Blue sky, blue water, and coconut trees

Rarotonga the round up

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February 26th 2011
The Pink View I might be wrong, but I suspect that the Pink and Blue views are going to wildly vary this time. We'll see. The island of Rarotonga is, without a doubt, stunningly beautiful. Sitting in a perfectly azure lagoon, surrounded by a coral reef, this is the type of island that dreams are made of and it is one that I feel very privileged to have visited. The people are fr ... 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