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Moorea

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January 26th 2008
Moorea, Society Islands January 22nd brings us to Moorea, the most beautiful island thus far. A local priest changed the name from Pao Pao to Moorea after a yellow lizard appeared in a dream he had. This is where South Pacific was filmed, and it is indeed breathtakingly beautiful here. The 1984 version of The Bounty with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins was filmed here, not Tahiti as I may hav ... 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