Matt all ready to snorkel

Moorea

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August 21st 2008
Our room doesn’t have very thick walls so I was woken at 6.30am as people started going for breakfast. I managed to doze off but every now and again I’d be woken by someone else opening their sliding door. By 8am the cleaners were into the rooms vacuuming. Although breakfast wasn’t included in the rooms, it seemed that everyone at the resort was heading to the bar. When the cleaner had fi ... read more

Oceania » French Polynesia » Moorea

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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