For our honeymoon, Aaron and I had the pleasure of getting to travel a quarter of the way around the world to one of the top destinations on most people’s bucket list, Bora Bora. For those of you that don’t know where Bora Bora is, we’ve got you covered. Bora Bora is an Island located next to Tahiti in the French Polynesia. Still don’t know where we’re talking about? Simply put, Bora Bora sits in between Peru and Australia, nearly directly south of Hawaii - out in the middle of nowhere. #paradise
Even though this amazing island is known for its crisp, clear blue waters and overwater bungalows, there is so much more to see and do! Over the next couple of days/weeks (depending on how chatty Cathy we decide to get), we’ll be sharing our Bora Bora journey with you through pictures, stories, tips and more. Aaron and I will be switching off between writing posts so you’ll have the chance to view our different perspectives and also learn more about us individually, as well as together. Don’t worry, we’re both equally dramatic so each post should be amusing.
Sigh, let’s see… where do I even begin? Welp, they say a picture is worth a thousand words so let’s start there, shall we?
A 30 minute walk through a highly populated downtown (with suitcases in tow, *not recommended*), a 3 hour train ride, 5 hours of layover, 10 hours of flying, 20 minutes of dodging stray chickens strolling around the Tahiti Airport, true story, and 2 leis later … We finally made it to Bora Bora! Instantly, we were hit with breathtaking views. This place is so beautiful that you almost forget that you're dripping in sweat and your hair is the size of Texas, thanks a lot humidity.
You guys know all the pictures you’ve seen of Bora Bora? Well, they aren't all photoshopped! That’s exactly how it looks in real life, but even more amazing! Who even knew that was possible!? We’ve never seen water so blue and so clear in our life.
Just when we thought it couldn’t get any better, we arrived to our room only to find floral petals everywhere (Literally, everywhere. To this day, we still find a couple in our suitcase randomly), a bottle of champagne on the house, a bottle of Tahitian wine (which wasn't our favorite but hey! It was free), a Le Meridien sarong for myself and a Le Meridien T-shirt for Aaron. Oh, and then there was our see through FLOOR! Let us not forget about that. Can you say heavenly? It was truly a surreal moment when we arrived to our room. We could not have created a more inviting "welcome" - that is truly the essence of Bora Bora.
Le Meridien was such a great hotel from customer service to amenities, they had everything covered. The staff was one of the friendliest groups of workers we’ve ever encountered and they were super helpful throughout our entire stay. I don't think there was ever a time that we had to worry about getting anywhere on time or remembering our extensive itinerary, they were on top of it all! We highly recommend this resort.
The resort was so perfect that we couldn't find anything bad to say about it. However, If we had to pick one, the only downside we can think of is that the room sizes at Le Meridien are a little smaller than the rooms at other resorts... but that really boils down to personal opinion. We honestly thought it was more than enough space - We had been married for all of 3 seconds so we appreciated the cozy space. And plus, we spent most of our time exploring and/or enjoying our backyard, AKA swimming in the ocean.
Now that you know a little bit about Bora Bora and where we stayed, I think it’s about time to dive in to the number one question we received roughly 1.32 billion times before, during and after our trip: “so… what exactly is there to do there?” This is actually where the fun really begins so check in with us soon to check out the amazing activities we explored while on this magical island. And don't fret, once we cover all the "to-do's" we'll be sharing ALL of our time, money, and energy saving tips with you guys. We won't leave you hanging, our job is to encourage you to explore and show you that it is possible no matter how much vacation time you have or how tight your budget is, it is always possible.
P.S. "Ia Orana" is how you say "hello" in Tahitian :)
