LOCATION

Bora Bora, France

COORDINATES

16.5004° S, 151.7415° W

DATE

July 2023

A little French glamour in the islands of Bora Bora, nothing better than the relaxed island life with a touch of European sophistication, the melodic hum of the French accents in the background and delicious French cuisine infused into the simplest of island menus.  

Amongst the turquoise waters and blue lagoons, we were fortunate to visit the home of Francesca Bonato, founder of Coqui Coqui, who has created a line of eight fragrances inspired by French Polynesia’s exotic and deductively scented tropical flowers, fruits, herbs and woods - a short boat trip from where we were staying, amongst the scents a line of floaty gauzy dresses.

TRAVEL NOTES

TRAVEL NOTES

Fortunately for me, a little tip off from a dear friend saw me leave with the most exquisite string of Tahitian black Pearls, a piece I treasure dearly and when I wear, always takes me back to the heady days of island living.