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A DREAM As a young girl I dreamt of honeymooning on the Tahitian
COME TRUE island of Bora Bora, which to me seemed the most
romantic place in the world. In the fullness of time that
For Michelle Malcolm of helloworld North Harbour, dream came true and I have to say it was as wonderful as
a honeymoon at the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora fulfilled I imagined.
Bora Bora is 230 kilometres northwest of Papeete in
all her imaginings about Tahiti. the Leeward Group of Tahiti and her Islands, and most
visitors reach it via several daily one-hour flights by Air
Tahiti. It is also a stop on cruise itineraries and there are
ferries, but the journey time for the latter tends to eat
into a shorter stay. The Air Tahiti timetables to the island
also mean that most travellers need to overnight at least
once in Papeete, but we struck it lucky by flying out of
Auckland on a Monday, the only day of the week when
there is a connection straight through.
Although we arrived in Bora Bora at night and thus
missed the amazing views of its lagoon and neighbouring
islands that everyone talks about, it was great to get
there seamlessly and to have to unpack only on arrival.
Even better was that we arrived on Valentine’s Day,
where we were greeted with Champagne and a special
Valentine’s chocolate creation on arrival. Our overwater
bure or bungalow, our home for the next seven days,
was stunning and incredibly spacious inside and out; the
“wow” factor for me was sitting in the oversized bath
with the floor-to-ceiling doors open to the lagoon. The
overwater bures are sited so their outdoor decks have
complete privacy.

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