Post #45091 by Swanky on Tue, Jul 29, 2003 7:28 AM

When I was visiting the Papua New Guinea collector last weekend, he asked if we had been to Polynesia. I said 'no' and he was flabberghasted. He flat told me to stop buying this stuff and use the money to go. He said it is a life changing experience, as it obviously was for him 40 years ago. He said if he didn't have the wife and kids he'd be living there. But we discussed where to go and he said to go to the Cook Islands. The original culture is still there. The people speak English, and he says that the beauty of the islands is like Tahitit redone by Disney. Over the top. Lots of little islands to visit. The people are as happy to see you as you are to be there. And he says you'll be there and think, "Why am I going back? Why do I want to leave." Maybe that's not a good thing...