"Paradise on earth... Le paradis sur terre..." Top 5 Page for this destination Raiatea by Maillekeul

Raiatea Travel Guide: 84 reviews and 190 photos

Raiatea from above - Raiatea vue de dessus

At the beginning, it was a dream : meeting our friends, Marina and Matthieu, who had made the same trip than we were doing (throughout South America) and who had accepted an opportunity to work on these small islands, lost in the Pacific Ocean... In the end, we made our best to get some flight tickets and we will never regret it, as it was maybe the most beautiful place on Earth we will ever see...

Au depart, un reve : rejoindre nos amis Matthieu et Marina qui etaient partis faire le meme trip que nous en Amerique du Sud, et qui avaient repondu a une offre de boulot sur ces petites iles perdues dans l'ocean pacifique. Au final, on s'est debrouilles pour trouver des billets d'avions, et on ne le regrettera pas, car on a eu la chance de voir l'endroit le plus beau ou nous sommes jamais alles...

Pros and Cons

Pros:P-a-r-a-d-i-s-e !!!
Cons:None
In a nutshell:P-a-r-a-d-i-s-e !!! (have I already said it ?)

Last visit to Raiatea: Nov 2003
Intro Updated Jun 27, 2004
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Reviews (31)

Polynesia : people and art Local Customs (6)

The only picture of local people that I have... La seule photo que j'ai prise des locaux... more travel advice

Next to the shops - Pres des boutiques - Raiatea

Buy in Uturoa - Achetez a Uturoa Shopping (1)

Get what you can, for a too expensive price (of course) in Uturoa... Vous aurez presque tout ce que vous pouvez avoir... more travel advice

Marina + Stef R. : the ideas - les idees (2) - Raiatea

Marina + Stef R. : the ideas - les idees... Local Customs (6)

How to take a beautiful picture of almost nothing ! Comment prendre une belle photo d'un petit rien ! more travel advice

Marina + Stef R. : the ideas - les idees... Local Customs (6)

The way to make everything fit to anything... L'art et la maniere de mettre les petits plats dans les grands... more travel advice

Transportation (2)
See All The truck ! Le camion !
Hotels (1)
For their friends only ! Seulement pour...
Things to Do (2)
See All Island of the birds - L'ile aux oiseaux
Off The Beaten Path (2)
See All Matthieu

Travelogues (5)

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Comments (21)

uglyscot Oct 28, 2005 at 3:28 AM Report Abuse

Maybe I've never heard of this beautiful place because you lot are keeping it a secret so you can enjoy it without other tourists.
ptitetoile Apr 25, 2005 at 10:01 AM Report Abuse

Trop fort les photos!!! je les avais pas encore vues!
bijo69 Jan 27, 2005 at 4:32 PM Report Abuse

Fantastic pics!!!
Geisha_Girl Jan 19, 2005 at 2:39 PM Report Abuse

Y'know, as Syb and I were cruisin' along the gorgeous Raiatea coast (drinkin' beer and pickin' up hitchhikers), I thought, "That Maillecool, how'd he take such spectacular pics?" My pixxx didn't turn out as cool as yours! Love this page! ;-)
Carmela71 Nov 4, 2004 at 1:50 PM Report Abuse

Thats the paradise of the phografers.... Incredible shots... great memories I guess... :-)
tak_pap Nov 3, 2004 at 7:42 AM Report Abuse

amazing site - excellent photos and great comments
mjd74 Oct 20, 2004 at 5:26 PM Report Abuse

WOW! does anyone doubt that this guy will be ranked #1 within a little while?
BarbaraForza Oct 17, 2004 at 5:42 AM Report Abuse

Salut! Ca c'est vraiment le paradis!
grishaV1 Jul 30, 2004 at 11:32 AM Report Abuse

i don't think any place in the world is more beautiful than this!!!!! very lucky to travel and spend time here! :-))))
YokuMoku Jul 16, 2004 at 11:43 PM Report Abuse

Salut! Thank you for the kind comment. You are so right. It is indeed sad to experience such racism. Not good for the city especially during the Molde Jazz Festival when there are many international visitors and musicians coming. Very nice pics you have!