Taste buds excited…. personal essay Tahiti and its islands offer several varieties of fruits and vegetables: uru (fruit of the bread tree), mango, grapefruit, taro…And it goes the same for sea products that fishermen bring just before the sunrise: mahi mahi, crayfishes, red and white tuna. Difficult to resist this temptation…..! Polynesian cuisine comes from…

The cetacean of the abyss return to Polynesia….. Polynesia represents a mandatory stop for whales. In fact their lifecycle follows the different times of the year: towards the end of June, when the austral winter is setting off, they travel to Polynesian waters and leave at the end of October. You will find them first…

On the way to the holy island…. After a 40 minute flight from Tahiti, you have reached Raiatea. You will be able to take walks on Uturoa’s quay, the capital city of the island, as much as you like and have a break and sit at the terrace of a restaurant to enjoy a fresh…

The legend of the 3 waterfalls The legend relates the story of a young princess called Fauai who was kept away by his father from all the men. As she wandered in the valley one day, escorted by guards, she met a young man, Ivi, with whom she decided to escape from her father’s guards….

Polynesia in colours….. Philippe Dubois is a painter who has been living in Polynesia for 23 years. It is on the very charming island of Moorea that he found his inspiration and worked on his creations. Every year since 15 years, from April until the beginning of May, he exhibits his work in the “Galerie…

Marae and traditions…. A marae is and old place of worship, a Polynesian sanctuary we can find either on the coast or in the inside of the land. Most of the time you have to go through trees regarded as sacred before having the opportunity to discover the secret of this cultural, social and political…