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James Muller: Sean Wayland: South Pacific Soul.
2012-02-04 01:02:00 Sean Wayland (piano), Seamus Blake (sax), James Muller (guitar), Matt Penman (bass), Jochen Ruckert (drums), Alvester Garnet (drums), Greg Gonzales (drums), Nick McBride (drums), Hamish Stuart (drums), Pete Zog (guitar), Arne Hanne (guitar) http://www.abstractlogix.com/xc-art/product.php?productid=25425- This CD was recorded around 2000 in Australia and New York. It features Seamus Blake, James Muller, Alvester Garnett, Jochen Rueckert and Matt Penman. Sean sings a little bit on the first track which has a repetive drum figure reminiscent of African music. The 2nd track "Shaun" has an Oz-Rock beat and a great guitar solo by James Muller. Other tracks feature Sean on Fender Rhodes piano and keyboards as well as piano. "VB" is dedicated to Australian beer " Victoria Bitter" . Sean and James Muller experiment and improvise together in an electric free from setting. Some of Sean's favorites of his own tunes ..... TRACK LISTINGS 1. They All Dance 2. Shaun 3. Sam Toucan 4. Hans 5. ...
Oceania Heads To The South Pacific
2010-10-06 19:38:00 For the first time Oceania Cruise Lines is heading to the South Pacific. Coming in the 2011-2012 the 684 passenger Regatta will sail the South Pacific. The ships itinerary will include 16 destinations visiting Hawaii, Tahiti, Fiji, Tonga, American Samoa, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and the Cook Islands. These destinations will also be including stops in ...Travel Lady Cruises, always providing you with TLC!Oceania Heads To The South Pacific
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Super Slow Motion Surf Video in South Pacific
2009-06-22 10:33:00 If you think you?ve seen it all, here comes something that tells you?re wrong. These images from the Australian shaper and free-surfer Dylan Longbottom are part of a series shot for BBC TV in super slow motion and high definition at 20 times the speed of a normal HD camera ...
South Pacific, West Papua
2008-08-14 09:37:00 Passing the lighthouse at sarong Preparing for a trip to Waimisi
'In the Heights,' 'South Pacific' lead Tony nominations
2008-05-13 20:31:00 NEW YORK -- "In the Heights," a bold new musical about Latinos in upper Manhattan, captured an eye-popping 13 Tony nominations, and...
South Pacific Cruisetours 2008
2008-05-07 08:14:00 Dear Friends, Discover the intimate, four-star-plus, ultra-deluxe Paul Gauguin cruise experience at aff ordable prices! With great, value-packed itineraries to dream-like islands in the South Pacifi c aboard the “Best Small Ship” in the world, you no longer have any reason not to travel! You’ll fi nd an enticing selection of South Pacific cruisetours from 11 days up to 18 days,...
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Cruise West Offers South Pacific Scuba Cruises
2008-04-14 00:00:00 Cruise West is taking their three three 2009 South Pacific itineraries and is offering something brand new for them, scauba excursions, on the cruises. Cruise West remains a leading small-ship cruise line with worldwide journeys by continuing to innovate the small ship experience. All three itineraries will be offered from the Cruise West ...
South Pacific Islanders Earn Scholarship at Polynesian Cultural Center
2008-03-06 06:30:00 Created by Mormons over half a century ago, the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Oahu is Hawaii’s most popular paid activity. It includes an authentic Hawaiian luau, the world’s largest night stage show, and re-created villages from seven different Polynesian cultures. Since opening in 1963, more than 33 million visitors have been introduced to the Polynesian ...
By: Arizona Music
[Strange] Civilizations across the South Pacific may collapse, and you can
2008-02-12 04:52:00 Yahoo
Fiji Islands - An Idyllic South Pacific Escape
2008-01-16 00:00:00 Occupying a land area of about 18,350 square kilometers, Fiji is an archipelago nation, situated in the center of the South Pacific Ocean, west of Tonga, east of Vanuatu, and south of Tuvalu. Fiji is about 2000 miles north-east of Australia, and has the Hawaiian Islands to the north and New Zealand to the south. ...
7.6 Quake Rocks South Pacific
2007-12-10 10:44:00 A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Sunday deep in the South Pacific, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The Japan Meteorological Agency measured the quake at 7.9. Both agencies said no tsunami warning was issued. “This earthquake is too deep inside the earth to generate a significant tsunami,” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. The USGS noted that the temblor ...
