61. Regional, Oceania, French Polynesia, Travel And Tourism: Travel Guides Tahiti 1 An informative guide to the french Polynesian islands.Including culture, tourism, economy and local interest. Tahiti http://www.combose.com/Regional/Oceania/French_Polynesia/Travel_and_Tourism/Trav

Top Regional Oceania French Polynesia ... Travel Guides Related links of interest: Regional:Oceania:Travel and Tourism:Travel Guides Air Tahiti Magazine - The official Air Tahiti in-flight magazine with information about Polynesian culture, history and natural resources. Chris Davis' French Polynesia - Articles on the islands, images, news, weather, transport, shopping and a message board. DiveAtlas - Includes trip reports, travel tips, and scuba diving information for French Polynesia. Dream Islands - A practical travel guide for the islands of Polynesia. Also provides information on cruises, honeymoon vacation and black pearls. French Polynesia Resorts and Hotels Guide - A polynesian vacation guide features 360º panoramas of resorts, rooms and beaches, with independent reviews and a comparason chart. Maeva i Porinetia - A translated pool of information on French Polynesian tourism supplied by anonymous people. [english/francaise/deutsch/italiano] Papeete Online - A search engine that combines a content related database and a yellow pages business directory. Tahiti 1 - An informative guide to the French Polynesian islands. Including culture, tourism, economy and local interest.

62. Tahiti & French Polynesia Books, Essential Reading Tony Wheeler • JeanBernard Carillet • GUIDEBOOK • A practical guide toTahiti and french polynesia with information on history, culture and nature. http://www.longitudebooks.com/find/d/1574/mcms.html

Choose a Region Polar Regions North America Middle America South America Northern Europe Southern Europe Mediterranean Middle East Africa South Asia Southeast Asia Advanced Search Have An Item Number? ... Visiting READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE These items are available for , including U.S. shipping, a discount (Item no. EXPAC31) Select Item Robert F. Kay A comprehensive guide to Tahiti and French Polynesia, written for nature-oriented travelers. With chapters on Tahiti, Moorea, Bora Bora, Huahine, Raitea and Tahaa, Maupiti, the Tuomotos, Marquesas, Australs and Gambier Islands. It includes a survey of culture, history and activities, extensive travel information. Gauguin, The Quest for Paradise Francoise Colchin Concise and beautifully illustrated, this overview of the artist, his work and life features a significant section on his time in Tahiti. The book includes many paintings as well as excerpts from his journals and other writings. Part of the acclaimed "Discoveries" series. The Happy Isles of Oceania, Paddling the Pacific Paul Theroux Here's Theroux at his best: wickedly funny, open-minded and enormously well informed. In this best-selling book, he flies off to Australia with a kayak and ends up exploring much of Melanesia and Polynesia as well. This book is a terrific introduction to the region, combining history, anecdote and acutely observed detail on people and place.

63. Mark Moxon, Travel Writer: French Polynesia: Tahiti It s an intriguing combination of french culture, Polynesian flairand tropical weather, but it s a pretty smelly and dirty place. http://www.moxon.net/french_polynesia/tahiti.html

French Polynesia: Tahiti Author: Mark Moxon Written: 22 July 1997 Top Travel Tales Great Journeys Travel Tips Free eBooks ... Search / Site Map / Help Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia, the biggest settlement on Tahiti and the only place in the territory that can be called a city (the population is around 150,000) is a mixed bag. I found the very idea of a population explosion delightful after such a long spell in the enforced hermitage of Zeke , and as we approached the city lights, the smell of thousands of bodies and their excretions drifted across the tide. I instantly recognised it, a combination of exhaust, sewage and sweat, and realised that I've spent most of my life living in this smell, so much so that I've also spent most of my life not noticing it. Mangareva reminded me that healthy earth and trees smell; Papeete reminded me that humans smell too. I revelled in it. But Papeete, despite my initial euphoria at encountering a city, wasn't that flash. It's an intriguing combination of French culture, Polynesian flair and tropical weather, but it's a pretty smelly and dirty place. As a place to visit it's interesting, but only that, and the landscape around the city - Tahiti with its high mountains and Moorea, the neighbouring island, with its jagged peaks - is picturesque but no great shakes after New Zealand, which has a similar ruggedness to it, but much more power. Papeete Town Hall The quay was an interesting place to observe the oddities of Papeete, like the huge Club Med ships that frequent the Society Islands, full of ignorant holidaymakers who believe the huge sails on those boats actually push the things along (they're engine driven, with four huge gibs stuck out to make them look good when sailing).

