Remote Rangiroa

Rangiroa, whose name means ” vast sky”, is the biggest atoll of French Polynesia, but aside from two main villages, the rest of it is almost uninhabitable and remote. It has a string of rich coral encircling a luminous turquoise and jade-green lagoon and is considered one of the world’s greatest dive destinations. Insignia anchored…

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Paradise Island

One of Polynesia’s best-kept secrets, Huahine, has steep mountains descending into protected azure bays with white sand beaches, sacred blue-eyed eels, mystical ancient temples and archeological sites, lush forests, and untamed landscape. Scarcely developed, It is said to be one of the more interesting islands to explore. But, the longer I spend in Polynesia, the…

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