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Adventures on Aitutaki

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December 21st 2006
Got our transfer from the backpackers to the domestic terminal in plenty of time to check in before the flight. The airport is tiny - you can see the luggage being wheeled out past us to the plane. One of the staff was even riding a bike onto the runway to load onto the plane and part of the luggage - it looked like a xmas present for someone. The atmosphere is really relaxed and very easy here. B ... 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