64. Mark Moxon, Travel Writer: French Polynesia: Gambier Islands (Southeast) french polynesia Gambier Islands (Southeast there s something fun about the wholebreadfruit in-the-fire experience, an essential part of polynesian culture. http://www.moxon.net/french_polynesia/gambier_islands_south-east.html

French Polynesia: Gambier Islands (Southeast) Author: Mark Moxon Written: 23 May 1997 Top Travel Tales Great Journeys Travel Tips Free eBooks ... Search / Site Map / Help Given the way we were all getting on together it was logical that we should go off exploring the Gambiers together with Joe and Janet on Tegan (unfortunately Peeyoo was about to leave for Tahiti on his yacht Rammen The Gambier lagoon is surrounded by a huge barrier reef (technically a large atoll) in the shape of a vertical diamond with points at north, south, east and west; this surrounds both the four main islands and the smaller islets dotted around. Come to think of it, it's pretty damn hard for me to sit here on the deck of Zeke and describe how beautiful this paradise is, because however I rearrange phrases like 'stunning coral reef', 'striking volcanic peaks', 'palm-fringed beaches', 'deep turquoise water', 'sparkling sunshine', 'cloudless skies', 'gently lapping water', 'cool sea breezes', 'sweet and succulent fruit', 'hot white sand', 'unspoilt and uninhabited' and 'refreshing swimming', you'll still not understand how amazing this paradise really is. The first step is to understand that paradise has nothing to do with what you see in the tourist brochures - cocktail bars, crowded beaches and only two weeks in which to cram a sun tan, three James Clavell novels and at least one cultural experience - so it's not all bumming around on the beach. This is the real thing, and we're not tourists, we're living here. This became really apparent when we went for the beach barbecue experience, an off-the-cuff decision that simply isn't possible in places like Tahiti. In thanks for hosting the

65. CNN.com In-Depth Specials - Defining Global Justice The french language, french culture and french merchandise are everywhere youlook in Papeete, the capital of french polynesia on Tahiti giving it an http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/globaljustice/tahiti.html

In-depth Archive CNN.com Sections MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER BUSINESS SPORTS POLITICS LAW SCI-TECH SPACE HEALTH ENTERTAINMENT TRAVEL EDUCATION IN-DEPTH QUICK NEWS LOCAL COMMUNITY MAIN PAGE AUSTRALIA 'The lucky country' COOK ISLANDS Tradition may not be enough PHILIPPINES Real survivors help one another SEATTLE The people vs. WTO TAHITI Taking a stand in Polynesia Tahiti Taking a stand in Polynesia Refusing to wear anything but traditional dress is Tahitian native Clement Pito's way of protesting what he calls French occupation of his land. Tahiti and its Polynesian neighbors have long been prizes of colonizing nations. Tahiti has been under French control since 1842 and a French colony since 1880. Its neighbors share a similar history. But Tahitians say it is not their land that is in danger it is their culture. The French language, French culture and French merchandise are everywhere you look in Papeete, the capital of French Polynesia on Tahiti giving it an atmosphere and appearance of a French provincial town, with palm trees. In 1767, when British sailors became the first Europeans to drop anchor in Matavai Bay, they were greeted by people whose culture was completely different from their own. Each ship returned to Europe with amazing stories of feasting and dancing, and of beautiful, exotic people. The stories inspired artists and writers with the philosophical ideal of the "noble savage."

