It almost felt like a scene out of the movie musical South Pacific. Our landing craft-a WWII vintage front-loader-alighted onto the sugar-sand beach with a soft thump, and we stepped off into the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. French Polynesia is the definition of a dream destination, where turquoise lagoons, lush volcanic islands, and endless ocean views ...

The Marquesas are a beautiful, remote stretch of islands in the South Pacific. And, as of last weekend, they are also a UNESCO World Heritage site. The latest UNESCO convention added 24 new properties ...

French Polynesia, the “Islands of Tahiti.” Both refer to the same geographic region comprising 118 islands and five archipelagos spread over four million square kilometers of ocean in the eastern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Adventurous travelers can summit Mount Otemanu in Bora Bora, one of 118 islands and atolls in French Polynesia. Photograph by ...

French Polynesia offers a classic island travel guide with towering mountains, turquoise lagoons, and some of the most recognizable South Pacific scenery. The video highlights favorite places and ...

This is the latest in our series on underrated destinations, It’s Still a Big World. Nothing will ruin a vacation quite like crowds. Whether it’s beaches and bars or museums and mountaintops, large ...

French Polynesia, with its strategic location and massive EEZ, will play a key role in France’s Indo-Pacific policy. In July 2021, French President Emmanuel Macron visited French Polynesia for the ...

The remote collection of islands in the Pacific Ocean is seeing a market ‘transformation’ thanks to a stable economy, expanded tourism and exploding demand. 13 Photos View Slide Show › By Roxana ...