Has anyone been to Tahiti?
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Crazydog | Friday, May 02, 2003 - 01:34 pm     We are considering going there for our honeymoon. If you've been there, I'd love to hear your opinions. This is what I've got so far: Pros: beautiful, relaxing, exotic Cons: expensive, very far, not much to do Any other views? |
Babyruth | Friday, May 02, 2003 - 01:43 pm     CD, we were there last year at this time. Feel free to email me (addy in profile) for info. |
Tappy | Sunday, June 29, 2003 - 04:21 pm     We went to Atlantis - Paridise Island and loved it. |
Bobbie_552001 | Sunday, June 29, 2003 - 07:26 pm     Agree Tabby...I just posted in another thread regarding the Atlantis. It has something for everyone and pampering you is their main goal... |
Hippyt | Sunday, June 29, 2003 - 10:38 pm     <dh>,I thought this was a free trip. |
Bastable | Monday, June 30, 2003 - 12:18 pm     Tahiti's main city, Papeete, is not very appealing. The best parts of Tahiti require you to take a short flight to the outer islands. Tahiti is also one of the most expensive South Pacific islands, since it's French-owned and they tend to ship everything over from Europe. I much prefer the Cook Islands, just a few hours west (not far at all), which are cheap and just as beautiful. They are probably the most beautiful place I have ever been, and the safest, and they're cheap. And easy to navigate on a moped--one road goes right around the island. It's where The Blue Lagoon was shot. Stunning. Fiji is close behind it, but you have to pick your hotel carefully (as you do in Tahiti), because some stretches of these islands are hot and sandy and not very nice. It's not as simple to land in a paradisical resort as you might think. Cheap vacations to Tahiti, with airfare: www.tahitivacations.net Also great and very expensive: www.discoverwholesaletravel.com/ But for any package, check into the hotel property before you buy. Find reviews. |
Jedisan | Monday, June 30, 2003 - 05:11 pm     I agree w/ Bastable. I have never been to Tahiti, but I lived in The Kingdom of Tonga for a year (cook islands, near Fiji), and I suspect it is definitely cheaper, and (most certainly) equally beautiful. |
Bastable | Monday, June 30, 2003 - 10:31 pm     Oops, I mistyped in my previous message. Discover Wholesale Travel is very inexpensive. Jedisan, I have heard such interesting things about Tonga and its King and its social problems. How wild (and also, on Sundays, how boring) that must have been for you! |
Jedisan | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 09:08 am     Bastable, roaming around, waiting for more BB updates, I came across your response to my post. LOL! You DO know what you are talking about regarding Sundays. Holy Cow, there were Sundays that I thought would just simply NEVER end. The home I lived in was right behind the church that the King attended. He wears these dark glasses all thime, and we used to speculate it was so he could catch some winks! That wall around that same church is where I had my first smoke. Must've been on a Sunday, when I was bored LOL! Was it a vacation that took you to the "Friendly Islands"? |
Jedisan | Sunday, July 06, 2003 - 09:09 am     Also, Crazydog, you started this post a while back. Have you decided on the Honeymoon yet? Congrats, by the way. |
Crazydog | Monday, July 07, 2003 - 10:32 am     Thanks. Yes, I booked it. We are not getting married until April so it is a looooongg time from now. We will be spending the majority of our time on two islands, Moorea and the legendary Bora Bora. It is expensive but I think it will be one of those once-in-a-lifetime kinds of things. |
Babyruth | Monday, July 07, 2003 - 11:25 am     Yay, Crazydog! I have some more info to send you, (if you want more). |
Crazydog | Monday, July 07, 2003 - 11:51 am     Sure, Babyruth, and thanks again for the tips you provided earlier. We will be staying at the Sheraton Moorea Lagoon and the Sheraton Bora Bora Nui. Very excited. |
Jedisan | Monday, July 07, 2003 - 04:12 pm     That's great Crazydog. Thanks for the update |
Scootersmom | Monday, July 07, 2003 - 04:19 pm     Congratulations Crazydog! We were there several years ago. Loved the "over the water" bungalows. The water is fantastic. We went on a shark feeding excursion on Moorea and had a blast. This is a trip you'll remember forever! |
Bastable | Monday, July 07, 2003 - 05:43 pm     Travel is NEVER a waste, Crazydog. You will have a blast! |
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