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Miles Away

Getting To and From Paradise: French Polynesia

Miles Away

The Points Guy

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this podcast premiere, Miles Away host Zach Honig explores French Polynesia with The Points Guy Senior Writer Darren Murph. Honeymoon hotspots Bora Bora, Moorea and Tahiti are more accessible than ever before, with affordable flight and hotel awards, even at some of the world's top resorts. You'll walk away with booking advice for lie-flat business-class flights and Instagrammable bungalows, along with planning tips and activity recommendations, from jet ski tours to volcanic mountain hikes. It's time to pack your bags and join Miles Away for an unforgettable, yet affordable trip to paradise.


Notes: French Polynesia Hotels



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0:00.0

Hello travelers welcome to the very first episode of Miles

0:08.9

away this is your host zak honig and I'll be coming to you every Wednesday to explain how to get to some of the world's most luxurious destinations using your points and miles.

0:19.0

On this episode, I'll be talking to the points guys senior writer Darren Murph about ways to get to the islands

0:24.0

making up French Polynesia.

0:27.0

So Darren, welcome to miles away.

0:30.0

Thank you, sir.

0:31.0

Happy to be here.

0:32.0

So Darren and I actually go way, way back.

0:34.2

I've been at TBG since 2015,

0:36.6

so I've been working with Brian for about four years now,

0:39.4

but Darren actually brought me on to Engadgett in 2011, and now we have an opportunity to work again

0:45.6

in his role as senior writer for The Points Guy.

0:48.4

So...

0:49.4

Yes, indeed.

0:50.4

How's it been going so far, Darren?

0:51.4

It's amazing.

0:52.4

It's exactly how you think it would be. We get to live and

0:56.1

write about and breathe and eat and sleep travel all the time. It's magnificent.

1:01.6

What has been your best trip to date at TPG?

1:04.0

The best trip to date at TPG, coincidentally, is the one that we'll probably be talking about today.

1:11.0

And that's took me to Tahiti anda in the middle of the South Pacific.

1:15.1

Just a couple months into your rural TVG.

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