The #lagoon tour in #BoraBora was the best in French #Polynesia. We learned how to weave hats from #coconut leaves, saw fantastic spots to #swim and #snorkel with lots of #sharks , #stingrays and #colorful #fish and #corals . backpackandsnorkel.c...

#Moorea is one of the most popular #islands in French #Polynesia for good reason. It has beautiful white sand #beaches with #turquoise water, good #swimming and #snorkeling and there is a lot to see and do in Moorea. How did you like it? backpackandsnorkel.c...
A Hawaiian legend follows Pakaa, keeper of Laaomao's wind gourd, as he learns his true father, travels with a king, and passes the wind knowledge to his son. #Hawaii #Polynesia #Wind #Family #Identity #Duty #Tradition #Legend #FolkTale #Mythology #tellstory Follow me for more
Plage Vaiava is the best light grey #sand #beach in #Tahiti . It is not as good as the white sand beaches elsewhere in French #Polynesia, but #swimming and #snorkeling here are good. How did you like it? backpackandsnorkel.c...
#PhotOctober2026 jour 4 : prise en voyage.
Bora-Bora en Polynésie, année 2001.
#PhotOctober #PhotOctobre #PhotOctobre2026 #Polynésie #Polynesia
Harisson Smith Botanical Garden is divided into different botanical zones that you find in French #Polynesia and that you can explore via easy and well-marked the trails. We really enjoyed the monumental root systems of the #wetland #trees . backpackandsnorkel.c...
A Hawaiian legend of Mamala, the shark-man Ouha, and the old surf that kept his name beyond the reefs. #Hawaii #Polynesia #Sea #ShapeShifting #Chiefs #History #Tradition #Legend #Mythology #FolkTale #tellstory Follow me for more
Harisson Smith Botanical Garden is divided into different botanical zones that you find in French #Polynesia and that you can explore via easy and well-marked the trails. We really enjoyed the monumental root systems of the #wetland #trees . backpackandsnorkel.c...
A retelling of the Hawaiian creation chant Kumulipo, tracing the world from deep Po through the birth of life, the gods, and the ancestral lines of the... #Hawaii #Polynesia #Creation #Genealogy #Ancestry #Order #Mythology #Spiritual #tellstory Follow me for more
Happy World Maritime Day 🛶
This balsa wood raft was used during the 1947 kon-tiki expedition when a six man team sailed across the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Polynesia. Proving it was possible for the people of Fatu Hiva to be descended from the South American continent.
Hina, a chief's daughter, is tied to an eel who becomes a man, and from his buried head grows the first coconut tree. #Tonga #Polynesia #Transformation #Family #Love #Storms #Sea #Legend #OriginMyth #FolkTale #tellstory Follow me for more
Stories shaped by islands, ancestors, stars, canoes, gods, and the sea come together in Pacific Tales: Polynesia.
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Kiribati Infantryman
#art #artist #illust #illustration #history #polynesian #polynesia #kiribati
No instruments, just stars, swells & stories 🌊 How Polynesian wayfinders crossed the Pacific. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-L1KQhwB6w #Hawaii #Polynesia
A hidden birth, a sacred audience with Līloa, and a hard struggle against Hākau lead ʻUmi to unite Hawaiʻi Island. #Hawaii #Polynesia #Identity #RightfulRule #Leadership #Loyalty #Historical #Legend #tellstory Follow me for more
From sea and sky to gods, heroes, tricksters, and voyagers, Pacific Tales: Polynesia opens the world into the storytelling traditions of the Polynesian triangle:
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