Their scent invades your senses just as you get off the plane and never leaves you for all of its visual and olfactory pleasure. More than an adornment, flowers are a way of life in Polynesia. A stroll in a typical Polynesian garden … As it is often worn, the tiare tucked behind the ear…

From February 8, lasting a fortnight, the heart of Tahiti and its islands will beat to the rhythm of Chinese drums. More than just folklore, Chinese New Year is here, this authentic and grandiose celebration gathers well more than just the Chinese community of French Polynesia … Two weeks of festivities In the aisles formed…

November 20 marks the change of season in Tahiti. The dry period gives way to the wet season, as it is customarily said. The Tahitians prefer to refer to this period as Abundance.  A more befitting term! Abundance is the season when the branches of the breadfruit tree bend under the weight of the uru, a…

The arrival of a new ship in Polynesia is always cause for celebration. But that of the Aranui 5, straight out of Chinese shipyards in Huanghai, had a special flavor this Monday, November 9th. She is THE star of French Polynesia in the field of passenger/ cargo vessels as she makes her grand entrance for…

A relatively recent settlement, French Polynesia, however, is full of archeological treasures, vestiges of the time of chiefdoms and ancestral religious rythes. This month, the application for registration of the marae “Taputapuatea” (Raiatea) to the UNESCO World heritage is placed. If accepted, it would constitute actual international recognition for this other cultural attraction of French…

If there is an event in the year that symbolizes the commitment and the passion of Polynesians for outrigger canoe racing, it is the Hawaiki Nui Va’a Race . Every year, since 1992, the Hawaiki Nui Va’a Race is held in early November, between the islands of Huahine , Tahaa, Raiatea and Bora Bora ….