South Pacific Cruising
2007-11-03 09:30:00 Where : Darling Harbour, SydneyWhen : Saturday, 3rd November 2007, 3-00pmWeapon : Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 Here's the Pacific Sun, tied up and waiting to get on with its Summer cruising program. This is a reasonably big ship, some 46,000 tonnes, built in 1986. She carries 1900 passengers and has 9 decks. The Pacific Sun is a modern, luxury liner of the P&O Line. I came to Australia on the SS Britanis. She was built at Massachusetts as the Monterey in 1932, for the Matson Navigation Company and was 17,000 tonnes. She later became the Matsonia and later the Lurline. Finally, the ship was sold to Chandos Lines and became SS Britanis, making many trips to Australia full of assisted migrants, like me. We sailed to Australia the long way round, via the Cape of Good Hope, as the Suez Canal was closed due to the Gulf War. Departing on July 4th 1971, the journey took us from Southampton to Las Palmas, Dakar, Capetown, Fremantle, Ade...
By: RedInk
Powerful earthquake hits South Pacific islands
2007-11-01 09:18:00 A powerful earthquake struck near the Marianas Islands in the South Pacific, Japan’s weather agency said on Wednesday, adding that there is no threat of a tsunami. Share This
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Amazing Resort In The South Pacific
2007-06-26 08:49:00 Amazing Resort In The South PacificIf you can spare some time & are in a mood for a vacation then this amazing resort in South Pacific is a perfect vacation spot for you. Its surrounding stunning beauty will leave you charmed & for sure you will be enchanted by it.SourceOther Posts: Beautiful Photographs From Outer Space - Mars Demon Speed PhotographyTopsy Turvy Upside Down BusRelated Post: Only if I had $24,000,000 dollars right now!ca-pub-6006325771531878
By: Crooked Brains
South Pacific to stop bottom-trawling
2007-05-11 11:39:00 A quarter of the world's oceans will be protected from fishing boats which drag heavy nets across the sea floor, South Pacific nations have agreed. The landmark deal will restrict bottom-trawling, which experts say destroys coral reefs and stirs up clouds of sediment that suffocate marine life. Observers and monitoring systems will ensure vessels remain five nautical miles from marine ecosystems at risk. The South Pacific contains the last pristine deep-sea marine environment. It extends from the Equator to the Antarctic and from Australia to the western coast of South America. The high seas encompass all areas not included in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of a country. 'Precautionary measures' The agreement reached in the coastal town of Renaca in Chile will come into force on 30 September. It will close to bottom-trawling areas where vulnerable marine ecosystems are known or are likely to exist, unless a prior assessment is undertaken and highly precautionary pr...
yet another reason to move to the south pacific
2007-05-08 18:33:00 Coconut oil powers island's cars By Phil Mercer BBC News, SydneyPeople on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have found their own solution to high energy prices - the humble coconut. They are developing mini-refineries that produce a coconut oil that can replace diesel. From police officers to priests, the locals are powering up their vehicles and generators with coco-fuel.Inquiries for the coconut power have come in from overseas, including Iran and Europe. For years, the people of Bougainville have been dependent on expensive fuel imported onto the island. Shortages have often caused many businesses in this part of Papua New Guinea to grind to a halt. High energy costs have not helped either.Increasingly, locals are turning to a cheaper and far more sustainable alternative to diesel. Coconut oil is being produced at a growing number of backyard refineries.Matthias Horn, a German migrant and an engineer, operates one such refinery. "They sometimes refer to me as the Ma...
By: i am ahem
ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE!
2007-04-03 01:58:00 A DAY AT THE INTER-CONTINENTAL TAHITI - SEPTEMBER 2004The last day of our Tahitian 2004 holidays was mostly spent at the Tahiti Intercontinental Beachcomber Hotel. Relax and preparing for the roughly eleven hour flight back from Papeete to Santiago, Chile, with a stop at Easter Island. Great time!"EARLY MORNING - The view towards Moorea is simply fantastic, and in the morning the clouds do not yet cover the island...""LAWN - On the way to the beach pool""BEACH POOL almost only for us. Everybody else is at the Pool Bar...""MAIN POOL""FISH BASIN""TIKIS - Gods representations! It is around 1400-1450 that the art of sculpture made its appearance with the first stone Tikis, most often found in the form of statues. The Tiki is a male character, with the arms folded down, the legs bent, the head stuck on his body, no neck, and particularly emphasized genitalia. They were first discovered on very old petroglyphs, and those painted stones often showed faces with big rounded eyes, the origina...
By: Blogtrotter
Report: Quake hits South Pacific
2007-04-02 00:08:00 public broadcaster NHK said. The quake was located north of Australia.
By: Get rich
INTERLUDE...