66. Jewelersweb.com - TAHITI - History History and culture of french polynesia. Most polynesian cultureslived near the ocean and never traveled very far inland. There http://www.jewelersweb.com/tahiti/history.htm

History and Culture of French Polynesia M ost Polynesian cultures lived near the ocean and never traveled very far inland. There are, however, many facinating ruins on the island of Moorea dating back to the thirteenth century A.D. which are inland. These ruins are generally known as marae. The inland tribes abandoned their land and moved to the coast when missionaries arrive at the beginning of the nineteenth century. C aptain Cook was the first westerner to see Tahiti and Moorea in 1774. He estimated the population of Tahiti to be around two hundred thousand. While he was here he saw a flotilla of two-hundred war canoes with about ten thousand warriors set out for Moorea. In 1777 he returned to discover that the assault had been unsuccessful. Chief Mahine of the Moorea clan Marama allowed him to drop anchor in what is now known as Cook's Bay. W e visited the Marae Ahu o Mahine on Moorea. No one knows the original name as it is lost in history but local tradition names it after the great Chief Mahine who ruled the area at the time of Captian Cook's voyages. Marae Ahu o Mahine M arae were open air sancuaries that were used as social, political, and commercial gathering points for the Polynesians. New maraes were built around the stones of older marae or stones carried in from other marae.

67. Travel To Tahiti - Insight Compact Guide Tahiti & French Polynesia Insight Compact Guide Tahiti french polynesia (Insight Compact Guides). BeautifulPictures, Big On culture It s a beautiful little book with gorgeous pictures http://www.travel-helper.com/to/australia-and-south-pacific/tahiti/Insight-Compa

Home Travel to Australia Travel to Tahiti Format: Paperback Author: Francis Dorai ReleaseDate: June, 2002 Publisher: Insight Guides Rating: Beautiful Pictures, Big On Culture It's a beautiful little book with gorgeous pictures of people and places. Unfortunately, the food and hotel guide is minimal; this could be due to the size of the islands, but I feel this book is best suited for those who want to know more about the history and culture of Tahiti (hence why it's a publication in conjunction with the Discovery Channel). If culture and history are what you're looking for, this little book does a great job. Related products: click image or link for details on these Tahiti travel books. Hidden Tahiti: Including Moorea, Bora Bora, and the Society, Austral, Gambier, Tuamotn and Marguejaj Islands (Hidden Tahiti, 4th Ed) Moon Handbooks Tahiti: Including the Cook Islands Navigation: Travel-helper.com: Main index About us Link to us Pick your continent: Africa Asia Australia Canada ... United States Australia and South Pacific Australia Fiji Guam Micronesia ... USA

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Mission Background Research People ... Home Jennifer Kahn Archaeological Research Facility 2547 Channing Way University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720 jkahn@sscl.berkeley.edu back to top Publications 1996. Prehistoric stone tool manufacture and use, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. MA thesis, Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary. Kahn, J.K. and P.V. Kirch 2003 Annual Report of Archaeological Research Activities Carried out in the 'Opunohu Valley, Mo'orea, Between July 7August 30, 2002. Service de la Culture et du Patrimoine, Punaauia. Presentations back to top Mission Background Research ... Home

70. Mangareva, French Polynesia as a high priority. The Government of french polynesia, in particularthe Minister of culture Prof. Louise Peltzer, responded by http://sscl.berkeley.edu/~oal/research/mangareva/mangareva.htm

Mission Background Research People ... Home Professor Patrick V. Kirch Archaeological Research Facility 2547 Channing Way University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720 kirch@sscl.berkeley.edu Prehistory of Mangareva, French Polynesia by Patrick V. Kirch available for download as Adobe .pdf Re-excavations in progress at the KAM-2 rockshelter site on Kamaka Island, first excavated by Roger Green in 1959. Left to right: Marshall Weisler, Eric Conte, and Tihoni Reasin. A large basalt "table" sits atop the Paepae at Atituiti Ruga back to top Mission Background Research ... Home Photos courtesy of Patrick Kirch.

