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• LambdaRX@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Won’t this just make Maupiti the same as today Bora Bora?

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  • quivivraverra@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    • Flames5123@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But if people are visiting, don’t most people want massive tourist infrastructure?

      How can we “visit” if there’s not even a hotel? Do tourists need to learn the native language to find a place?

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  • Yondoza@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Luckily Lemmy isn’t that popular yet. (Plus we’re all poor.)

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    • RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Speak for yourself. I have a collection of jelly beans worth at least -37¢.

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• auraithx@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Don’t worry, I’m poor so I won’t be visiting either.

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• QuarterSwede@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  tahititourisme.com/…/accommodations-in-the-island…

  Filter by island. Plenty of options.

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  • quivivraverra@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    • Danitos@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This may be a dumb questions, but are there mosquitoes in the vegetation zones in islands in the middle of the ocean like Huahine?

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• octobob@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  When I went to Australia, it was cheaper to stay a few days in Tahiti. I got a cheap room, kind of like an air bnb, it hosted like 4 guest rooms with a very nice garden and the guy made a very good breakfast each day. I got a rental car and drove all around the island, went for a couple hikes, went to the public beaches, ate fresh seafood and very good french coffee and food. My roaming wasn’t working so I kinda just went at the whole thing blind. I couldn’t read anything because I don’t speak French, and directions were easy since there’s just one main road that goes around in a circle on the island. Driving a manual Suzuki Swift was fun as hell, way uhh “looser” of a car than I’m used to in the states.

  Overall though, I had a great time in Tahiti. It’s beautiful and everyone there is very laid back and friendly. I saw a couple resorts there with private beaches and cruise ships and I could not imagine a worse way to experience French polynesia. I cannot understand the mindset of people on their honeymoons that are terrified to leave their perfectly curated hotel experience or whatever. When I travel I want to travel and see as much as I can of how things really are and how people live, eat, etc

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  • AstralPath@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I totally understand where you’re coming from but I also understand why people like the curated experience. When I went to Mexico for the first time, I went to a resort because in that moment all I cared about was not having to care about anything, if you know what I mean.

    There’s a time and a place for both styles of travel.

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  • Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    As someone who spent a honeymoon in a resort…who told you I was afraid?

    Some of us choose based on climate, time of year and what we want which is relaxation. I did half in a city by foot and half beside an ocean I didnt touch because the pool was closer.

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• TachyonTele@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Which one doesn't have dinosaurs on it?

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• Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You should cross-post this too !buyoceanian@quokk.au

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• hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  More like if you are planning a trip to a place that already suffers from overtourism, don’t.

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  • quivivraverra@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    • hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Oh. At what point does harmless tourism become mass tourism?

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• Hadriscus@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I would really love to visit but it’s quite far away and the ticket is expensive

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• BallShapedMan@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Great timing! My wife and I are planning a trip for next winter right now. I can’t wait to show my wife!

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• Zenith@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I got married in Bora Bora, it was after I spent six months in the ICU and we said fuck it we getting married, going on vacation and honeymooning all at once - Bora Bora is paradise on earth and one of the very few places I’ve ever been, along with Corsica where the hype and reality actually matched. It’s remote enough there’s not really any “overly touristy” issues, especially on bora bora which is not the main island of Tahiti. I’m sure Maupiti is absolutely incredible but there’s literally not a single reason to go to bora bora

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• BassTurd@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I went to Mo’orea in 2023. It was the best place I’ve ever been. Highly recommend.

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• Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  In 50 years or so it’ll all be underwater anyway, and tourists won’t be a problem at all!

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• faintwhenfree@lemmus.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Only connection I have to maupiti is my monthly noni shipment used to be from maupiti.

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• LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sounds like kind of a first-world problem.

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• thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s crazy that people live here, I can’t even imagine being surrounded by such beauty 24/7 what’s it like?

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  • Zenith@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s incredibly remote, flying from the US it’ll take you about 24 hours to set foot on Bora Bora proper but you’ll be in Tahiti in like ~18 hours if you leave from the west coast, so no it’s definitely not accessible basically at all, but you can boat between the islands to a degree once you get there. The ancient Polynesians and their methods for crossing vast distances over water truly are awe inspiring.

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