The "Vaapiti" double-hulled canoe in the shallow waters off the coast of Moorea. Vaapiti/dpa-tmn Sailing is all about balance. I step over the narrow bow of the bug to take the outstretched hand of ...

Paradise isn't as far away as one may think. French Polynesia is just an eight-hour flight from the U.S. West Coast, and the Society Islands offer the perfect slice of island life. One of the easiest ...

French Polynesia is the archetypal island paradise. A place of such astounding natural beauty that superlatives fail from overuse. This French overseas territory sits in the heart of the South Pacific ...

Capt. Cook had nothing on me. I got to see Polynesia’s pristine lagoons and palm-bordered white beaches from a four-masted sailing ship, just like the British explorer, and it didn’t take me eight ...

5 / 12Guests travel by tender into the islands of French Polynesia for ma.rine or land excursions or just to go for a cold beer in a beach side barRoger Paperno 6 / 12Polynesian fire dancers perform ...