French Polynesia - Tahiti Mapcard (2)

Souvenir of Tahiti and her islands.

Sent by Ravahere from Faa'a in Tahiti.

French Polynesia - Tahiti (2)

Tahiti and its islands.
View of Bora Bora, taken from Tahaa.

Sent by Laura, who lives in Tahiti of French Polynesia.

French Polynesia - Bora Bora

One of the chalet hotels in Bora Bora.

Sent by Poerava from Tahiti in French Polynesia.

Note : The stamps on the envelope went missing. There was no sign of theft and I believed the stamps must have been peeled off somewhere during the delivery.


This is from Wikipedia : Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. The original name of the island in the Tahitian language might be better rendered as Pora Pora, meaning "First Born"; an early transcription found in 18th- and 19th-century accounts, is Bolabolla or Bollabolla. The island, located about 230 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Papeete, is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef. In the center of the island are the remnants of an extinct volcano rising to two peaks, Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu, the highest point at 727 metres (2,385 ft).

Bora Bora is a major international tourist destination, famous for its aqua-centric luxury resorts. The island is served by Bora Bora Airport on Motu Mete in the north, with Air Tahiti providing daily flights to and from Papeete on Tahiti. The major settlement, Vaitape is on the western side of the main island, opposite the main channel into the lagoon. Produce of the island is mostly limited to what can be obtained from the sea and the plentiful coconut trees, which were historically of economic importance for copra. According to a census performed in 2008, the permanent population of Bora Bora is 8,880.

French Polynesia - Tahiti (Mapcard)

Mapcard of Tahiti, the main and biggest island of French Polynesia.

Sent by Magali from Pirae in Tahiti. The first ever postcard from French Polynesia.

This is from Wikipedia : Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The island has a population of 178,133 according to an August 2007 census.[1] This makes it the most populous island of French Polynesia, accounting for 68.6% of the total population. The capital, Papeete, is located on the northwest coast. Tahiti has also been known as O'tahiti.