In this episode, we’re heading from chaos to calm as Ashley shares the much brighter side of her French Polynesia trip—this time in beautiful Bora Bora. After last week’s wild experience in Moorea, this stay was exactly the reset she needed. Ashley gives us the full rundown of her time at the stunni…In this episode, we’re heading from chaos to calm as Ashley shares the much brighter side of her French Polynesia trip—this time in beautiful Bora Bora. After last week’s wild experience in Moorea, this stay was exactly the reset she needed. Ashley gives us the full rundown of her time at the stunning The Westin Bora Bora Resort & Spa, including a few minor bumps at the beginning and why the overall experience more than made up for it. From snorkeling in crystal-clear water to visiting a ...more
Today on Travel Chat with Ashley and Emily, Emily picks up with the second part of her incredible French Polynesian honeymoon — this time in dreamy Bora Bora. She shares how she scored an amazing deal at the Westin Bora Bora using points and gives a fantastic tip for flying between islands on Air Ta…Today on Travel Chat with Ashley and Emily, Emily picks up with the second part of her incredible French Polynesian honeymoon — this time in dreamy Bora Bora. She shares how she scored an amazing deal at the Westin Bora Bora using points and gives a fantastic tip for flying between islands on Air Tahiti that every traveler should know. Emily walks through the check-in and resort tour process, including the unexpected shenanigans required just to get a bike, and shares her honest take on the h...more
🎙️ Drop A Pin: French Polynesia Vlogcast 🌺✈️
🚨 This week’s episode is a one-plane-cockpit special—just @DonnieDoesWorld & @UncleChaps taking you on a tropical ride through French Polynesia! It’s our first-ever VLOGCAST (be sure to checkout the episode on youtube), packed with never-before-seen foota…🎙️ Drop A Pin: French Polynesia Vlogcast 🌺✈️
🚨 This week’s episode is a one-plane-cockpit special—just @DonnieDoesWorld & @UncleChaps taking you on a tropical ride through French Polynesia! It’s our first-ever VLOGCAST (be sure to checkout the episode on youtube), packed with never-before-seen footage, fresh dad updates, and a tiki-bar legend that kicked it all off. 🪑🎥
Timestamps:
1:06-10:57 Intro/Housekeeping
10:58-32:25 French Polynesia Discussion
32:26-1:38:43 Honeymoon Talk
1:38:44-1:50:50 Gettin’ Cultured with PFT
🎤 The Solo Flight: Chaps & Donnie Catch Up
🔹 Fact-Check & Feedback – The guys tackle some spicy comments about past episodes’ “accuracy,” and set the record straight
🔹 Baby on Board – Donnie reveals the wild play-by-play from his first ultrasound (spoiler: it was wild). 🤰📈
🌺 Don the Beachcomber & the Honeymoon Game Plan
🔹 How a 1930s tiki pioneer inspired Donnie’s dream honeymoon locale. 🍹🏝️
🔹 Deep cuts on tiki culture, cocktail lore, and why French Polynesia still feels like vintage escapism.
🎥 Vlogcast Premiere: French Polynesia Honeymoon Highlights
🔹 Abandoned Resorts, peak hippo mode, over-water bungalows—raw travel footage straight from Donnie’s camera roll.
🔹 Unexpected mishaps (ever try driving a boat with zero instruction?) and the ultimate sunset flex. 🌅🚤
🎙️ THEN… PFT Commenter Drops In for Gettin’ Cultured 🎰🌎
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🔹 Rapid-fire lightning round—Paris? Macau? Punta del Este? Who wins the neon crown?
🔹 The fellas draft their top “sin cities” around the world and debate which ones actually pay off in vibes.
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Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes has returned from her semi world cruise and I have returned from last week's Travel South USA Global Week Conference in Louisville. Kentucky so on this week's podcast we'll get caught up on the latest travel news about traveling to the US. Then we'll chat…Send us Fan Mail Travel Expert Onanta Forbes has returned from her semi world cruise and I have returned from last week's Travel South USA Global Week Conference in Louisville. Kentucky so on this week's podcast we'll get caught up on the latest travel news about traveling to the US. Then we'll chat with travel writer and blogger Linda King about the island of Bora Bora in the South Pacific. She's the founder of the Smart Travelista website Smarttravelista.com and that's where you'll find her...more
