I’ve said before that I don’t value airport lounge access a whole lot, at least not enough to sway me to renew a credit card with a huge annual fee. It’s not that it’s a worthless benefit. Far from it! It’s just that my lifestyle makes the ROI look a bit iffy. In general, we […]

We only had four nights in French Polynesia, so I had a dilemma on my hands: To spend three nights in Bora Bora or to add Moorea? Since we had an early flight to Auckland NZ, we had no choice but to overnight on the main island of Tahiti. So, by adding Moorea, we would […]

A little background first. Bora Bora is the island I’ve dreamed about visiting ever since I was a teenager growing up in Soviet Union. My family was poor, and back then  it seemed as likely as going to the moon. It took me a few decades, but my dream eventually came true. It also so […]

As many of you know, during the last year or so I’ve been carefully planning obsessing over a trip to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia (see my post on costs breakdown). In reality, the idea was hatched in my brain decades ago. It just took  awhile to finally pull it off. Yay to miles and points […]