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Rarotonga, Samoa & Tonga

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View of remote islands from light aircraft.

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Adrift on these daydreamy South Pacific islands – deliciously remote and unhurried – it's easy to get back to the simple pleasures of eating, sleeping and succumbing to holiday whims.

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