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Heiva I Tahiti
M aev a! (W el come! )
U
p o n b o a r d i n g Ai r Ta h i t i Nu i , t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l c a r r i e r o f
Tahiti, passengers ta e the first step to immersing them
s e l v e s i n t h e b e a u t y o f Fr e n c h P o l y n e s i a . On t h e n o n - s t o p
flight from os Angeles to apeete, the award winning crew
w ill a im to m a k e y o u r tr ip u n fo r g e tta b le . W ith th e n e w ly
renovated cabins featuring plush seats and a new in flight
e n t e r t a i n m e n t s y s t e m , y o u 'l l i m m e d i a t e l y f e e l r e l a x e d a n d
s e re n e .
Th e Is l a n d s o f Ta h i t i a r e a t r u e p a r a d i s e t h a t i s c l o s e r t h a n
you may thin After a mere hour non stop flight from os
Angeles, your clients will find themselves in an absolute
m a g ic a l p la c e . W ith 1 1 8 is la n d s a n d a to lls b o a s tin g h ig h ,
r u g g e d m o u n ta in p e a k s , c o r a l r e e fs , tu r q u o is e - b lu e la g o o n s ,
w h ite s a n d , p a lm - fr in g e d b e a c h e s , a n d lu x u r io u s ly in tim a te
r e s o r ts , e a c h is la n d p a r a d is e h a s s o m e th in g fo r e v e r y o n e .
Th e i s l a n d s o f f e r r i c h d i v e r s i t y i n t h e l a n d s c a p e s , s o m e
c r o w n e d w ith ja g g e d p e a k s a n d o th e r s a p p e a r in g to b a r e ly
float above the brea ing waves.
The slands of Tahiti, officially French olynesia, ma e
up an area in the outh acific the si e of estern urope,
h o w e v e r, if th e is la n d s w e r e a ll c o m b in e d , th e to ta l a r e a
is only slightly larger than hode sland. ocated halfway
b e t w e e n Ca l i f o r n i a a n d Au s t r a l i a , Ta h i t i i s o n t h e s a m e s i d e
of the nternational ate ine as North America and in the
s a m e t i m e z o n e a s Ha w a i i .
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Th i s c e l e b r a t i o n o f a n c i e n t t r a d i t i o n s a n d
b e e n t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t e v e n t i n Ta h i t i f o
Vi s i t o r s a r e e n c o u r a g e d t o j o i n i n t h e c e l e
J u n e to la te J u ly e v e r y y e a r a n d d is c o v e r
e v e n t s a n d d i s p l a y s . Ta h i t i a n s g a t h e r i n P
o f th e is la n d s to e x h ib it c r a fts , a n d c o m p e
s p o r tin g , d a n c e a n d m u s ic a l e v e n ts .
c o m p e titio n h
r o v e r 1 3 0 y e
b r a tio n s fr o m
d a ily a n d n ig
a p e e te fro m
te in tr a d itio n
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Handcrafts
Th e s k i l l s o f t h e a n c
o n b y b o th th e "m a m
o f Ta h i t i a n s o c i e t y -
w e a v in g , q u iltin g , w
d r u m s tap a, c a r v i n g
e s to rs
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Music and Dance
The beauty of today's Tahitian dance testifies to its resilience
i n P o l y n e s i a n c u l t u r e . In a n c i e n t t i m e s , d a n c e s w e r e l i n k e d
w i t h a l l a s p e c t s o f l i f e . On e w o u l d d a n c e t o w e l c o m e a
v is ito r, to p r a y , to c h a lle n g e a n e n e m y , a n d to s e d u c e a
m a t e . To d a y 's d a n c e i s s t i l l p o w e r f u l , c o l o r f u l , a n d s e n s u a l
w h i l e a c c o m p a n i e d b y t h e h a r m o n i c v o i c e s o f t h e Ta h i t i a n s ,
th u n d e r o u s tr a d itio n a l d r u m s , a n d c o n c h s h e lls .
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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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