2007-03-29 22:22:00 POLYNESIAN FISH - SEPTEMBER 2004This post is a pause in people's tours to show some fish travel..."BASIN - The Intercontinental has a basin where they feed some tropical fish and reproduce some corals. One of the days, Jean-Pierre decided to photograph most of the existing species, and I chose some of the photos to show here!"***FISH"SMALL FISH""LARGER FISH""POISSON VACHE - Careful, this one nibbled Jean-Pierre""YELLOW FISH"***CORAL"BROWN""GREY""PINK-""PURPLE"
By: Blogtrotter
STILL IN MOOREA!
2007-03-20 23:25:00 LAST DAY CRUISING - SEPTEMBER 2004After the stop at the Sofitel Ia Ora Hotel, we continued our tour of the Island passing through Teavaro, next to Vaiare and by Afareaitu. Then we got near to the Hotel Linareva, and Le Bateau restaurant, where we had a fabulous lunch during our first time in Tahiti in 1992. One day I'll complete the post on the Blogtrotter 90s with some videos, since there are almost no photos at all!"HOTEL LINAREVA""LE BATEAU (the Floating Boat) ? Located in front of the Linareva Hotel in Haapiti, it was owned by a Swiss, and had a very nice ambiance and very good food!"INTERCONTINENTAL BEACHCOMBER HOTEL - Almost at the end of our tour we stopped at the Intercontinental to take another swim and grab some food. The parking at the entrance is nested in a quite interesting garden...""WATER - Many beautiful white sand beaches can be found in the northern coast around Papetoai. The beach at the Intercontinental is quite nice, and had already been visited in 1992. No wo...
By: Blogtrotter
MOOREA - THE YELLOW LIZARD
2007-03-17 20:51:00 LAST STOP - SEPTEMBER 2004"MOOREA MAP, borrowed from The Tahiti Traveller website.I love Moorea, one of the Society Islands, a bit more than 130 square kilometres and 17 km far from Tahiti, to the north-west! After Bora Bora and its lagoon, it's my favourite Tahiti island; and in some aspects (less touristy, calmer and quiter) is even better than Bora. Seen from the sky, its shape looks like a fork or a trident, with its two almost symmetrical bays on the north side: Opunohu Bay and Cook's (or Paopao) Bay. The island is of volcanic origin, and it is said that both bays were formerly river basins that filled during the searise. Some, however, would claim that the bays are the result of the work of the tail of a giant yellow lizard, the meaning of moorea in Tahitian language...""SUNRISE""GETTING CLOSER - Early morning, after capturing the rising sun, we were sailing towards Moorea""ENTERING Opunohu Bay""EAST""WEST""ANCHORED - The Tahitian Princess dropped anchor at Opunohu Bay - the...
By: Blogtrotter
MAGICAL TOUR
2007-03-15 00:47:00 STILL BORA BORA - SEPTEMBER 2004Bora Bora is actually magical, and the memories are even more striking than the myth. The colours of the lagoon are simply fantastic, and the water is terrific..."WAKE UP - Early morning view at the cabin balcony of the Tahitian Princess""PEARL BEACH RESORT - Bora Bora has probably one of the highest concentrations of luxury resorts in the world...""MOTU - There are many motu in the lagoon, and some of them are quite beautiful""BEACHCOMBER INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL""BLUES - Enjoying life""SOFITEL HOTEL""MATIRA BEACH - I love this one...""PATROL & YACHT - P689 «La Railleuse» is an offshore patrol boat designed to accomplish police operations in the French Exclusive Economic Zone. Yachts are always sailing the lagoon...""MOUNT OTEMANU was finally uncovered""GOODBYE BORA BORA""SAILING - Enjoying the sunshine before sunset...""SUNSET"
By: Blogtrotter
BORA BORA SUNSET CRUISE
2007-03-11 11:29:00 IMAGINE! - SEPTEMBER 2004"THE TAHITIAN PRINCESS was anchored at Povale Bay while we travelled around the lagoon""CATAMARAN - It was a bit windy at the catamaran and we even caught some drops of rain during the cruise...""A SISTER catamaran was also cruising the lagoon""SAILING - Enjoying the sun and the sea...""SHOW-TIME""BORA BORA NUI RESORT, set in on the largest motu at the south western tip of the Bora Bora Lagoon, has one of the best fine white sandy beaches in the island""OVERWATER BUNGALLOWS""PAREO TRYING""ONE MAN SHOW - One of the crew - guitar player, singer, joke teller, boat driver, champagne waiter, etc. - was preparing to open the coconut with his bare hands... or was it with his head?""SUNSET""CHAMPAGNE - It was not Dom Perignon, but anyhow it was quite decent...""OVER!"
