Sam, a descendant of great cheafs. Whether on his mum or dad side, Samuel, Heitekava, Piirani would be a descendant of two royal families, great cheafs. To see his physical warrior, I would say that I suspected it! Part 1 : His father, Tipulisio, is from Wallis but the origin…
‘Ia ora na, manava et Maeva to Heiva who join the family The meaning of is name is what He is. Heiva, according to the Tahitian Academy, means : 1°) hobby, entertainment, sports, folk event 2°) Dance, an assembly gathered to dance. He has a lot in common with Sam.…
Tahitian Vanilla : a tresor of flavors. First, let me introduce in a few words our Tahitian vanilla. The “ordinary” vanilla of the species fragrans, explode in maturity and has to be picked before it is wall up. On the contrary, that of Tahiti does not open and can be…
This sauce can also be served with fried or steamed fish. For a small bowl 5 minced stoves of garlic 1 small minced piece of ginger 1 tea spoon of…
It’s the season to harvest the uru (bread fruit), and my freezer is full of the gnocchis I have prepared. I already gave you my recipe on the website. Sam and I did something like 10 kilos…… It’s time for new ideas in order to preserve the bread fruit. That’s…
Sam works hard in his fa’a’apu so the harvests are plentiful. I had to be creative, because even if we gave a lot of them, we had more in the garden! So, I cooked our pumpkins different ways : Steamed with a knob of butter, chicken sauté with pumpkin, pumpkin…
What to do in Moorea Moorea offers a large range of activities, mountain side or sea side. I list only those that I know and appreciate. My polynesian life, or an Island tour, with us, Moorea maori tours, of course !!! ATV tour, a fun and pleasant tour. You visit…
Around the island, there are several good restaurants and snacks with a wide variety of choices. I have listed for you some good ones, at least what I have tried myself. RESTAURANTS AND SNACKS Pizza Daniel Haapiti Painapo Haapiti. Fish and local food. very well located along the lagoon. som…
It had been a long time since Sam wished to return on his grandfather’s land. It took to him almost two years for convincing me and here we are in the valley of Oio in Haapiti. We dreamt of a house which becomes integrated into the luxuriant vegetation, and we…
In July, August, September, 2015 under the sign of landscaping Unfortunately for us, (and for those who did not have the opportunity to come to discover Moorea with us) we did not welcome so many visitors as we hoped for it. It is necessary to say that the weather report…