Do you know the Tahitian tale of the sleeping beauty, who got her heart stolen by Maui? Probably yes, if you watched the movie Moana (also distributed as Oceania). Here she is, painted on Pa… Read More

When sports at Tuaro Maohi are over, it’s time for a stroll through everyday life in Tahiti capital city. What’s on in Papeete? Fishing, those kind of delicious fishes you rarely… Read More

Va’a are Polynesian pirogues. Va’a means displacement in time, space on time, movement,  voyage. Va’a can be single armed, double armed, in the past carved out a singl… Read More

In 2024, Olympic competitions will be opened in France. The village of Teahupo‘o in Tahiti will be the surfing location for the Paris Olympics. We visited the venue, invited by the loc… Read More

Back to Tahiti after the trip to Moorea, back to Tuaro Maohi traditional sports Today is spear competition, or better, speared coconut competition at Tuaro Maohi. Teams have wooden spears wi… Read More

     While waiting for the ferry to Moorea on the 14th of July, words sung by hundreds of men suddenly entered the harbor Allons enfants de la Patrie / Le jour de gloire est a… Read More

From Papeete, Moorea stares at you every morning and is a reference point in the endless Pacific Ocean. Moorea calls every visitor in Tahiti for a trip. Because it is less crowded, because i… Read More

      Not only men run for fruits at Tuaro Maohi. At the ancient sound of a buccina shell, the race of women fruit carrier starts. The unbearable heat can transform… Read More

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Back to Papeeete, Tuaro Maohi games entered new phases of competition Who will be the fastest palm tree climber, today? All but one palm at the climbing arena have a metal stem ring to stop… Read More

      We got invited to visit Tahiti sacred sites. Two dozens of students from Hawaii join our reportage group to perform the Ritual of Fire in the central caldera o… Read More

     I would mind, if it weighted 50 Kg and I had to run with it for 2 km. Fruit carrying is one of the sports played at the Polynesian Olympic games “Tuaro Ma… Read More

   If you look for Tahiti, or Moorea, or Huahine islands on a map, you need sharp eyes to spot anything else than water. The Pacific Ocean (Moana in Tahitian) is background and for… Read More

Indoctrination as a Parrothead – junior member level – started with umbrella drinks, a steel drum tribute band and a lot of laughter at a pre-show party around the pool at, app… Read More

Akin to a newly launched iPhone model, the $120 million superyacht Venus grabbed immense attention in Cairns, Australia. The 256-ft-long Feadship beauty features among the most technologic… Read More

Departure Airport - San Francisco (SFO)Destination: Pape'ete (PPT)Airline: French BeeAvailable Dates: SEP - DEC 2023, JAN - JUN 2024Price: $565Savinsg 66%Booking Window: Should last 1-2 days… Read More

GE’s GEnx Engine Family Surpasses 50 Million Flight Hours. Hits milestone at fastest rate ever for a commercial widebody engine. The GE Aerospace GEnx engine family has surpassed… Read More

In all of her years of work, she had never found herself so flustered. She had used up all the time that could be stolen from her duties in the crew rest compartments. She sighed deeply and… Read More

Part 8: PITCAIRN ISLAND So Close, Yet So Far? After departing Mangareva, everyone aboard Aranui 5 – from passengers to crew – must submit to the voyage’s second obligatory… Read More

Persbericht: Holland America Line opent boekingen voor 2025 Grand World Voyage en de allereerste Grand Voyage: Pole to PoleUnieke routes voor wereldreizigers… Read More

Nestled in the heart of the Pacific Ocean lies an island filled with verdant rainforests, rugged volcanic landscapes, and enchanting cascades. The allure of Tahiti is ageless, in part due… Read More

A grande viagem de 133 dias em 2025 abrangerá cinco continentes na rota sul-norte, incluindo antártica e o Círculo Polar Ártico; oferecido simultaneamente com a… Read More

Do you want to travel by air in luxury without missing your confirmed reservation? Hawaiian Airlines upgrade to first class facility allows you to p… Read More

Food Discovered. Graeme Lay explores the food of Tahiti and Her Islands. In any contest to see which country produces the world’s finest cooking, France would surely come in at th… Read More

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The Aranui 5 is undoubtedly essentially the most well-known cruise ship within the South Pacific. Besides it isn’t a cruise ship. It’s not for nothing that it resembles… Read More