Samuel Wallis (23 April 1728 – London 21 January 1795) was a Cornish navigator who circumnavigated the world. Wallis was born near Camelford, Cornwall. In 1766 he was given the command of HMS Dolphin to...
Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island, located about 230 km (140 mi) northwest of Papeete, is...
For the administrative commune which includes the island, see Maupiti (commune); for the video game, see Maupiti Island (game) Maupiti is a small coral atoll with a volcanic island in its midst....
Open up the schools, open up America, looking for the lost souls. Let’s open the classroom doors — all of them.
“Woo hoo!” he shouted as he fired off his guns. By the time he was done,...
I never had a particular thing for “gurus” even ones embracing so called modern mysticism. Yet, here I was on retreat with 220 other spiritual seekers in the midst of the February rain and fog...
By Renee Blodgett on May 28, 2018 in California, Europe, France, French Polynesia, North America, Pacific, Paris, Photos, San Francisco/Bay Area, USA
I used to fly to Paris fairly frequently and had never heard of French Bee Airlines until recently. The name is new and while they only have a short list of destination offerings, they happen...
I was fortunate to have an opportunity to experience Hélène Spa in Mo'orea on a recent press trip, the very same one that is home to the first spa in French Polynesia.
Truth be told,...
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and...
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