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Bill Goodwin began his writing career as an award-winning newspaper reporter and then served as legal counsel and speechwriter for two influential U.S. senators—Sam Nunn of Georgia and the late Sam Ervin of North Carolina. In 1977 he and a friend took a long break from office life and sailed a 41-foot yacht from Annapolis, Maryland, through the Panama Canal to the Marquesas Islands, the Tuamotu Archipelago, and Tahiti. He left the boat in Papeete and, with a girlfriend and backpack, explored Tahiti, Moorea, and the Society Islands for as long as the local immigration authorities would allow. He has returned for extended visits many times since, most devoted to researching and writing this book and its forerunner, Frommer's South Pacific. He also is author of Frommer's Fiji and at home, Frommer's Virginia. Find out more at www.billgoodwin.com.

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WHAT’S NEW IN TAHITI & FRENCH POLYNESIA.

1 THE BEST OF TAHITI & FRENCH POLYNESIA.

2 TAHITI & FRENCH POLYNESIA IN DEPTH.

3 PLANNING YOUR TRIP.

4 SUGGESTED ITINERARIES.

5 TAHITI.

6 MOOREA.

7 HUAHINE.

8 RAIATEA & TAHAA.

9 BORA BORA.

10 MAUPITI.

11 THE TUAMOTU ARCHIPELAGO.

12 THE MARQUESAS ISLANDS.

APPENDIX A: FAST FACTS TAHITI & FRENCH POLYNESIA.

APPENDIX B: USEFUL FRENCH TERMS & PHRASES.

INDEX.