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Greetings from Aitutaki

COOK ISLANDS

Who doesn’t love a little paradise? The Cook Islands offer a wide range of fun in the sun excursions for travelers of all ages and easily became one of our favorite destinations. Located in the South Pacific, we visited two of the islands known as Rarotonga and Aitutaki! Highlights include Muri Beach, Highland Paradise Cultural Centre, Pa’s Mountain Trek, and the Vaka Cruise on Aitutaki's world-famous lagoon.

For more information about our trip: check out our photos, videos, and blogs below!

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Where to Next? | Cook Islands: Episode 5  | Will and James
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Where to Next? | Cook Islands: Episode 5 | Will and James

On our first day in Rarotonga we were able to watch the sunrise in Muri Beach and then we had a great breakfast in the surrounding area. You all helped us decide "Where To Next?" and chose a sea scooter safari with Ariki Adventures. IT WAS INCREDIBLE! Last thing we were able to do on day 1 was visit Highland Paradise for a cultural feast and dance show! Be sure to follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts to help us vote on where to next for our next adventure! Huge thanks to our sponsors who helped make this possible! Cook Islands https://www.cookislands.travel Air New Zealand https://www.airnz.com Ikurangi Eco Retreat https://www.ikurangi.com Everything Tech Gear https://www.everythingtechgear.com G-Ro Travel https://www.g-ro.com WOLO snacks https://www.wolosnacks.com _____________________ More Will + James =) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuUSaWTB2pRnrPaIcI86SYCOV5IYIllDu ____________________ Follow us elsewhere: WILL + JAMES Instagram!: https://instagram.com/itswillandjames Facebook!: https://facebook.com/itswillandjames Website!: https://itswillandjames.com WILL Instagram! http://instagram.com/williamjardell Twitter! http://twitter.com/williamjardell Facebook! http://facebook.com/williamjardell JAMES Instagram! http://instagram.com/whereswallington Twitter! http://twitter.com/jameswallington _____________________ Affiliate Links! Arcadia Power - One of our goals is to be as eco-friendly as possible and reduce our carbon footprint. One way we do that is by using 100% renewable energy to power our apartment with Arcadia Power. Help save the earth with Arcadia Power! Get $25 off your first bill! https://www.arcadiapower.com/will4397 Dollar Flight Club - We are always on the lookout for cheap flights to anywhere in the world and we use Dollar Flight Club to make sure we don’t miss a great deal! They also now have Dollar Flight Club Premium+ that keeps track of business class flights up to 60% off! Get information on cheap flights!!! http://bit.ly/2pxZcJA
Where to Next? | Cook Islands: Episode 6  | Will and James
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Where to Next? | Cook Islands: Episode 6 | Will and James

We are very excited to share this with all of you! We started off our morning with some homemade breakfast at Ikurango eco Retreat and bike rides around the property. THEN we crossed the entire island for a trek with our amazing guides Emma and Kura. We got to volunteer at the SPCA dog shelter and walk some dogs, and then finally you helped us decide WHERE TO NEXT and you choseeeee.......watch the video to find out ;) Be sure to follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts to help us vote on where to next for our next adventure! Huge thanks to our sponsors who helped make this possible! Cook Islands https://www.cookislands.travel Air New Zealand https://www.airnz.com Ikurangi Eco Retreat https://www.ikurangi.com Everything Tech Gear https://www.everythingtechgear.com G-Ro Travel https://www.g-ro.com WOLO snacks https://www.wolosnacks.com Kitesup Night Paddle: https://www.kitesup.co _____________________ More Will + James =) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuUSaWTB2pRnrPaIcI86SYCOV5IYIllDu ____________________ Follow us elsewhere: WILL + JAMES Instagram!: https://instagram.com/itswillandjames Facebook!: https://facebook.com/itswillandjames Website!: https://itswillandjames.com WILL Instagram! http://instagram.com/williamjardell Twitter! http://twitter.com/williamjardell Facebook! http://facebook.com/williamjardell JAMES Instagram! http://instagram.com/whereswallington Twitter! http://twitter.com/jameswallington _____________________ Affiliate Links! Arcadia Power - One of our goals is to be as eco-friendly as possible and reduce our carbon footprint. One way we do that is by using 100% renewable energy to power our apartment with Arcadia Power. Help save the earth with Arcadia Power! Get $25 off your first bill! https://www.arcadiapower.com/will4397 Dollar Flight Club - We are always on the lookout for cheap flights to anywhere in the world and we use Dollar Flight Club to make sure we don’t miss a great deal! They also now have Dollar Flight Club Premium+ that keeps track of business class flights up to 60% off! Get information on cheap flights!!! http://bit.ly/2pxZcJA
Where to Next? | Cook Islands: Episode 7  | Will and James
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Where to Next? | Cook Islands: Episode 7 | Will and James

We spent our last day on the island of Aitutaki which is just a forty-minute flight from the main island of Rarotonga. We started our morning with an adventure kayaking and paddle boarding along the beach in front of our bungalow at Tamanu Beach Resort. We got to explore the incredible lagoon with The Vaka Cruise, a 6-hour cruise through the lagoon! This is one of the greatest things we have ever been able to do. Lastly on our final night in the Cook Islands, we hiked Mount Muanga Pu. Be sure to follow our Instagram and Facebook accounts to help us vote on where to next for our next adventure! Join the adventure! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/backpacking... FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/backpackingb... EMAIL: backpackingboyfriends@gmail.com Huge thanks to our sponsors who helped make this possible! Cook Islands https://www.cookislands.travel Air New Zealand https://www.airnz.com Ikurangi Eco Retreat https://www.ikurangi.com Everything Tech Gear https://www.everythingtechgear.com G-Ro Travel https://www.g-ro.com WOLO snacks https://www.wolosnacks.com Tamanu Beach Resort https://www.tamanubeach.com Vaka Cruise https://www.thevakacruise.com _____________________ More Will + James =) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuUSaWTB2pRnrPaIcI86SYCOV5IYIllDu ____________________ Follow us elsewhere: WILL + JAMES Instagram!: https://instagram.com/itswillandjames Facebook!: https://facebook.com/itswillandjames Website!: https://itswillandjames.com WILL Instagram! http://instagram.com/williamjardell Twitter! http://twitter.com/williamjardell Facebook! http://facebook.com/williamjardell JAMES Instagram! http://instagram.com/whereswallington Twitter! http://twitter.com/jameswallington _____________________ Affiliate Links! Arcadia Power - One of our goals is to be as eco-friendly as possible and reduce our carbon footprint. One way we do that is by using 100% renewable energy to power our apartment with Arcadia Power. Help save the earth with Arcadia Power! Get $25 off your first bill! https://www.arcadiapower.com/will4397 Dollar Flight Club - We are always on the lookout for cheap flights to anywhere in the world and we use Dollar Flight Club to make sure we don't miss a great deal! They also now have Dollar Flight Club Premium+ that keeps track of business class flights up to 60% off! Get information on cheap flights!!! http://bit.ly/2pxZcJA

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