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Cruising with Susan Calman season 3: release date, destinations, episode guide, interview and all about her latest series

Cruising with Susan Calman season 3 takes her from the US Mexico and Tahiti to Europe and Antarctica.

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Olympic surfing to be held in Tahiti as planned as opponents agree to new plans

Next year's Olympic surfing competition will be held on Tahiti's Teahupo'o beach as planned, the leader of French Polynesia said, declaring and end to a row between organisers, authorities and environmental groups who opposed the construction of a new judging tower that could threaten coral.

Radio France Internationale

Work to resume at Tahiti's legendary Olympic surfing site after uproar over damage to coral reef

Organizers of the Paris Olympics say work will resume this week to prepare the surfing venue in Tahiti after an uproar over damage to a coral reef put efforts on hold

The Independent UK

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Paris 2024 chief pledges to find solutions to keep Olympic surfing in Tahiti after coral damage

The Paris 2024 organizing committee president says he still wants the surfing competition at next year’s Olympics to take place in Tahiti despite the controversy surrounding the construction of the judging tower at the site, where coral has been damaged

The Independent UK

International Surf Association 'welcomes' pause in Olympics works at Tahiti venue

The International Surf Association (ISA) has said it welcomes the decision by authorities to suspend work on the venue in Tahiti for the Paris Olympics events.

Radio France Internationale

The surfing venue for the Paris Olympics is on the other side of the world but could steal the show

The surfing venue for next year's Paris Olympics is nearly 16,000 kilometers, or 10,000 miles, away on the other side of the world

The Independent UK

Tahiti village, surfers oppose plans for tower to judge Olympic surf event

Residents and surfers of one of the world's most famous surfing waves, Teahupo’o, in Tahiti, which will host the 2024 Olympic surfing competition, remain opposed to plans to build a judging tower, even after organisers scaled back plans. Opponents say construction will damage coral and put the health of the…

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The Paris Olympics scales back design of a new surf tower in Tahiti after criticism from locals

Organizers of next year’s Paris Olympics are scaling back the metal tower they plan to build for judges and television cameras at the picture-perfect surfing venue in Tahiti

The Independent UK

Paris 2024 Olympic Games: Competitions will span the globe from Paris to Tahiti

Plans are under way for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games to take place at iconic locations in and around Paris. But some events will kick off further afield, including surfing competitions at legendary Teahupo'o wave in Tahiti.

France 24

Tahiti digs in to protect ‘most beautiful wave’ ahead of Olympic surf event

World famous break Teahupo’o to host the 2024 competition but residents are fearful of damage to the pristine environment

The Guardian - AU

Gauguin’s ‘child-wife’: in search of the muse that inspired a masterpiece

Who is the young girl in Paul Gauguin’s painting Spirit of the Dead Watching? On a trip to Tahiti, the film-maker and novelist Devika Ponnambalam finds out the troubling truth

The Guardian - UK

Joshua Reynolds’ ‘Portrait of Omai’ is a national treasure. Why is Britain struggling to keep it?

The fight to save the iconic work reflects a painful truth about the UK’s financial state

Financial Times

Surfing great Kelly Slater to retire after Paris Olympics in 2024

Eleven-time world champion says he will call time on his long and decorated career if he appears at the Games, when he will be 52

The Guardian - AU

Highs and lows: 4 ideas to frame your holiday travel around Washington state

SEATTLE — While summer travel gets lots of love in Washington, the holiday season also brings many time off work and school, making the end of the year a prime time to travel — beyond the usual rounds for family, friends, turkey and presents. You can roam far and wide…

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Tiffany jewellery boss dies after falling into sea from cruise at 3am on dream holiday

Dilek Ertek, 71, is believed to have died after plunging into South Pacific off the coast of Tahiti from the Norwegian Spirit ship on 26th October

ABC News

Underside of one of the world's biggest waves takes out Ocean Photographer of the year award

An image of a surfer held down by one of the heaviest waves in the world in Tahiti has won a prestigious ocean photography award.

AAP

Australian wildcard Hedge stars in Tahiti

Australian wildcard Nathan Hedge has knocked off the top two surfers in the world to secure a quarter-final berth at the Tahiti Pro.

AAP

Big WSL finals step for Gilmore in Tahiti

Stephanie Gilmore has taken a big step towards qualifying for the WSL finals after breezing into the quarter-finals of the Tahiti Pro at Teahupo'o.

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WSL awaits 'epic' waves in Tahiti

Another lay day has been called for the Tahiti Pro due to small conditions at Teahupo'o.

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Lay days called for WSL event in Tahiti

Two lay days have been called for the Tahiti Pro due to small conditions at Teahupo'o.

AAP

Tyler Wright needs huge effort in Tahiti

Two-time world champion Tyler Wright will need to produce her best in Tahiti in order to qualify for the season-ending finals.

Tribune News Service

Big south swell could produce 10 foot waves at San Diego beaches

SAN DIEGO — A storm that originated off New Zealand and sent historically large waves to Tahiti and Hawaii will produce breakers in the 4 to 7 foot level, with sets up to 10 feet, at some San Diego County beaches through early Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Daily Mirror

Kim Kardashian to reunite with Pete Davidson in Australia after battling 'split' rumours

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson were last pictured together during a trip to Tahiti last month and have been separated ever since due to the former Saturday Night Live star's work commitments

The Independent UK

Hawaii museum revisits history of gender-fluid healers

A new exhibit at Bishop Museum in Honolulu is drawing attention to a more than 500-year-old story about four high-ranking visitors from Tahiti who healed the sick

Daily Mirror

Kim Kardashian's and Pete Davidson's trip to Australia is exposed as a hoax

Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson enjoyed a holiday in Tahiti before Kim returned to LA and Pete travelled to Australia to film. However, there were false claims that the couple enjoyed lunch together in a cafe in Queensland

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