Catherine - I used to live near the Maldives, and they are thousands of miles from Bora Bora. Bora Bora is in the Pacific and the Maldives are off the southern tip of India in the Indian Ocean, just to keep things accurate.

The beautiful island I remember best is Boracay in the Philippines -- I stayed in a bamboo hut, ate fruit all day (pineapple, papaya, mango, guava etc) and enjoyed the white sand beach which was a minute's walk away. The water was as blue as a swimming pool, and little tiny tropical fish followed along with me as I swam.