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76. French Polynesia the festivities period and emphasize all the splendour of the polynesian culture. VAEVAE,AUTONOMY CELEBRATIONS Exceptional day for french polynesia which will http://www.maritimemissions.org/French_Polynesia_Calendar.htm

Welcome Home Pacific Calendar How to Help ... Fiji French Polynesia Niue Kiribati Samoa Vanuatu Maritime Missions French Polynesia 2004 Calendar of Events The Calendar of Events is provided by courtesy of Tahiti Tourism Dates and information are subject to change without notice. Visitors are advised to confirm information with Tahiti Tourism http://www.tahiti-tourisme.pf or your travel agent. JANUARY 3 KAINA TOUR. A big party day out by « Le truck » around the island of Tahiti, with stops for swimming, relaxing and discovery. Phone: (689) 50 31 00 Email: valeriemotahi@tahitinui2000.pf 27-6 February CHINESE NEW YEAR opening ceremony at Papeete Town Hall, grand ball, various shows, cultural day and lantern march through the city streets. Tel : (689) 42 74 18 Email : sinitong@mail.pf 24 'TU'ARO MA'OHI' selection of the best sport women and men for the "Heiva Tu’aro Ma’ohi" held in July. This event will take place at the "Tahiti and her Islands, Te Fare Iamanaha Museum" in Punaauia, Tahiti.

77. Compare Prices And Read Reviews On Tahiti At Epinions.com french polynesia is an interesting combination of European culture and nativepolynesian culture. The people there speak polynesian and french. http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-735F-24C9382-394F52E0-prod1

Join Epinions Help Sign In Destinations All Categories Advanced Search Home Destinations Tahiti Overall rating: Reviewed by 8 Epinions users - Write a review Compare Prices View Details Read Reviews Subscribe to reviews on this product Read Review of Tahiti Review Summary About the Author Tahiti - good initiation to French Polynesia Jun 20 '00 (Updated Jun 20 '00) Author's Product Rating Pros Interesting culture, beautiful island Cons Not as good as other islands for snorkeling and beaches Full Review Tahiti - just the word brings up images of shimmering white sand beaches and palm trees in a perfect tropical paradise. I visited Tahiti while on a South Pacific cruise and I enjoyed Tahiti a lot, although I'd recommend some of the other islands more highly for their beaches and their beauty. (I wrote a review on the cruise - look in my profile if you're interested) Tahiti is about an 8 hour flight from Los Angeles. To find Tahiti on a globe or atlas, find Hawaii. Look south from Hawaii to the equator. Next look directly south again about the same distance and there is Tahiti and the rest of the Society Islands. It is fairly expensive to visit Tahiti and the South Pacific. Resort stays can go for $500-$1000 per night (food not included). Simple "burger" meals can cost $12.00 and higher. It is understandable, as these small islands have to import so much from far away that the cost is high. Gasoline is very expensive and purchased by the liter. I don't recall exactly, but we put in enough to drive about 50 miles and it cost about $12.00. I found the most economical way to see the islands was a package cruise where your room and board is included.

