"750 miles north of Tahiti are the Marquesas Islands, the archipelago most distant from any continent. The only way to visit all six of the inhabited islands is aboard the Aranui, an upscale freighter that offers air-conditioned cabins and three..."
The Best Travel Writing About French Polynesia
In addition to our collection of fabulous hotels - and their equally fabulous reviews - Travel Intelligence is built upon some of the finest travel writing on the web. So, to find a range of travel writing about French Polynesia and general French Polynesia travel tips, you just need to browse the selection of travel articles below...
Articles about French Polynesia
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Cruising the Marquesas
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Steve Jermanok
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French Polynesia
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Society Islands
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Nuku Hiva
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Round the Bend in Bora Bora
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Maureen Barry
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French Polynesia
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Society Islands
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Bora Bora
"A bike and a budget aren’t the first things that pop into the imagination along with the magic word Bora Bora. Honeymoons, escapism, lotus-eating maybe - but hardly roughing it. Not to be deterred by horror stories of ‘the most..."
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Le Meridien Hotel, Bora Bora
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Daniel Scott
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French Polynesia
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Society Islands
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Bora Bora
"When you are holidaying inside what looks like a perfectly set-up French Polynesian postcard you have to dig deep to find something to get antsy about. After all, what meets the eye at Le Meridien Bora Bora certainly fulfills most visions of a..."
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Te Tiara Beach Resort
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Daniel Scott
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French Polynesia
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Society Islands
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Huahine
"It is actually refreshing to arrive on nearby Huahine after spending time on the more sanitised tourist-centric island of Bora Bora. In fact, those involved in the island’s limited tourism like to say that ‘Huahine is like Bora Bora was 20 years ago..."
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Le Meridien, Tahiti
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Daniel Scott
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French Polynesia
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Society Islands
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Tahiti
"With international flights to and from Papeete generally scheduled for late at night or early morning then the chances are that you will need to top and tail your holiday in French Polynesia with an overnight stay or two in Tahiti. ..."
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Chasing Gauguin's Ghost
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John Borthwick
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French Polynesia
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Society Islands
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Tahiti
"'What are you here for? Looking for the lost Loti Lotus Land or the Gauguin ghosts?’ demands a melancholic barfly, a European drifter in The Grapes of Paradise, an H.E. Bates story set in Tahiti. The Loti to whom the drifter refers is..."
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Leewards, to the Islands of Dream
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John Borthwick
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French Polynesia
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Society Islands
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Tahaa
"Half way between the islands of Tahaa and Bora Bora, we heave-to. The big catamaran lolls in the swell as our shipmate Maggie gently lowers Yurtle the Turtle (as she has nicknamed him) into the water. Tahaa restaurateur Leo Morou had found Yurtle in..."
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Tahiti Shark Diving
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Daniel Scott
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French Polynesia
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Society Islands
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Tahiti
"Strangely, there is no fear. As we anchor ourselves onto the reef, a total of eight large silvertips now surround us. A flurry of excited bubbles rises from our mouths as the sharks jink and circle around us in an almost choreographed whirl. ..."
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A Leeward Breeze
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John Borthwick
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French Polynesia
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Society Islands
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Tahiti
"Half way between the Tahitian islands of Tahaa and Bora Bora, we heave-to. The big catamaran lolls in the swell as my shipmate Maggie gently lowers Yurtle the Turtle (as she has nicknamed him) into the water. Tahaa restaurateur Leo Morou had found..."
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The Fatal Impact
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Robin Hanbury-T...
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French Polynesia
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Society Islands
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Tahiti
"The tragedy of exploration has been the terrible legacy of disease and demoralisation explorers have so often left behind them. The combination of the arrogance of those who knew they were infinitely superior to any natives they met, their..."
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