Tahiti

Moorea

Bora Bora

Manihi

 

Polynesia

  an atoll
an aerial view of an atoll
September 1998: Honeymoon in Polynesia.
When Alessandro and I were planning our honeymoon, I tried to find some first-hand info on the web but my search revealed nothing but sites advertising hotels and resorts. Therefore I'd like to provide my personal contribution, since more and more people are discovering the beauty of these turquoise archipelagos.

 

    a lagoon
a lagoon
  airplane
the main form of transport in Polynesia
 
    island
an island surrounded by a sparkling lagoon
  a motu
an islet, called motu, inside the coral reef
 

 

a pass
a natural point of entry, called a pass, where boats can get through

the coral reef
the coral reef


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Gabriella C. Marino
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