Tahaa island, located 135 mi/220 km northwest of Papeete, Tahiti, and neighboring Raiatea, is sometimes referred to as Vanilla Island because of its many vanilla plantations.

She visited six islands in French Polynesia. Looking back, she would have packed, budgeted, and planned a few things differently.

Situated in French Polynesia, Tahiti’s only nationally recognized language ... Although, from our experience, learning a bit of Tahitian goes a long way. Tahaa, Tahiti with Windstar Cruises (photo ...