In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, 3,400 miles away from California, there’s the remote Marquesas Islands – an archipelago ...

Have you ever wondered why French Polynesia has long beguiled writers and artists, explorers and dreamers alike? Among them, one celebrated author spun such captivating tales that they inspired a ...

I was five days into a seven-day voyage on the French Polynesia-based Paul Gauguin when the wild thoughts began. Do I really have to go back? Couldn't I just stay here forever? Lounging by the pool on ...

If any corner of the world is synonymous with paradise, it’s French Polynesia’s scattered, sparsely inhabited islands, buttercream palm-fringed beaches, and glass-clear waters. The region is best ...

Beneath a grapefruit tree on the road that rings the Polynesian island of Rurutu, my six-year-old daughter stuck out her thumb. The first car, a Mini-Cooper, stopped and the driver greeted us in ...

The Marquesas Islands, a Unesco World Heritage Site in French Polynesia, remain largely untouched by tourism. Flights ...

Join the Aranui 5 on a unique cruise through the Pacific's breathtaking Marquesas Islands, a journey filled with volcanic ...

The U-Th dating method was originally used in Polynesia to date prehistoric coral and cave formations, including the initial discovery of the Tonga archipelago and Mangareva Islands, Hawaiian sacred ...