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Bora Bora Boatman

Singing, playing the ukelele like George Formby after a whole vat of coffee, steering with one foot and making a miniture Eiffel Tower out of matchsticks with the other (ok, we lied about the last bit)
Many Islands Many Sharks

February 18th 2006
Bonjour tout le monde! We're in the Archipel de la Société, where Polynesians ride bikes whilst clutching baguettes, eat croque monsieur, play pétanque and listen to accordian music (well, sometimes...). The laissez faire attitude comes naturally to Polynesians so it seems to be quite a good match. Indeed the Polynesians here voted to maintain their association with France in a referendum in 19 ... read more
Oceania » French Polynesia » Tahiti

French Polynesian Flag The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January ... ... read more
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