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Fi s h f e e d i n g i s c o m m o n h e r e a n d d i v e r s a r e o f t e n s u r r o u n d e d b y s c h o o ls o f s m a ll a n d la r g e m a r in e life . v a l l e y s b l o s s o m w i t h h i b i s c u s , w h i l e p a l m - c o v e r e d motu c i r c l e th e illu m in a te d la g o o n lik e a d e lic a te n e c k la c e . P e r fe c t w h ite sand beaches give way to emerald waters where colored fish a n im a te th e c o r a l g a r d e n s a s th e y g r e e t th e g ia n t m a n ta r a y s . Th i s c o u l d e a s i l y b e d e s c r i b e d a s t h e c e n t e r o f t h e r o m a n t i c u n iv e r s e , w h e r e lu x u r y r e s o r ts a n d s p a s d o t th e is la n d w ith o v e r w a te r b u n g a lo w s , th a tc h e d - r o o f v illa s , a n d fa b le d a m b ia n c e . 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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Recommend April 2014

The Islands of Tahiti Travel Planner
Editor's Notes
Hotel Desk: Commune Hotels & Resorts
Tour Talk: Collette
What's New In Mexico
Fiji: Fantasy Islands
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
RCI’s Vision of the Seas
Florida Keys
Oahu, Aston-Style
3 Isles: The Azores, Canary Islands & Gotland, Sweden
Sun-Kissed Islands: Belize & Peru
Afloat on the Indian Ocean: Zanzibar & Madagascar

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