Tahiti
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DJ Taylor: The end is Nighy...she had been imprisoned for offences against the Dangerous Drugs Act, she bounced back with a series of articles about her exploits in Tahiti and a coyly written autobiography. The other great thing about Brenda was her ability to keep the... In this article: Katie Price, Bill Nighy, EU, Paul Verhoeven, Stephen Poliakoff, and Europe |
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Stuff | 2 days ago
Laid back 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
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Centre Daily Times | 2 days ago
Travelers Log-On for Savings at Starwood Hotels on Cyber Monday
...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.
In this article: Starwood Hotels, Cyber Monday, Colorado, Competitive advantage, Tax, NYSE, Bora Bora, and Beaver Creek
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | 2 days ago
Sailor denies killing missing shipmate
...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
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | 2 days ago
Bounty logbook sells for GBP40,000
...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
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FIFA.com News | 3 days ago
The world's top scorer
...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
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | 4 days ago
Two men and a yacht, and a mystery
...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
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | 4 days ago
Did he jump or was he pushed?
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
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BBC News | 5 days ago
Plea to find lost Darwin notes crucial to theory of evolution
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
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thestar.com | November 21, 2009
Don't write off Tahiti because of Papeete's woes
...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
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Honolulu Advertiser | November 04, 2009
Elite Hawai'i team competing in Tahiti
...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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Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The island had a population of 178,133 inhabitants according to the August 2007 census. This makes it the most populous island of French Polynesia, with 68.6% of the total population. The capital is Papeete, on the northwest coast. Tahiti has also been known as O'tahiti.
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