Formed by the cone of an extinct volcano, Bora Bora is roughly the size of Manhattan. Legend has it that it was the “first-born” because it was the first of the Society Islands to emerge from the sea, millions of years before Tahiti.

If it’s July, it’s Heiva Festival month in Tahiti, a stunning celebration of ancient Polynesian culture, song, dance and sports known as the Polynesian Olympics.

Our destination? Le Marche, the old marketplace in French Polynesia -- “the oldest institution in the archipelago” -- that has provided sustenance for the local denizens for over 155 years.

Could this be paradise?...Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, a collection of five archipelagos in the South Pacific Ocean below the equator.

The story begins with 35-year-old Hugh Kelley, a Los Angeles lawyer and avid sailor...

Have you noticed paintings, sculptures or murals at airports?

San Diego’s vibrant 48-square-block Italian neighborhood is the biggest in the nation.

Whether made from the milk of cows, buffaloes, sheep or goats, this phenomenon has been studied by scientists around the world...

If you’re a foodie, gourmet, gourmand, or just hungry, satisfying your tastebuds in Los Angeles is a main event.

“It’s a rite of passage to drive the 110,” I heard someone say. Adding “the” before a freeway’s name is a Southern California quirk.