Tag: Tahiti
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A return visit to Bora Bora for the Flat Friends!
#flathal #borabora #tahiti #frenchpolynesia The Flat Friends really enjoyed walking around Vaitape (the community around the tender port where a small boat brought us ashore from our anchored cruise ship) on our own last time we came to Bora Bora. We strolled at our own pace, stopping anywhere we wanted, as often as we wished…
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Flat Stanley and Flat Hal saw a lot of wonderful sights in Tahiti
Flat Stanley and Flat Hal saw a lot of wonderful sights in Tahiti, including two plants that have medicinal properties and are shown on this page. One of them can help make a medicine for epilepsy. As beautiful, and tranquil, as much of this island feels, it is amazing how self-sufficient the people here could…
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A tour around the island of Tahiti with Flat Stanley and Flat Hal
Captain Cook visited Tahiti several times, and one of the places we visited had several monuments, including one to him, and one related to the Mutiny on the Bounty. Do you know about Captain Cook? The ship The Bounty? Their stories have captured the imaginations of generations, and are one of the reasons Tahiti is…
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The Flat Fellas visited another national capital together – do you know what city it is?
Flat Stanley and Flat Hal have visited Pago Pago, Suva, Nuku’alofa andAvarua (do you remember which country each of those cities is the capitalof?) the cruise has now brought us to the capital of French Polynesia, Papeete. Walking around Papeete we stopped by the city hall, where a major functionwas going on. We also tried…