Page 20 - DreamScapes Magazine | Fall/Winter 2022
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SPECIAL FEATURE
Treasured in
Tahiti
BY JOEL BALSAM
PHOTOS BY GRÉGOIRE LE BACON
The Islands of Tahiti, officially known as French Polynesia, are a rare example of what travel should feel like. On the plane and when you arrive at Fa’a’ā International Airport in Tahiti, you’ll be gifted a necklace of lei flowers—a Polynesian tradition—and the welcoming doesn’t stop there. Far from it. You’ll inevitably find yourself laughing with a Polynesian grinning ear to ear with a hand on your shoulder, feeling at home with a bowl of tender poisson cru (raw fish bathed in coconut milk) and being called to join in a traditional ‘ori dance.
Tahitians will make you feel treasured, so it’s an added bonus that there is so much to explore when you get here.
Here’s why Tahiti is worth visiting for every kind of traveller.
20 DREAMSCAPES FALL/WINTER 2022
