes by plane, or 30 minutes on the car ferry from Papeete, is the tiny island of Moorea surrounded by a perfect lagoon bejewelled in bright corals and cheeky fish. The island is a treasure trove of fantastic things to do, see and taste…

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    Escape to Tahiti’s Fakarava – with a convict!

    It’s not every day you get escorted across an idyllic Tahitian lagoon by a criminal. Especially one that has snuck back onto the island after being expelled. Everyone is related to someone over here on the atoll of Fakarava. I’m on a small motor boat heading across the 65km long, rectangular lagoon to a teeny, [...]

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    Two perfect days in Tahiti

    Forget diving, snorkelling, visiting pearl farms and swimming with dolphins – sometimes you just have to go tropo… The glow of tiny lights appeared out of the night sky not five hours after we left Auckland. Tahiti and her 117 other islands are about to welcome me, this time, for my honeymoon. A three-night/two-day stopover [...]

  5. Girls’ week in Tahiti!

    Girls’ week in Tahiti!

    If you and your girlfriends are planning to ditch the boys and babies for a week, I say head to Tahiti. With a few insider tips you can be living it up without it costing a fortune (or your marriage). Here are some ideas of how to spend a week in gorgeous Tahiti: Days 1, [...]

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    Couples Retreat on Bora Bora

    Bora Bora was designed by God for couples. Alas I was there on my own like a jilted bride. After the staring had died down, I loved this idyllic and perfect island in Tahiti…

  7. Want an authentic Tahitian tattoo?

    Want an authentic Tahitian tattoo?

    If you’re an ink fan then you’ll LOVE the real deal – a tattoo by one of Tahiti’s last remaining traditional tattooists, James Samuela at Moorea Tattoo. Head out to Moorea (20km from Papeete and about NZ$45 round trip on the ferry) to Haapiti on the west side of the island where you’ll find James [...]

  8. Tahiti’s roulottes for fresh, cheap and quick food

    Tahiti’s roulottes for fresh, cheap and quick food

    Getting around Papeete is fun if you take Le Truck. This bus (which is literally a truck with 2 bench seats down each side) costs about 200 CFP each way into town (about $2.70) and they run all night. The whole family is usually sitting in the cab – dad driving and mum and a [...]

  9. Tahiti on the Cheap: gooey cheese and red wine

    Tahiti on the Cheap: gooey cheese and red wine

    As part of my Tahiti on the Cheap story I’m writing for the NZ Herald, I whizzed around the local supermarket in Papeete to compare prices. And I say baloney to all those people who say Tahiti’s soooo expensive! I mean if you’re not going to venture out of your resort and just consume cocktails [...]