You Know What? Screw It! I'm Moving to Bora Bora

Bora-Bora: Over and under

Bora-Bora is a dream landscape just 160 miles northwest of Tahiti. L.A. Times photographer Bob Chamberlin caught both sides of this island where ultra-luxurious hotels have sprouted in the past few years -- all designed to lure the world's most affluent travelers to this fabled South Pacific island.


Over and under: Hotel Bora Bora

Over: The crystalline coast


Over: The Intercontinental


Over: In the shadow of Mt. Otemanu


Under: A tropical trek


Under: Shark time


Over: A bat ray near the St. Regis


Over: Bora Bora Nui Resort and Spa in Vaitape


Over: Restaurant at the St. Regis


Over and under: Water lilies