4 options for sailing around the world (from easy to adventurer)

Do you dream of sailing around the world? A circumnavigation can mean different things for different cruisers: Janneke Kuysters guides you through your ultimate route planning One of the biggest gifts you can give yourself is time. Time to do the...

Testing WMS’s Cellular at Sea Service for Verizon and AT&T Users

What: Cellular service plans offered by Verizon and AT&T, both powered by WMS. Where: Onboard Windstar Cruises’ Star Breeze in French Polynesia. Conclusion: A high-value option for cruisers who want to stay in touch by phone with family and...

Fisherman shares delicious recipe using voracious predator wreaking havoc on local waterways: 'Go out there and try them yourself'

"Such a great fish." by Robert CrowAugust 10, 2025 The next time you want to help out Hawai'i's amazing ecosystem, how about you do so with a delicious meal? In a popular video, fishing TikToker fishngrillz (@fishngrillz) shows exactly how to...

Volotea, Air Caraïbes, and French Bee launch interline agreement to streamline travel between Europe and long-haul destinations

On August 6, 2025, Volotea, Air Caraïbes, and French Bee announced an interline agreement that simplifies travel between regional European cities and long-haul destinations in the Caribbean, French overseas territories, North America, and Réunion...

Organ-destroying virus that has sparked global pandemic fears is rife in holiday hotspots, warn experts

Experts have warned that some holiday destinations popular with Britons are hotspots for a virus that can cause pain that lasts for months. The chikungunya virus, which although rarely deadly, can severely damage organs and lead to chronic...

Hawaii reports 11th case of travel-related dengue this year

COURTESY PHOTO This 2006 photograph depicted a female Aedes aegypti mosquito while she was in the process of acquiring a blood meal from her human host, who in this instance, was actually the biomedical photographer, James Gathany, here at the...

New Caledonia, French Polynesia at UN decolonisation seminar in Dili

A woman in Paris carries a placard with the text ‘170 years of French colonisation is enough. Independence for New Caledonia and support for the Kanak people’. Photo: AFP / Eric Broncard/Hans Lucas New Caledonia and French Polynesia are sending...

The Internet’s Biggest Travel Nerd Shares Pointers on Points

In an ever-expanding internet kingdom of travel-reward nerds, Gary Leff reigns supreme. He has penned the blog View from the Wing for 23 years while maintaining a full-time career as a chief financial officer at a university research center. But...

Can you do Tahiti on the cheap, or is it worth spending more for luxury?

Doing Tahiti on a shoestring budget requires a little planning ahead and research into local prices. This starts as soon as you land at the airport. Buy a SIM Roaming in Tahiti is incredibly expensive, and roaming data packs in particular are...

Destination unknown: the exciting ins and outs of mystery travel

For every traveler that relishes spending months plotting their perfect vacation, there is another wanderer who would rather show up at the airport after having let someone else do the planning. Book yourself a mystery trip if you fall in the...

In securing the Indian Ocean, Australia and France are stronger together

Australia is already under a lot of expectation in the Pacific Ocean, as the United States reduces its aid program and China is busy exploring trenches there. So an expanded presence in the Indian Ocean, too, may seem a bit too much for Australia....

The Movement Continues for a Nuclear-Free World

Thank you for the opportunity to speak at the 2025 World Conference Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs. I bring you greetings and solidarity from civil society movements in the U.S. who have been working diligently for a nuclear-free world against...

I spent a week island hopping in French Polynesia — here's my action-packed itinerary

Breadcrumb Trail Links Travel Guide Travel Travel International Tahiti, Bora Bora and Rangiroa deliver turquoise lagoons, world-class diving and non-stop wonder Our dreamy overwater bungalow at Le Bora Bora by Pearl Resorts. Photo by Leigh...

Pandemic fears skyrocket after China imposes Covid-style quarantines on thousands - travel warning issued

China has brought in isolation rules for patients infected with chikungunya virus as a major outbreak spreads across the country's Guangdong province. Some 10,000 people have been infected by the mosquito-borne virus - with infected people now...

Panic in Russia as new earthquakes strike tsunami hit region and volcanoes erupt

Two powerful aftershocks have been reported in Russia's far east region, just over two weeks after a massive earthquake caused a tsunami. The earthquakes, which were of magnitude 5.8 and 5.5, had epicentres 166 kilometres from the town of...

The nuclear road not taken—and its consequences 80 years after the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 5, 2025 It all started in 1939, when Albert Einstein signed a letter, drafted by Leo Szilard, to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning that Nazi Germany might develop “extremely powerful bombs of a new type” and urging him to act to...

Watch: Russian volcano erupts for first time in 600 years

The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Russia has erupted for the first time in 600 years. The volcano is located on the Kamchatka peninsula, which was the epicentre of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that triggered tsunami warnings for nations as far away as...

China unleashes virus crackdown as power is cut off, patients locked up and fines issued to combat new outbreak

Officials across China have implemented Covid-era preventive measures across the country as the chikungunya virus outbreak continues to spread. Over 7,000 cases have been reported in the southern city of Foshan, while 12 other cities in the...

Brando Private French Polynesia Island Resort Review, Photos 2025

About eight hours by direct flight from the seen-and-be-seen eating places and pink carpets of Hollywood is a resort on a distant speck of a non-public island. It was there that Barack Obama wrote his post-White Home memoirs, the place Kim...

Global outbreak fears surge as virus in China prompts quarantines and thousands of new cases are reported

Chinese officials have imposed Covid-like quarantines in parts of the country as cases of chikungunya virus continue to surge. More than 7,000 infections have been reported in the southern city of Foshan, in Guangdong province, prompting...