Category: French Polynesia

  • The Beaches of Mo’orea

    The Beaches of Mo’orea

    Imagine your toes dug into a white sand beach, looking out towards turquoise blue waters, the occasional friendly sea turtle or stingray lazily coasting past your field of view while palm trees sway all around you in the gentle warm breeze – a welcome reprieve from the Polynesian heat. Mo’orea is a little slice of…

  • A Tahitian Roadtrip

    A Tahitian Roadtrip

    We greeted Tahiti with our blurry-eyed smiles as we walked down the plane stairs and on to the tarmac. Tahiti greeted us in return with its hot, humid air, and hip-shaking island beats. We danced our way through customs and into the duty free shop to collect our half-price liquor (a tip A learned prior…

  • Threes (and then some)

    Threes (and then some)

    They say bad things come in threes. But for us, it came in multiples of much more. Let me count the ways Sigh. Things weren’t off to a great start. But, we tried to make the best of the situation we were in. A pint of SFO local, a nice airport restaurant dinner on meal…