Cook Islands Part 2: Aitutaki

On the way back from French Polynesia, I stopped again in the Cook Islands, for a slightly longer visit, still of only a few days. I arrived early in the morning and had already arranged an afternoon flight to one of the outer islands: Aitutaki. With just a few...

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French Polynesia: Bora Bora

(Or Bo-ha Bo-ha in French)The third and final island of my quick tour of French Polynesia would be the highly acclaimed Bora Bora. I caught a 45 minute flight from Moorea and, along with the rest of the passengers, I was glued to the window as the island appeared...

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French Polynesia: Moorea

So, after a sobering and unrestful night at the airport, I boarded my morning flight to Moorea, just 7 minutes away by plane. Normally, I'd opt for the option of the cheaper boat ride, but my island flights were cheaper when booking an island pass, so this part...

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French Polynesia: Tahiti/Faaa Airport (yes, three a's)

Bonjour,Another late Air New Zealand flight delivered me to the outskirts of the capital city, Papeete at 12:30 in the morning. (they stop flying to Tahiti in April, so I got lucky). Again, I had contacted a hostel via email with no response, so I was hoping for...

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The Cook Islands: Rarotonga

Kia Orana,A three hour flight on Air New Zealand brought me to the island of Rarotonga, the main island of the Cook Islands. Unfortunately, Air New Zealand has developed the idea that late night flights are a good idea, so after crossing back over the Date Line...

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Pictures to Come

I'll be uploading some pictures when I get back to Fiji and hopefully posting them with the appropriate stories, as long as I can figure out how to do it correctly. Should be two days from right now...start the countdown...Che...

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In Fiji For A Few More Days

After a day or two roaming the main street of Nadi and catching up on some sleep in the hostel, I made a day trip with my Dutch friends, Nathan and Hans Van Dam. Feel free to laugh at him and his last name; I certainly did. We took a local bus 40 minutes down...

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Fiji First Impressions

Bula! (hello)So, after 25 or 26 long, convoluted hours of traveling, I've arrived in my first destination: Fiji. To save money, I found a flight that went through DC and LA on the way to Fiji. I could have either connected through DC or Chicago, and luckily I...

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