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Alcatraz to Pitcairn: An Island Odyssey — 4

Alcatraz to Pitcairn: An Island Odyssey — 4

Part 4: THE TUAMOTUS: ANAA For Whom the Atoll Tolls Our voyage to Pitcairn Island commences as Aranui 5 shoves off from Papeete harbor and glides past magnificent Moorea. This is actually the fourth incarnation of the Compagnie Polynesienne de Transport Maritime’s...

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Alcatraz to Pitcairn: An Island Odyssey — 3

Alcatraz to Pitcairn: An Island Odyssey — 3

Part 3: TAHITI Paradise Lost – and Found At San Francisco Airport I enjoy a filling lunch at the comfy United Club lounge. Relaxed, I then board a United Airlines nonstop direct flight for my 15th visit to Tahiti since the 1970s. I luckily have an entire aisle to...

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Alcatraz to Pitcairn: An Island Odyssey — 2

Alcatraz to Pitcairn: An Island Odyssey — 2

Part 2: THE ROCK The Big Lockup After Ranger Benny’s presentation about Alcatraz’s political prisoners, I climb uphill (trams are available) past cannons, barb wire and beneath a water tower to the main facility where audio equipment for “Doing Time: The Alcatraz...

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Alcatraz to Pitcairn: An Island Odyssey — 1

Alcatraz to Pitcairn: An Island Odyssey — 1

Part 1: THE ROCK Islands as Refuges, Prisons Separated by water from continents, islands have always represented freedom to me. When I graduated from Hunter College as a film major in the 1970s, I realized the Age of Aquarius was experiencing technical difficulties in...

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Escape to Tahiti

Tahiti targets Australian market Air Tahiti Nui is giving Australians a chance to escape the winter cold. Tahiti Travel Connection and Tahiti Tourisme are offering new packages to French Polynesia. The "Seconds to the Sand" promotion includes return Economy Class...

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Pacific Pass to Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti

Here is a nice travel deal for those who want to cry at current flight and fuel charges for trips south of the Equator. -Editor ITKT- LOS ANGELES, CA, June 2, 2008 "“ An attractive option for sticker-shocked travelers, Air Tahiti Nui has teamed up with online...

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Quick Tahiti Getaways

AIR TAHITI NUI ANNOUNCES "QUICK TAHITI GETAWAYS" FROM NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES FOR JUST $788 ROUNDTRIP Six-Day Quick Escape Packages From New York Start at $1,399; Four-Day Packages From Los Angeles Start at $999 Air Tahiti Nui has an instant cure to the...

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