By: Blogtrotter
BORA BORA!
2007-03-07 10:23:00 THE MYTHICAL DESTINATION - SEPTEMBER 2004Bora Bora, an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands located some 250 km north-west of Papeete, was discovered in 1722. It is surrounded, like almost all other islands in Tahiti, by a lagoon and a fringing reef, and has two peaks in its centre: Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu (the highest at 727 meters).Bora Bora, the «First Born», is one of the most beautiful islands in the world, and probably the most famous, due to books, movies, and its stunning beauty. The fact that, following the Pearl Harbour attack by Japan, the United States choose Bora Bora as a South Pacific military base, surely contributed also to the myth. Actually, it is said that, though the base was officially closed on June 2, 1946, some American personnel refused to leave, and had to be forcibly removed..."SWIMMING POOL - The next destination of the Tahitian Princess was Bora Bora and its proximity excited everybody. The result was that at 9:00 a.m., while the shi...
By: Blogtrotter
POLYNESIAN PARTY!
2007-03-03 15:16:00 SHOW TIME ON BOARD - SEPTEMBER 2004"THE NIGHT IS YOURS - Every night on a cruise there is usually a live theatre production. When in Raiatea, local artists came on board and we had a Polynesian show, first at the ship's theatre, and then outside...""CARVING - There are always some artists on board the ship; at the Tahitian, we had a Philippine cook who was a carving specialist. The ice Horse-head is not easy to see, but it was perfect!""DANCERS - Preparing to enter the informal stage...""POLYNESIAN SHOW""PASSENGERS' SHOW""GLASS PYRAMID - Though we were in French Polynesia, the Champagne was far from being acceptable. Some Portuguese sparkling wine is much better than what we were offered...""AS TIME GOES BY - It's definitely not the best photo to illustrate the theme, and the singers were not playing this tune. But there was «moonlight and love songs - never out of date)». Anyhow, a recent post from Cris (on a quite different subject, but using the same motto - actually on old ho...
By: Blogtrotter
RAIATEA - THE SACRED ISLAND
2007-03-01 02:26:00 STILL CRUISING - SEPTEMBER 2004Our next destination was Raiatea. The island, shaped like an isosceles triangle with a base of 14 kms and a height of 20 kms, has an area of 238 square kilometres and a population of about eleven thousand persons. That makes it the fourth largest in French Polynesia, and the second largest in the Society Islands in terms of area. Raiatea is located in the southern part of the Leeward Islands and is situated approximately 120 miles northwest of Tahiti, directly between Tahiti and Bora Bora. The island, with its tallest point - Mt. Tefatoaiti - at an altitude of 1,017 meters, is an old former volcanic mass, the last lava having flowed some 2.5 million years ago. It has six bays favourable for populations to settle, and its main village is Uturoa. Raiatea and Tahiti are the only islands that have a port allowing large cruise ships to dock.Raiatea has the reputation of being the cradle of Polynesian civilizations. In ancient times, the island was known as ...
By: Blogtrotter
A FULL DAY AT SEA
2007-02-24 18:59:00 TAHITIAN PRINCESS - SEPTEMBER 2004A full day at sea (two or three for cruises lasting from seven to fourteen days) is an interesting experience, as it allows you to fully enjoy the ship: your cabin, in particular if you have a balcony (we had one in Deck Seven), the spas, and the pools, jacuzzis, golf practices, jogging tracks, shops, lounges, theatres, bars or, if you like it, the casinos... This time, further to all this, we could also enjoy the Library and Card Room as well as the Internet satellite connection provided for by the Tahitian Princess!"TAHITIAN PRINCESS is described at the Princess website as «our pearl of the Pacific. Smaller in size yet rich in amenities this beautiful vessel features an array of onboard activities. Relax on deck by the pool or get a massage at the Lotus Spa. At night, fine fare abounds in refined dining rooms and specialty restaurants, with live entertainment rivalling anything on shore. And this ship offers more than 200 balcony staterooms so you...
By: Blogtrotter
RAROTONGA - COOK ISLANDS
2007-02-21 02:47:00 CRUISING IN PARADISE - SEPTEMBER 2004After departing from Huahine, we had a full day at sea to get to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands are located at the heart of South Pacific: they lie in the centre of the Polynesian Triangle, flanked to the west by The Kingdom of Tonga and the Samoas and to the east by Tahiti and the islands of French Polynesia. Cook Islands consist of 15 islands, scattered over an area the size of India with a total population of approximately 18000 souls, no bigger than a small New Zealand country town... Rarotonga, whose name stems from «raro» meaning «down» and «tonga» meaning «south», is the youngest island in the Cook Islands southern group, and stands 4500 meters above the ocean floor. The volcano has a diameter of roughly 50km, at a depth of 4000 meters, and its highest peak is 658 meters above sea level. The island is surrounded by a lagoon, protected by a reef distant some hundred meters, which then slopes steeply to deep water. Rarotonga...
