Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The term "Tahiti" needs clarification. People often use it to refer to French Polynesia as a whole, but Tahiti is only the main ...

SINCE 1842 France has given Tahiti and its surrounding islands a type of protection unique in the world today. Even at the peak of World War II, France with great reluctance gave permission to the ...

Next year, Tahiti will be home to the surfing competition of the Paris Olympics, almost 10,000 miles away from France. But the region has its own annual games, known as the Heiva. Toakura, the ...

During their days on Tahiti's turquoise ocean some years ago, fishers noticed their catches—and the fish inside—were getting smaller. With fishing being a vital part of the ways of Polynesian life, ...

From trailing a street food hawker in Singapore to navigating the ancient roads of the Mayan jungle, award-winning food and travel writer Naomi Tomky explores the globe with a hungry eye—and mouth.

At 6 a.m. on Sunday, the streets of Papeete, the capital of Tahiti, were jam-packed with cars and people moving in the same direction. My guide and driver, Vanessa of Manava Tours, circled a few times ...

Traditional dances, Polynesian food, and a celebration of culture return to downtown Stockton for the Te Fa'a Nō Te 'Ori 2025 Tahitian Dance Festival. The three-day festival begins on Friday, Oct. 17, ...

FRENCH POLYNESIA, — For visitors looking to live like a local, the Islands of Tahiti have a unique way to stay. It's called the "guesthouse." “It's really different from a hotel,” Guesthouse Owner ...

Al Harrington hosts PBS Hawaiʻi live coverage as Hōkūleʻa returns from Tahiti in 1976. PBS Hawaiʻi provided live coverage when Hōkūleʻa returned to Hawaiʻi on July 26, 1976 from its maiden voyage to ...