Tahiti

Could even pick up another bottle or two of Bombay gin on the way through duty free. wThe writer visited Tahiti as a guest of Tourism Tahiti and stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel, in Papeete. wAir Tahiti Nui flies twice weekly to...

In this article: Papeete, James Norman Hall, Europe, Rotisserie, and Bombay Sapphire gin

...only - offers special rates at 50 of the world's hottest resorts in premium destinations like the Bahamas, Bora Bora, Puerto Rico and Tahiti. The special rates can only be booked online and are for stays from January 1 through April 30, 2010.

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...in the death of his friend, Andy Witton, 51, who disappeared from his yacht Kaileia on January 13, 2007. The pair were sailing from Tahiti to the Galapagos Islands when Mr Golding said he awoke to find his shipmate missing in a remote...

In this article: Galapagos Islands, Pacific Ocean, Allegation, Easter, and Easter Island

...after seizing control of HMS Bounty in 1789. Led by Fletcher Christian they took refuge on Pitcairn Island, 1350 miles off the coast of Tahiti, and established a thriving community in 1790. But by the time Hoodthorp and the 300-strong...

In this article: Cambridge, USS Essex, Royal Navy, William Bligh, and Fletcher Christian

...Pierre Wajoka claimed the honour of the first goal in the global campaign for South Africa 2010, stroking home a ninth-minute penalty against Tahiti way back in August 2007. Exactly 200 nations competed in FIFA World Cup preliminary...

In this article: Moumouni Dagano, South Africa, Roy Krishna, Esala Masi, Fiji, New Zealand, World Cup, FIFA World Cup, and African Nations Cup

...of the Pacific Ocean, drifting in calm waters, when Andrew Witton vanished. He was sailing his beloved yacht, the Kaileia, from Tahiti to the Galapagos Islands. The nearest landfall was Pitcairn Island, 600 kilometres away. The...

In this article: Galapagos Islands and Coffs Harbour

Andrew Witton was sailing his beloved yacht Kialeia from Tahiti to the Galapagos Islands when he disappeared in the middle of the Pacific Ocean in January 2007. The only other crew member, Simon Golding, said he had been sleeping below...

In this article: Coffs Harbour, Galapagos Islands, and Pacific Ocean

The small, almost square notebook is bound in red leather with a brass clasp and labelled in Darwin's handwriting "Galapagos. Otaheite. Lima". Darwin's great-great grandson, the author Randal Keynes, said: "Our family always felt...

In this article: Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species, Galapagos Islands, Down House, Randal Keynes, HMS Beagle, and Galapagos

...seedy souvenir shops, plus low environmental quality. But they quickly added that the other islands are to die for. I just got back from Tahiti, and I think these guys are nuts. Sure, Papeete has grown too quickly and, old-timers agree,...

In this article: Papeete, Moorea, Chicken, Bora Bora, Toronto Islands, Hawaii, Dog, and Cobalt

...the state is aiming to contend with the leaders in this week's Hawaiki Nui Vaa canoe race in Tahiti. The Hawaiki Nui Vaa is considered Tahiti's top sporting event. It features three separate long-distance races over three days, and is...

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