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Taha’a is surrounded by a string of small islands known as motu.

There’s more to this paradise than just overwater bungalows

All the tourists in French Polynesia head to Bora Bora, which means the other islands can feel like your own private escape.

  • Emily McAuliffe

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The Grand Dining Room.

This ship’s claim to offer the best dining at sea is no idle boast

Regatta doesn’t have the expensive finishes and furnishings of a luxury ship, but cleverly creates an indulgent air.

  • Brian Johnston
The seat has just 31 inches (79 cm) of legroom, but you probably won’t need to sleep.

Airline review: This ticket to paradise is excellent, even in economy

Even in economy class, this airline and its friendly staff get you in the mood for an island holiday from the moment you step on board.

  • Emily McAuliffe

What links a dead paedophile painter with Paris 2024? Shame

As Paris holds the world’s gaze, France’s continued meddling in the Pacific paints a less-than-golden picture of colonial neglect and the price of imperialism.

  • Malcolm Knox
Tahiti Iti has all the pristine wilderness appeal of French Polynesia’s outer islands.

This year’s most beautiful Olympic venue is 15,000 kilometres from Paris

There’s a smaller version of this French paradise that offers glimpses of what the original island nation was like.

  • Craig Tansley
Joao Chianca, of Brazil, in the barrel at Teahupo’o, Tahiti, on a training day ahead the 2024 Summer Olympics surfing.

Barrels and bikinis: Why surf holidays aren’t just for surfers

I’m a bit of a willing hostage to the surf and whether there’s good, uncrowded surf in a destination often colours our choice of holiday.

  • Lee Tulloch
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Aerial view of Raivavae.

Swimming pigs, white-flour sand and low-rise lodges: Exploring the Austral Islands

These rarely visited French Polynesian islands are a blast to the senses and a balm for the soul.

  • Luke Slattery
Tatiana Weston-Webb’s perfect 10 at Teahupo’o

‘This is women’s surfing’: A perfect 10 as history made at Teahupo’o

Women were banished from Teahupo’o for 15 years because it was deemed too dangerous. In heaving, two-metre waves on Thursday, the women dominated like never before.

  • Dan Walsh
Teahupo’o wipeout,

‘Eight-storey building onto a four-foot reef’: Why Teahupo’o is so perfect ... and terrifying

Five surfers have died at the iconic and infamous Tahitian break, venue for the Olympic competition in July, which translates as “place of skulls” in the local Polynesian dialect.

  • Dan Walsh
Prepare for queues to move at a glacial pace.

This might be a five-star paradise, but its airport is a dismal one star

The queues are long and sweaty, the toilets are broken and the best thing about it is the view while taking off.

  • Brian Johnston

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