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Saturday’s scene: Polynesian Morning

January 9, 2010

On an early morning sail from Raiatea to Tahiti, the sun illuminated this church on Tahaa.

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Breaking for Spring

March 31, 2009

The sun is shining and the birds seem to be twittering, “It’s time for a Spring Break.” College students head to sun-baked beaches while families take time out for a spring adventure at Disney or perhaps one last skiing trip. Baby boomers don’t want to be left out. So where do we travel on spring break?
When [...]

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Dreaming of Raiatea

March 19, 2009

Cruise visitors to French Polynesia usually find their adventure in the aquamarine lagoons of Bora Bora or Moorea. But itineraries that include Raiatea offer baby boomer travelers the chance to explore a lesser known tropical paradise.
When Alan and I visited, while on a Regent cruise from Los Angeles to Sydney, we opted  for the Faaroa [...]

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Saturday's scene: Paradise remembered

December 27, 2008

On a cold December Saturday, I’m thinking of this tropical scene that my camera captured while on a swimming with the stingrays excursion in Moorea.

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Pearls of the Pacific

November 18, 2008

While I’m in South Africa, here’s a look back at my favorite experiences in the Pacific that I’ve written about at My Itchy Travel Feet.
My entry on paddling, hiking and zipping through Kauai received the most posts in the Pacific collection of posts. Do you remember the catamaran excursion we took?
Learning to paint in Kinabalu [...]

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Swimming with the stingrays in French Polynesia

July 25, 2008

Do you have a favorite travel activity that you repeat whenever there’s an opportunity?
Alan and I like to swim with the stingrays. In fact, we enjoy it so much that we’ve been swimming with them once in Bora Bora and twice in Moorea.
All three of our experiences were based upon a cruise ship excursion. We [...]

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