78. ★ Reviews Of Books About French Polynesia adoption common in all Polynesian societies, homosexuality Many fascinating insightson Tahitian culture in general both again versus the french government and http://french_polynesia.vacationbookreview.com/

Related Vacation Book Subjects: VacationBookReview french guiana gabon Tahiti More Pages: french polynesia Page 1 Books to read if you're planning a vacation in "french polynesia" , sorted by average review score: Tahitians : mind and experience in the Society Islands Author: Robert I. Levy Average review score: Sex, Self and Society in the South Seas World War II had relatively little influence on the culture of Tahiti and the surrounding Society Islands of the South Pacific, unlike its effect on much of Melanesia and Micronesia, further west and north. Rather, major changes began in the early 1960s, when France decided to conduct nuclear tests in the area. This decision, with massive transfers of money, technology, and personnel, had "an explosive effect" on Tahitian culture. Levy conducted the research for this book just as the new period was opening, from 1961 to 1964. Thus, we can probably say that no matter how good it is, TAHITIANS is now a historical document. Nevertheless it is an excellent psycho-portrait of a people at a certain point in history, a portrait that utilizes earlier histories and descriptions from the moment of European contact in 1767. I have reviewed another book in this field for amazon.com-"All the Mothers are One" by Stanley Kurtz about India. Kurtz' book is entirely based on analysis of other writers' theories and building some new ones. He did no field work himself. Levy's book, written entirely on extensive field work and interviews, is just the opposite, yet both are extremely useful works for students wishing to delve further into psychological studies of other cultures. Teachers looking for good books to use in courses touching on psychological anthropology or Pacific Studies have come to the right place. TAHITIANS is an overlooked classic that deserves to be read by a much wider audience than has been the case.

79. ★ Reviews Of Books About French Polynesia If culture and history are what you re looking for, this little book does a greatjob. Diving Snorkeling Tahiti french polynesia (Diving and Snorkeling http://french_polynesia.vacationbookreview.com/french_polynesia_2.html

Related Vacation Book Subjects: VacationBookReview french guiana gabon Tahiti More Pages: french polynesia Page 1 Books to read if you're planning a vacation in "french polynesia" , sorted by average review score: Published in Paperback by Insight Guides (June, 2002) Authors: Francis Dorai and Brian Bell Average review score: Beautiful Pictures, Big On Culture It's a beautiful little book with gorgeous pictures of people and places. Unfortunately, the food and hotel guide is minimal; this could be due to the size of the islands, but I feel this book is best suited for those who want to know more about the history and culture of Tahiti (hence why it's a publication in conjunction with the Discovery Channel). If culture and history are what you're looking for, this little book does a great job. Published in Paperback by Lonely Planet (December, 2000) Authors: Jean-Bernard Carillet and Tony Wheeler Average review score: OK book for snorkeling advice This book is ok for snorkeling advice. Mostly geared to diving. A lot of the descriptions of the locations for snorkeling where not accurate. I would recommend since you really do not have a choice. Required reading An excellent guide with supurb photos, invaluable to anyone planning to dive these islands. The layout is intelligent and very easy to follow, and the practical advice is well up to the standards I expect of LP.

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thewisegardener.com! "The Sensual Pulse Of The Tropics!" French Polynesia: Oo-La-La!!! The Tropics of Old France! The islands of French Polynesia are a selection of volcanic islands and atolls strewn across the eastern South Pacific. These islands have allured, inspired and enamoured visitors since the time the islands were first discovered. Visiting these islands is a special The 118 islands of French Polynesia were born from volcanoes some 20 million years ago. The islands in the Society, Marquesas, Austral and Gambier Island groups remained high islands, while the islands of the Tuamotu Islands group became atolls. Atolls are islands that have long since sunk below the ocean surface, leaving only the barrier reef. The total land area of the islands is equivalent to the total area of Europe. The remoteness of the islands of Polynesia kept the people insulated from the rest of the world until European world travel began in the 1700's. Polynesian origins are believed to be in the area of Southeast Asia, more precisely the eastern are of Indonesia or the Phillipines some 4,000 years ago. The early Polynesians were master navigators. Their migrations took them through Melanesia to the eastern edge of Polynesia. The Polynesians settled in Polynesia between 1000 BC and 1000 AD. Polynesia is roughly described as the "triangle" with the northern point in the islands of Hawai'i, the southeast at Easter Island, and to the southwest at New Zealand.

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