Lagoon Paradise

Au voir you French bastards… hello sunshine.

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January 18th 2007
This morning we were awoken by a combination of my Casio wristwatch alarm, a gecko croaking and yet another Tahitian downpour - it was 4AM. As Gina and I packed our last few items, we looked at one another and silently acknowledged that we couldn’t wait to get the hell out of Tahiti. By the time we boarded Air New Zealand 23, the continuation of our flight from Los Angeles which hops from Pape ... read more

Oceania » Cook Islands

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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