Lush green vegetation is everywhere, and it's very hilly too!

The end is nigh...

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June 27th 2008
Don’t you just love the South Pacific?! I think out of all the places that I’ve visited on my travels; the islands of the South Pacific are what have surpassed my expectations again and again. Flew on Monday to Rarotonga (in the Cook Islands, and yes I know that I’ve been here already!) and have to say that flying from NZ makes much more sense than when I flew from Sydney last time, but th ... read more

Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga

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Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965 residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The e... ... read more