I can’t believe it has literally been a year since we were in French Polynesia! When my husband and I planned our trip to Mo’orea, I knew there was one excursion I absolutely HAD to check out after seeing another friend do this on their honeymoon to Mo’orea–THE BUBBLE HEADS! 😀 So no, that’s not… Read More Moorea Helmet Dive Excursion
Throughout our travels last year, I made my husband learn how to operate many different transportation modalities from jet skis to Vespas to ATVs. We had never been on any of these before and I give him props for being thrown into the unfamiliar scenarios and handling all of these vehicles like a champ! (Minus… Read More Moorea Excursions – ATVing with ATV Moorea Tours
We often see people going on vacation, and it looks absolutely perfect that we almost can’t stand our friends’ perfect lives. Reality check: many things are filtered—the stories and the pictures only show a narrow segment of the best moments. Our vacation was fantastic, but it did rain some of the times, and we did… Read More The GoPro that Got Away
Ah, Mo’orea…such vivid greens and blues, the island meaning “Yellow Lizard.” Sparks some adventurous feelings, no? When I started this blog back in April, we had just returned from Tahiti. I focused mainly on Bora Bora in the beginning because, well, it’s Bora Bora! And I keep reminding myself I need to go back to… Read More Visiting Mo’orea–a Lush Tahitian Island
For me, food is a big part of travel. Growing up, we used to not care as much, but we also didn’t have as much of the luxury to splurge on fancy meals, especially when traveling! I remember going to New York with my family when I was 6 or 7, and we would eat… Read More Dining at the Intercontinental Bora Bora
When I got back from paradise, a few people asked if I had also brought back a nice souvenir–or otherwise subtly implied as a baby. HA! I had considered it, thinking it could be a Bora Bora baby, but we had promised each other a year before seriously trying and we were just shy a few… Read More Staying at the Intercontinental Bora Bora
The last time I rode a jet ski was probably at least 15 years ago in Thailand! It was definitely cheaper to do in Thailand too. But jet skis are a fun and exhilarating way to see the entire island of Bora Bora! It probably takes less than an hour to circle the whole island,… Read More Jet Skis Around Bora Bora
If bumming around on the beach cabanas, your private deck, or the pool isn’t your only idea of fun or relaxation and you want more to do, you should definitely do some snorkeling (or diving!) around Bora Bora. Obviously, if you go during a rainier season, it can be a little harder to see things, but… Read More Private Island Tour, Sharks and Rays, and a Sumptuous Motu Picnic–Keishi Tours
So…a little background on our trip… As I mentioned before, we booked through Costco Travel for one of their dual island deals at the Intercontinental–3 nights in Moorea, 5 nights in Bora Bora (Le Moana). It was definitely a deal because it was advertised as “8 nights for the price of 5.” For Tahiti, that’s… Read More Honey, My Parents are Coming on our Honeymoon…!
I had only stayed at one other Intercontinental hotel before the ones in Bora Bora and Moorea on this most recent trip, and that was at the Intercontinental in Hong Kong about 6 months prior. I was very impressed by Hong Kong, so I had high expectations in Tahiti. I think our stays in Moorea vs.… Read More Intercontinental Bora Bora – Thalasso vs. Le Moana