French Polynesia ( Polynésie française ). A voyage to French Polynesia, Pacific - Papeete, Tahiti, Mo'orea, Bora Bora, Maupiti, Fakarava...

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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNSVas4bjSIPAcoVoR2L8pHQy-flTHz_MaBP8V4VM4yspqYjaObkpqrnmXIqHv5U5I2alTjyZQ_SiPpgNl0zsZXoQ26-Kp4ChkI27-yRvUWsM_iU7XX6XBdxR0QJ9OiVgaBtXdkeJ91rnC/s320/French+Polynesia+23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="copy--body">Better known by the name of its main island, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=362952">Tahiti</a>, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/tahiti-and-french-polynesia">French Polynesia</a> is a mesmerising wonderland of reef-fringed islands and translucent aqua lagoons. Shamelessly chic and seductive, it's the kind of place where the rich and famous come to play and hedonistic honeymoon fantasies are realised. The epitome of the Pacific dream, this is one Garden of Eden so damn beautiful it's hard to believe it really exists. </div><div class="copy--body"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DghR9fVaBYlerlWTv_mqhwYNjTOF7v3SClL9YelUMwc8bLrd_k1OatsdNMiX5WWRujBhpusYnQPKefX0mZzwKpp7YhyQF78KRcSR0zDR7kT2JPgM0wt5GaH3R2zGLnVxQFakGoSDmaap/s1600/French+Polynesia+21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DghR9fVaBYlerlWTv_mqhwYNjTOF7v3SClL9YelUMwc8bLrd_k1OatsdNMiX5WWRujBhpusYnQPKefX0mZzwKpp7YhyQF78KRcSR0zDR7kT2JPgM0wt5GaH3R2zGLnVxQFakGoSDmaap/s320/French+Polynesia+21.jpg" width="320" /></a>French Polynesia is more than just some souped up, sexy honeymoon destination, however. Those seeking something stronger than a pina colada in the sand will find salvation never more than a boat ride away. Adventures are plentiful in these archipelagos scattered over an area as big as <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=358537">Europe</a>. Take an old school pirate romp through the mysterious and danger-tinged <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=362954">Tuamotu Islands</a>, where the breathtaking turquoise sea is home not only to flawless black pearls, but also hundreds of toothy sharks. Travel to the ends of the earth, destination <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=362939">Austral Islands</a>, a place so remote centuries slide by without anyone batting an eye. Check out the Gambier Archipelago: an armchair destination for most, it's also a must for wannabe National Geographic explorers. Those searching for a little less swashbuckling and a lot more room service will delight in <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=362941">Bora Bora</a>'s luxurious pampering and lush good looks; in <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=362949">Maupiti</a>'s picture-perfect views and old-fashioned French hospitality. </div><div class="copy--body"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2G1hHdlO40XccPipjToeocdmMufGsXIpIkF9gM8R0TXamcnVJuvaDXzk1AjNp6Lr88OAI4Q6F7NMhyYbebSSmNGYj07FAHWTKN8XJJ_b42d55elSX6KTl1a7U5_4FJOHX_PlKEVsK30S9/s1600/French+Polynesia+26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2G1hHdlO40XccPipjToeocdmMufGsXIpIkF9gM8R0TXamcnVJuvaDXzk1AjNp6Lr88OAI4Q6F7NMhyYbebSSmNGYj07FAHWTKN8XJJ_b42d55elSX6KTl1a7U5_4FJOHX_PlKEVsK30S9/s320/French+Polynesia+26.jpg" width="320" /></a>The truth is, whether you've secretly fantasised about splitting coconuts with your bare hands in a Rambo meets Robinson Crusoe scenario or daydreamed about playing heroine in a mushy Hollywood movie, French Polynesia tempts you to dream your wildest of fantasies right into punch-drunk reality. </div><div class="copy--body"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0EMTbCaLnZ_eLzbRrYLKqPOLPfYoq59AYc9mCiRuXH9Hp59ZBCLA2C6dPt0lVPrugV7qsbQFqSuIzhazCOq1XgUcUJGqds2jteV5vYQ-1tADYb6kb7A4H_7QyaxQpQ7aFlSWgXiNmw2w/s1600/French+Polynesia+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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French Polynesia ( Polynésie française ). A voyage to French Polynesia, Pacific - Papeete, Tahiti, Mo'orea, Bora Bora, Maupiti, Fakarava...

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Matamata - Hobbiton, "The Shire". A voyage to Matamata, New Zealand, Pacific.

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The residents seem to have adjusted to life in Hobbiton with wry ­bemusement: ‘Strewth mate, all that elf nonsense doesn’t real- ly rattle my chains but it was nice to see the old Kaimais on the silver screen’.<br /><div class="mpuWrapper " id="mpuInContent"><div class="mpuInner"><div class="adContainer" id="adContainer_mpuInContent"><noscript> &lt;div&gt; &lt;a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/2009.lonelyplanet/rest-of-site;dcopt=ist;ctt=pacific;cnty=new-zealand;dest=matamata;tnm=overview;sz=300x250;ord=123456789?"&gt; &lt;img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/ad/2009.lonelyplanet/rest-of-site;dcopt=ist;ctt=pacific;cnty=new-zealand;dest=matamata;tnm=overview;sz=300x250;ord=123456789?" alt="Advertising" width="300" height="250"/&gt; &lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt; </noscript> </div></div></div>During the filming Matamata was a great place to live if you were short and chubby-cheeked – 300 locals got work as extras (hairy feet weren’t a prerequisite).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcS0kASNWPTQli1dNlVInBeTD_YcHN_RSknWxKhZLzvg9McARMDl-cRAsTYFzKuWk0tgH-rwMbYLITCLkD-WM9KU2HUw3COwMz1zbKwmPqdyq2Dn-tFY0pm8hScADWBrhqOBsGsshLY_P/s1600/Matamata+(Hobbiton)+New+Zealand+19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcS0kASNWPTQli1dNlVInBeTD_YcHN_RSknWxKhZLzvg9McARMDl-cRAsTYFzKuWk0tgH-rwMbYLITCLkD-WM9KU2HUw3COwMz1zbKwmPqdyq2Dn-tFY0pm8hScADWBrhqOBsGsshLY_P/s320/Matamata+(Hobbiton)+New+Zealand+19.jpg" width="320" /></a>Truth be told, there’s not a lot of point visiting Matamata unless you’re a hobbit-botherer, but it does have a great café, beautiful avenues of mature trees, and its undulating green hills are pleasantly Shire-like. 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Matamata - Hobbiton, "The Shire". A voyage to Matamata, New Zealand, Pacific.

  Not as well-heeled as Cambridge but just as horsey, Matamata was one of those pleasant country towns you drove through until Peter Jacks...

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