by kleon | Sep 4, 2020 | 2020, 2021, 2021 Aranui Cruises, 2021 Aranui Sailings, 2021 Bookings, Adventure in Paradise, Advisory, Air, Air France, Air Tahiti, Air Tahiti Nui, Airlines, Best Over Water Bungalows, COVID-19 UPDATE, Cruise Ship French Polynesia, Cruise the South Pacific!, Cultural, Diving, Enjoy life, Family, Fatu Hiva, French Polynesia, FrenchBee, General, Green Flash from your Over Water Bungalow, Health and traveling, Hiva Oa, Hotel Kia Ora, Huahine, lagoon, Maupiti, Moorea, Nuku Hiva, Over Water Bungalows, Polynesian, Protect the Reef, Rangiroa, Rash Guards, Ready for 2020!, Reef Safe Sunscreen, Swimming with whales made easy!, Taha'a, Tahiti, Tahuata, Tetiaroa, Tifaifai, Tikehau, Travel During COVID-19, Travel Planning Now!, Travel Well, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, United, We are all in this together, We can do this!, We will make it!, We will travel again!, Whales, What we do now is for our tomorrow!
We are still here! Been quiet on the Blog and Newsletter scene! I am back now, with the news that there is only one country or island group in the South Pacific that is open to travel: French Polynesia or otherwise known as Tahiti. Tahiti has been open to tourists...
by kleon | Jun 19, 2020 | 2020, 2021, Advisory, Air France, Air Tahiti, Air Tahiti Nui, Aranui 5, COVID-19 UPDATE, French Polynesia, FrenchBee, Health and traveling, Huahine, Marquesas Islands, Maupiti, Moorea, Nuku Hiva, Original Peoples, Over Water Bungalows, Polynesian, Raiatea, Rangiroa, San Francisco Departures, South Pacific Dreaming, Taha'a, Tahiti, Tetiaroa, Tikehau, Travel, Travel During COVID-19, Travel Well, Tuamotu Islands, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, United, We are all in this together, We can do this!, We will make it!, We will travel again!, Whales
As of July 30, 2020, there have been updates to French Polynesia’s entry requirements. They have been streamlined…Yay! At this time French Polynesia is the only island nation in the South Pacific, including New Zealand and Australia, open to international...
by kleon | May 15, 2020 | 2020, 2021, 2021 Bookings, Adventure in Paradise, Air France, Air Tahiti, Air Tahiti Nui, Aitutaki, Aranui 5, Atiu, Austral Islands, Avarua, Bora Bora, Cook Islands, Cultural, Fatu Hiva, Fiji, French Polynesia, FrenchBee, Hiva Oa, Hotel Kia Ora, Huahine, lagoon, Life on the sea, Living Life, Makatea, Mangaia, Marquesas Islands, Maupiti, Moorea, New Zealand, Nuku Hiva, Polynesian, Raiatea, Rangiroa, Rarotonga, Rurutu Islands, Sailing, Samoa, Save Costs to Tahiti, South Island of New Zealand, South Pacific Dreaming, Swimming with whales, Swimming with whales made easy!, Taha'a, Tahiti, Tahuata, Tetiaroa, Tikehau, Tonga, Travel, Travel Well, Tuamotu Islands, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, We are all in this together, We can do this!, We will make it!, We will travel again!, Whales, What we do now is for our tomorrow!
That is correct! There is not a custom with the Polynesian and Melanesian people of the South Pacific? Why? When any person first arrives into say the Cook Islands, you will hear almost immediately “Is this your first time into the islands?” While the...
by kleon | May 8, 2020 | 2020, 2021, 2021 Aranui Sailings, 2021 Bookings, Adventure in Paradise, Air France, Air Tahiti, Air Tahiti Nui, Aranui 5, Atiu, Austral Islands, Australia, Avarua, Best Over Water Bungalows, Bird Watching, Bora Bora, Christchurch, Cook Islands, Cruise Ship French Polynesia, Cruise the South Pacific!, Cultural, Diving, Enjoy life, Family, Fatu Hiva, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hiva Oa, Hotel Kia Ora, Huahine, lagoon, Life on the sea, Living Life, Makatea, Mangaia, Markets, Marquesas Islands, Maupiti, Melbourne, Moorea, New Zealand, Nuku Hiva, Original Peoples, Over Water Bungalows, Palmerston Atoll, Raiatea, Rangiroa, Rarotonga, Rurutu Islands, Sailing, Sailing stories, Samoa, South Island of New Zealand, South Pacific Dreaming, Stay Home Stay Safe, Swimming with whales, Taha'a, Tahiti, Tahuata, Tetiaroa, Tikehau, Tonga, Travel Well, Traveling around the world, Traveling stories, Trip Planning Made Easy, Tuamotu Islands, Ua Huka, Ua Pou, Uncategorized, We can do this!, We will make it!, We will travel again!, Why Travel?
I want you to know first and foremost that during these crazy times, you are not alone. The virus does not see color, wealth, or even location. It can impact everyone. So we all need to take care of ourselves and our families. Sometimes I feel like i am holding on for...
by kleon | Apr 24, 2020 | 2020, 2021, 2021 Aranui Cruises, 2021 Aranui Sailings, 2021 Bookings, Adventure in Paradise, Air Tahiti, Air Tahiti Nui, Airlines, Bora Bora, Cook Islands, Cruise the South Pacific!, Cultural, Enjoy life, Family, Fiji, French Polynesia, General, Life on the sea, Living Life, Moorea, New Zealand, Northern Territory, Nuku Hiva, Original Peoples, Polynesian, Protect the Reef, Raiatea, Rangiroa, Rarotonga, Rurutu Islands, Sailing, Sailing stories, Samoa, South Island of New Zealand, South Pacific Dreaming, Swimming with whales, Swimming with whales made easy!, Taha'a, Tahiti, Tahuata, Tetiaroa, Tikehau, Tonga, Travel, Travel Planning Now!, Travel Well, Traveling around the world, Traveling stories, Uncategorized, We will make it!, We will travel again!, What we do now is for our tomorrow!, Why Travel?
I was thinking the other day about my home confinement, which led me to think about my sailing trip around the world. There are so many situations from my sailing days that give me an understanding of what to do while staying home amid COVID-19. The first one i...
by kleon | Apr 16, 2020 | Aranui 5, Australia, Cook Islands, Cruise the South Pacific!, Fiji, French Polynesia, Over Water Bungalows, Polynesian, South Pacific Dreaming, Stay Home Stay Safe, Travel Planning Now!, We are all in this together, We can do this!, We will make it!, We will travel again!
Ia Ora Na! (Welcome!) Tahitian, has such a lovely sound when spoken. In fact, all of the languages of the South Pacific have musical sounds when spoken. I wanted to send you a note that while we are at home, the world still turns and all of its diversity exits, vistas...
