The season premiere of “The Amazing Race” will air on Sunday, February 17th at 8/7c on CBS, and you won’t want to miss it! Why? The contestants this season will skydive from 10,000 feet in the air above the island of Bora Bora!
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Tahiti’s Tere Fa’ati Tour
This Saturday, January 26th, Tahiti will host its annual New Year’s celebration known as Le Tere Fa’ati. It includes a festive tour aboard the traditional open-air “le truck” with multiple stops around the island. Each bus is decorated with colorful flowers and carries a local band to provide musical entertainment during the ride. This is […]
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Tahiti Photo of the Day
The surfers out there will love today’s photo. This picture of Danny Fuller, taken by photographer Zak Noyle, continues to get the most attention on Pinterest so we thought we’d also share it on the blog. Don’t forget to follow our boards for daily eye candy and inspiration from the islands of Tahiti!
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10th Annual FIFO Film Festival in Tahiti
With the Golden Globes and the Oscars right around the corner, award season is officially here! But while the rest of the world focuses on Hollywood, our attention is on Tahiti and the South Pacific. Each year, Tahiti hosts the annual Pacific International Documentary Film Festival (FIFO). This year’s event, which marks its 10th anniversary, […]
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The 25th Annual Moorea Marathon
Happy New Year to our friends and followers! This time of year is all about creating resolutions and achieving your personal goals. If those happen to include running a marathon and visiting the islands of Tahiti, guess what… you can achieve both at the same time! The 25th annual International Moorea Marathon is scheduled to […]
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Solid Update from the Liquid Festival
The 2012 Bora Bora Liquid Festival concluded this past weekend and we hear it was a huge success! Blogger Alyssa Roenigk from ESPN-W was there to experience it firsthand, sharing daily updates with her readers and graciously taking us all along for the ride. We definitely recommend reading her series, “The Road to IronMana,” while also […]
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Tahitian Tiare Day
On Friday, December 7th, Tahiti will celebrate its annual “La Journée du Tiare Tahiti.” This day, known as Tahitian Tiare Day, is a special tribute to the country’s own emblematic Tahitian gardenia. It includes a contest in which the locals compete to see who can best showcase the national flower, and it typically causes the […]
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Team EDT Wins the 2012 Hawaiki Nui Va’a
The 21st edition of the Hawaiki Nui Va’a concluded on Friday, November 9th and Electricité de Tahiti (EDT) was the winning team! A total of 86 crews and 126 rowers competed in this year’s grueling outrigger canoe race. Shell Va’a, who was favored to win the competition, won the final stage of the race but was […]
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Tahiti’s Monoï Here
The Monoï Here is, well… here! This week marks the start of the 6th annual Monoï Here (pronounced Mah-noy Héré), which is a four-day celebration of Tahiti’s famously fragrant monoï oil. The event will take place from Thursday, November 15th until Sunday, November 18th at the Maison de la Culture in downtown Papeete. Want to know […]
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The 2012 Hawaiki Nui Va’a
Tahiti’s annual Hawaiki Nui Va’a—an intense outrigger canoe race through the Leeward Group of Society Islands—is set to take place next week! This three-day race starts on Wednesday, November 7th and ends Friday, November 9th, spanning across Huahine, Raiatea, Taha’a and Bora Bora. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, here’s the […]
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