In the Cook Islands it's
The most visited and most developed of the islands. The only international airport and gateway to the rest of the Cooks
AITUTAKI
Where heaven meets earth
The second most visited island with a stunningly beautiful blue lagoon. A 45 minute flight from Rarotonga. Stay or take a day trip
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Where else can you visit?
Each of the 13 other islands is distinctly different, none is very busy and some very rarely see visitors. But not all are easy to get to and two are deserted
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Some of the world's finest black pearls are farmed in the vast and stunningly beautiful lagoon of MANIHIKI but both island and industry are under serious threat from climate change
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Stories of buried treasure, ghostly fire, real-life Robinson Crusoes and the mafia are among the 'secrets' shared as you explore all 15 of the Cook Islands through the pages of this book by the website author. Described in one review as a love letter to the Islands. Sales profits to dementia charities
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Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson called SUWARROW the most romantic island in the world. It wasn't the inspiration for her husband's famous novel, but it is a real treasure island in more ways than one. For 15 years it was also home to just one man. And more recently, it was claimed as the capital of a new Russian empire!
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THIS ISLAND IS MINE is my new book telling the the true tale of a young Englishman who ran away to sea to seek his fortune and ended up founding a unique dynasty on remote Palmerston Island. This is a story with three wives, lots of children, two murder attempts, and a captivatingly beautiful Tahitian Princess
Listen to the remarkable story of a retired Royal Navy Commander who was shipwrecked and marooned on Palmerston for nearly a year while on a voyage of 72,200 kms round the world. His daughter brings his amazing journey to life in this latest podcast
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Mrs Robert Louis Stevenson called SUWARROW the most romantic island in the world. It wasn't the inspiration for her husband's famous novel, but it is a real treasure island in more ways than one. For 15 years it was also home to just one man. And more recently, it was claimed as the capital of a new Russian empire!
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THIS ISLAND IS MINE is my new book telling the the true tale of a young Englishman who ran away to sea to seek his fortune and ended up founding a unique dynasty on remote Palmerston Island. This is a story with three wives, lots of children, two murder attempts, and a captivatingly beautiful Tahitian Princess
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Listen to the remarkable story of a Royal Navy Commander who was shipwrecked and marooned on Palmerston for nearly a year while on a voyage of 72,200 kms round the world. His daughter brings his amazing journey to life in this latest podcast
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"Life there moves at the sort of pace which you feel
God must have had in mind originally when He made the sun to keep us warm and
provided the fruits of the earth for the taking..."
From "An Island to Oneself" by Tom Neale who lived
alone on remote Suwarrow for 16 years
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