French Polynesia News

In France, the uncertain traveler can map a course merely by following his taste buds or consulting the Michelin's red guide.

A French Polynesian politician who wants to maintain ties to France said Monday's Autonomy Day should bring together the pro-autonomy political parties that had been squabbling for several years, reports Radio New Zealand International.

THE French National Assembly on Friday approved a landmark bill on compensating the victims of nuclear tests carried out in French Polynesia and Algeria over more than three decades.

Monday, 29 June 2009, 4:26 pm Press Release: Christian World Service French government decision on Moruroa workers unfair Former workers and widows of Morurua workers failed in their bid for compensation from the effects of nuclear testing from the French government.

Of eight cases the court considered, damages were awarded only to the children of one deceased worker.

They'd been puzzling me all week. No matter what corner of Tahiti's main island I visited, there'd be a lonely pole standing in a paddock topped with a single coconut.

Is there an upside to the down economy? If you're an island-goer, the answer is an unqualified yes.

Honeymooners who choose to go to the South Pacific usually make for Bora Bora or Moorea.

Looking to trade in your old board for something different, then check out Patagonia Cardiffa s Board Swap happening on June 20th and the 21st from 9am-4pm. Call 760-634-9886 to claim a spot or email www.patagonia.com Dona t miss the largest Amateur Surf contest at taking place Lower Trestles and Salt Creek.

Food poisoning, not wanderlust, may have inspired early Polynesian wayfarers to undertake risky voyages across the Pacific to Hawai'i, New Zealand and Rapa Nui, according to new research.

FRENCH Polynesia's President has landed himself in hot water over a suggestion the country take a new name that has "sexy" connotations for some islanders.

Tribal tattoos decorate an inhabitant of a French Polynesian island renowned for its vanilla.

There are big discounts but, writes Mike Heard, they will not last for long. Will the world's top luxury cruise lines be able to recover from the biggest bout of discounting on record? As rich Americans and Europeans try to ease the pain of recession by delaying or cancelling travel this year, many of the biggest names in cruising are becoming ...

We had a good sail to Huahine, taking about 5 hours with force 4 to 5 winds and 2 - 3 metre swells.

Nearly 40 years after the first of its 210 nuclear tests, France is preparing to compensate people affected by the fallout.

Hot, sweaty and unmarried, Dugald Jellie soaks up the charms of a tropical paradise.

French Polynesia has confirmed its first case of Influenza A/H1N1 in a young American woman who arrived on a flight from Los Angeles, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued yellow travel alerts Saturday for Ukraine, Malaysia, French Polynesia and Trinidad & Tobago over new confirmed cases of swine flu in those countries.

The Swan Ball is a traditional white tie gala and one of the premier charity balls in the U.S. today, with an expected attendance of 850 socially prominent Southeastern, national and international guests.

MOOREA: There's plenty of scope for sipping pina coladas and doing not a lot, but the thrill are there for those who look.