They may be hard to get to, but the lesser-known islands of French Polynesia are well worth it. These typical tropical paradises tick all the boxes: white sand, coconut palms, seas teeming with fish, and coral reefs reaching the shore. But there is so much more than meets the eye – get off the beaten track in one of the most remote island groups in the world, drink in the culture of destinations so isolated they have their time zone, and enjoy traditional welcomes reserved for the very few.