Karen sitting on the jetty

Bora Bora

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September 4th 2008
We started the day with yet another serving of baguette and nutella (it’s starting to get boring now!). Then it was down to the beach to enjoy the view and enjoy the novelty of doing crossword together (they were in the OK magazines I’d grabbed from the rack). They were US mags which made them really difficult as the clues were mostly about US reality tv stars we’d never heard of but that d ... read more

Oceania » French Polynesia » Bora Bora

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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