The Diplomat

French Polynesia Has Its Own China Dream

“You cannot be French on Monday and Chinese on Tuesday.” –French President Emmanuel Macron, 2021. When it comes to foreign relations, national and local narratives are not always aligned in the French ...
Business Insider

I spent 16 days in French Polynesia. The trip was spectacular, but these 5 things would have made it better.

Last August, Sonya Moore ticked French Polynesia off her travel bucket list. Despite a lot of planning before the trip, looking back, there are a few things she'd have done differently. She would have ...
CNN

French Polynesia has a culinary secret. It’s home to mouth-watering Chinese fusion cuisine

It’s a cloudless morning and the sun is shining brightly off the coast of French Polynesia’s capital and largest city, Papeete, enhancing the water’s already vibrant shades of blue. Though just meters ...
Business Insider

I took a solo trip to one of the most popular honeymoon destinations. I can't wait to go back — with or without a partner

Polynesia is a popular honeymoon destination, but I traveled there solo and had a wonderful time. I rented my own scooter and stayed in guesthouses, a different experience than most honeymooners.
The Daily Beast

These Islands Are Like Hawaii But Without the Crowds

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

French Polynesia hit hard by COVID, straining ties with Paris

France's worst coronavirus outbreak is unfolding 12 time zones away from Paris, devastating Tahiti and other idyllic islands of French Polynesia. French Polynesia relies upon the central government ...
The Diplomat

French Polynesia Battles for Independence

RAROTONGA – In a far flung corner of the South Pacific a secessionist movement is stirring with its protagonists preparing for a major battle looming half a world away. And if Oscar Manutahi Temaru ...
Inverse

Did ancient Americans settle in Polynesia? The evidence doesn’t add up

How did the Polynesian peoples come to live on the far-flung islands of the Pacific? The question has intrigued researchers for centuries. Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl brought the topic to public ...
CNN

Indigenous Americans had contact with Polynesians 800 years ago, DNA study confirms

Indigenous Americans and Polynesians crossed thousands of miles of open ocean and made contact with each other as early as 1200 A.D., centuries before the arrival of Europeans, a new study has found.
Reuters

Genetic study reveals how ancient seafarers settled vast Polynesia

WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Beginning more than a millennium ago, intrepid seafarers traversed vast Pacific Ocean expanses in double-hulled sailing canoes to reach the far-flung islands of ...
The New York Times

House Hunting in French Polynesia: A Private Island for $2.9 Million

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 ...