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 ...

"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 had just purchased at Los Angeles International Airport. Our new ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 had just purchased at Los Angeles ...

When considering the optimal wine-making terroir - the unique qualities of the environment that influences the wine it produces - it's a safe bet that a coral atoll in the middle of the Pacific ...

Robert Van Meter Where we went: On a recent trip to Rangiroa in French Polynesia, we spent four nights at the Kia Ora Le Sauvage on a tiny island an hour by boat across the lagoon from the main island ...

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 had just purchased at Los Angeles ...