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 Lei of Tiare flowers by Helga67
When you leave the island, you will receive a necklace of shells. This is the sign of the traveler. Leave a Comment
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 CPF by Helga67
The CFP has been anchored to the euro since 1999. 1euro = 119,33 CFP
If you change your dollars or euros at the bank for CFP, you will be charged about 500 CFP per transaction.
Most banks have an ATM, which is called distributeur. Leave a Comment
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 PK by Helga67
When you are driving around the islands you will see the kilometer markers on the mountainside of the road. The markers are usually red-capped whited painted stone or concrete markers with the kilometer number painted in black on two sides. Many places use the PK markers as their address. Leave a Comment
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 Raiatea by Helga67Leave a Comment
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 Vahine with Tiare by Helga67
When you wear your flower behind your left ear, it means you are married, engaged or otherwise taken.
When you wear flowers behind both ears, it means you are married but are still available.
When you wear your flower backward behind your ear, it means "follow me and you will find out how available I am"
When you wear a flower backward behind both ears, it means anything goes. Leave a Comment
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 Tahitians by Helga67
Next to the Tahitians, there are, of course, a lot of French people who came from France to work or live on the islands.
The "Demi" are the mixed blood.
The official language is French, but most people speak "Reo Maohi" among themselves. Leave a Comment
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 Ti plant by Helga67
Even today, dancers, high priests and firewalkers still wear the green leaves of this tree for protection.
The ti is also used in traditional healing for diarrhea, vomiting, abscesses or ear infections. Leave a Comment
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 A Polynesian Tattoo by easyoar
It is very common for Polynesians to have tattoos, and they do not have any stigma associated with them like they do in some places in the West.
If you want a Polynesian tattoo, it is very easy to get one done with several places such as the Tiki Village offering the service. At the Tiki Village you can see them using the age old process of how they used to tattoo with a hammer. The name tattoo comes from the sound the hammer made as it tapped the dyes into the skin - "ta-tu ta-tu ta-tu". Leave a Comment
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 Chicken by Helga67
There are no dangerous snakes or spiders on the islands. The only fearsome animal is the centipede, which lives in dark, humid areas, under rocks and in palm frond structures. Its bite is venomous and very painful to humans. The centipede is a delicacy for chickens that's why many people have chickens running around. Leave a Comment
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 A flower behind the
ear... by easyoar
If you wear a flower behind your left ear, it means you are taken. If on the other hand you wear a flower behind your right ear, it means you are available to the opposite sex (or perhaps to the same sex, or perhaps to both sexes...).
However you can have the best of both worlds, by wearing a flower behind both ears. This means that you are taken, but that you are also available.
So depending on what sort of holiday you want to have, you may wish to stock up on flowers when you get there! They tend to wilt pretty quickly in the heat... Leave a Comment
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