Sculpted with skypiercing, moss-green peaks and vivid turquoise lagoons, sultry French Polynesia is a place to take it slow and experience warm, laid-back islands. CELESTE BRASH, LONELY PLANET WRITER Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is.