French Polynesia

French Polynesia's capital on Tahiti - the Marché de Papeete, black pearl trade, and gateway to Bora Bora, Moorea, and the Marquesas.

Dramatic bay on Fatu Hiva in the Marquesas, French Polynesia - sheer cliffs and rock spires, origin of Polynesian tattooing, and final home of Paul Gauguin.

Rangiroa Atoll's Blue Lagoon in French Polynesia - second largest atoll in the world, shark and dolphin drift dives at Tiputa Pass, black pearl farms.