By: Blogtrotter
HUAHINE - THE GARDEN ISLAND
2007-02-18 01:35:00 CRUISING, DAY THREE - SEPTEMBER 2004After a first night docked at the Autonomous Port of Papeete and a second night travelling to Huahine - 170km northwest of Papeete, the first of the Leeward Islands you meet when coming from Tahiti -, we passed the fringing reef, entered the lagoon pass and, by 6:30 a.m., dropped anchor at Maroe Bay. Everything looked beautiful, but even close to Paradise sad news do reach you: a fax sent by satellite to the ship gave notice that a very good Colleague and Friend had unexpectedly passed away. That was the only shadow and blow during this fantastic trip!Huahine (The «Garden Island», «Secret Island» or «Rebel Island») is composed of two islands - Huahine-Nui (Big Huahine) and Huahine-Iti (Little Huahine) - formerly joined only by a sandpit at low tide, and now connected by a small bridge over the narrow isthmus in the lagoon. It is, geographically speaking, one of the more diverse of the Society Group, with hills that descend steeply to the blue lapi...
By: Blogtrotter
SOUTH PACIFIC CRUISE
2007-02-15 00:00:00 DEPARTING PAPEETE - SEPTEMBER 2004"PAPEETE PORT - The departure to the South Pacific cruise took place from the Autonomous Port of Papeete. The quality of the site of the Papeete harbour, connected to the ocean by a pass of 110 meters wide and 10.9 meters deep, was a major factor for the development of the port as early as the second half of the nineteenth century. But it was in the twentieth century, mainly from 1962 through 1966, that the port facilities improved significantly. The facilities include more than 2,500 meters of quays, including two berths for cruise ships, and several others for inter-island coasters, freighters, ferries to Moorea, catamarans and yachts""TAHITIAN PRINCESS - There were mainly two cruise possibilities for visiting French Polynesia. We opted for the Tahitian Princess - a six hundred and seventy passenger ship - because it was a ten day cruise and visited also Rarotonga, in the Cook Islands""WELCOME ABOARD""POOL AND JACUZZI - It was probably the only ti...
By: Blogtrotter
TAHITI BEACHCOMBER INTERCONTINENTAL
2007-02-07 02:32:00 BACK TO A NICE HOTEL - SEPTEMBER 2004In 1992, we stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel in Papeete. We started by staying at a very nice fare over the water and had some amazing experiences.The first: one of the days - I think I've already mentioned this somewhere - the TV was on, though we were not paying too much attention... Then, suddenly, we noticed that a play somewhere in Africa was being released. Curiously, it sounded familiar as, aside from the interventions of the French reporter, characters were speaking Portuguese. It was the incredible Tchiloli - The Tragedy of the Marquis of Mantua - played in Sao Tome and Principe. Hearing Portuguese from Sao Tome and Principe on a French TV Channel at an over water suite in Tahiti was at least bizarre...The second: one night, it was raining dogs and cats; pouring as only in the tropics... The sea was a bit rough, but the coral reef was supposed to stop the huge waves. Anyhow, wavelets were reaching our fare. The problem was that the ...
By: Blogtrotter
www.InvestInTonga.com South Pacific Dream Properties
0000-00-00 00:00:00 www.InvestInTonga.com South Pacific Dream Properties . Vava u, Tonga: real estate, south pacific Private Islands Stunning Beachfronts Magnificent Ocean Views Commercial Properties Residential Properties Lifestyle Business MLS Service Property. . .
Fiji Islands - An Idyllic South Pacific Escape
0000-00-00 00:00:00 Occupying a land area of about 18,350 square kilometers, Fiji is an archipelago nation, situated in the center of the South Pacific Ocean, west of Tonga, east of Vanuatu, and south of Tuvalu. Fiji is about 2000 miles north-east of Australia, and has the Hawaiian Islands to the north and New Zealand to the south. ...
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Fiji Islands An Idyllic South Pacific Escape
0000-00-00 00:00:00 With its sheer beauty thousands of magnificent beaches beautiful volcanic islands coral reefs pristine lagoons palm fringed shorelines lush green forest areas and volcanic peaks rising up to 3000 ft Fiji has now become the most enchanting tourist destination in the South Pacific
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