Karen enjoying a cold drink in the bar

Tahiti

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August 20th 2008
We set off back into town first thing to change some travellers cheques at the bank. The bank was completely different to ours - there were just three desks inside and each had little cubicles around them and it was all very old fashioned. Everything had to be written down manually twice which took ages. We must have been in there for 40 mins by the time we finally got our money, and then the ba ... read more

Oceania » French Polynesia » Tahiti » Papeete

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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