Sunset over Muri Beach in the Cook Islands

Rarotonga

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February 7th 2010
Wow...what a wonderful place! I have had a brilliant week...no phones, no internet or anything...just sun, sea, sand, a beautiful lagoon and lots and lots of coconuts! I must start this entry by quickly saying that in the security check at Auckland airport, the lead singer of the band Queens of the Stone Age was in front of me! No sure if it was him at first but after checking a photo it was defia ... 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