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  1. JBazar

    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    They were having technical issues with the video and told me it would be ready in two days. sorry
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    A short clip from the Philippines.
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    Thanks Douglas! The crabs didn't taste that nutty even though they live on coconut. That would be a question for jeremy though because I only ate a few bites, Jeremy polished the rest off.
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    Next PEARL TALK! Next PEARL TALK! No thank you guys for following I am just so glad to share the experience with everyone! We are almost finished editing the next Pearl Talk. We had a talk with Jeremy, Joel and Ralph from Honora, Michael from Heng Mei, My father and I in Hong Kong. A great...
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    Takaroa Paul Yu's pearl farm Takaroa Paul Yu's pearl farm We spent a few nights sleeping on the floor in a shack at a Tahitian pearl farm, on the rim of a sunken volcano. We caught our meals from the ocean and hunted giant coconut crabs in the jungle at night. It was one of the best...
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    These are all really great questions. When comparing the colors of Tahitian pearls to Fijian pearls I would say that in Tahiti you can find all of the colors blue, brown, peacock, green etc. but they are going to be darker on average. Fiji pearls are incredibly light in color. Here is a...
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    On Robert Wan's farm we would have had less than one full day of filming and the rest would be travel as Marutea is one of the farthest removed atols of Tahiti. With our new plan we will have 2 full days of filming on the farms. Now we will be able to shoot nets and divers with our underwater...
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    Thanks for all of your great feedback!!! Thanks for all of your great feedback!!! Lisa C: Thanks for the great comments! I do the photography for my company so I guess I have just developed a half way decent eye for pearl pictures. I have been taking about 120 a day and just choosing the ones...
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    Fiji Pearl Farm Fiji Pearl Farm WOW what an amazing day we had at Justin Hunters Fiji pearl farm. The colors of these pearls is mind blowing and Fiji was absolutely gorgeous. In one day we managed to see the Hatchery, visit a working raft, watch the technicians seeding the mollusk, went scuba...
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    Lisa, I have hundreds of pictures and probably over a hundred hours of video, so I will have lots to share. These photos are not really edited at all, a few I brightened up but besides that not much of anything. When I was at the factory I didn't notice the family similarity and we talked with a...
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    Tahitian Pearl Farming: A day in the life...

    Wow those photos are AMAZING!
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    (Please notice at every stage of pearl sorting the workers are facing windows. These windows are all facing north for the optimal lighting.
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    Otsuki Pearl Factory Otsuki Pearl Factory The last two days in Japan were action packed between the Mikimoto farms museum and the Otsuki pearl factory! Here are a few pictures I took at the factory. The grading system of otsuki works like this... RA: Best quality high luster no spots R1...
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    Jacques, Thank you for everything you guys did for us! The story of jewelmer and the golden pearl Is priceless, and the people behind the scenes there are amazing and inspirational. I cant wait to share the story with everyone and tell everyone on the farms I say hello from Japan! P.s. I cant...
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    Thanks lisa, yes it was unnerving to say the least when we walked off the airplane and heard the news. It was a horrible day for Japan and I will say a prays for the victims of this epic disaster. These are baby goats in the picture and they were absolutely adorable! The team couldn't get me...
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    Just a few of the first pictures from our journey.
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    WOOOW While we were flying to Japan from the Philippines A massive earthquake hit Japan and a typhoon hit the Philippines! It is amazing how much can change in mere moments. I just want to let everyone know that Jeremy my team and I are safe and the quake hit north of our location. I have heard...
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    sure did and thank you.
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    TRIP AROUND THE WORLD? Feb 28th - Mar 26th

    This was taken at his auction which I video taped and documented in detail. We were in the "cafeteria" area which was really nice. His english was really really good and he is a great speaker. I got some real interesting stuff. I am dying to post these Pearl Talks but I don't want to post it...
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