Reporting from RANGIROA, FRENCH POLYNESIA — “Hey, I just realized this doesn’t have auto-correct,” my husband, Jeff, said as he was scribbling on the first page of the journal we just had purchased at ...

PHOTO: All the colors of the sea are on display in this dive excursion (Courtesy Paul Gauguin Cruises) There are many amazing features about Tahiti that make this region so alluring to travelers ...

After a couple of years traveling to French Polynesia, I began to notice that the territory's resort hotels are generally populated by two types of visitors: those that are pleased to be there, and ...

Twice a day the tide changes on this South Seas atoll, and when it does, 8- to 12-foot-tall waves churn through Tiputa Pass, creating a thunder of clashing water, riptides and whirlpools that can kill ...

RANGIROA, French Polynesia — Among the Islands of Tahiti, Rangiroa is in a class all its own. 50 miles from end to end, this ring of islands is the second-largest atoll in the world. Captain Noho ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Sleepy and spiritual: Rangiroa. Sunday in Rangiroa is as sleepy as it gets. I shake off my languor in the tropical morn and dress in my ...

As world leaders continue to debate climate change, new research has revealed reefs damaged as a result of global warming in one of the world's most exclusive diving areas will take at least a century ...