Hi Peter and Yen. Looove love love your videos guys☝️🙌🙏💞! Thank you for making this video! My fav so far 💯 I've seen other videos of raro but nothing that compares to how you guys go around the island and share your experience and journey. Awesome valueable content for people who are wanting to visit Raro. Keep it up. Cant wait for more videos guys! 😎😁👌
Thank you Marie ❤❤❤ you're too kind 😊 we felt like we had to do the island justice so I spent extra long doing the edits for this one. Glad you enjoyed it and your comment just has us smiling ear to ear 😁 while making the video it did make us wanna go back we had an amazing time in rarotonga 👍
@@PeterandYen Kia Orana Peter and Yen 👋 You guys have done an amazing job with the editing seriously. Hats off to you guys honestly 🙌 Loved everything about this video from start to finish 😁 I was smiling from ear to ear too lol Your channel deserves more subscribers and i have faith it will grow more and more with all your hard work and content you guys put out. 🙏💯😍👌😎 Keep it coming guys! Ka kite for now 👋
Hi Peter & Yen! I couldn’t stop laughing at the coconut opening with the boys haha 😂 You guys have done an awesome video like you do! Omg i loved it and I’ve been to Rarotonga 3 times & have never visited Te Vara Nui. But i will now. Thank you for another well put together video. ❤️❤️🌺🌞🌴🌨😄👍🏼
Hi auntie Faye! Thank you so much for the kind words. This is one of our favorite videos that we've put together to date so we're glad you enjoyed it too 😁 rarotonga has a lot of great memories for us and the cultural show was definitely a highlight. Hope you have as much as we did there!
Because of you.. I now know rarotonga.. I never knew this island existed.. So hawaii like a good alternative to visit!!! Love the market! " the tiger prawn curry!!! Omg yes!!! I love curry!! Looks and tastd so good the island.. I gotta save up..!!
Yo Vic a foodie through and through going with the market option hahaha 😁👍 we needa visit Hawaii one day too maybe it's similar to one of the smaller islands in Hawaii rather than the big commercial centers. But this place is definitely worth saving up and visiting 😊
This video makes me want to take a vaca RIGHT NOW 🙈 LOL... but I gotta work on my island twerk before I go though... don't have mad skills like Peter at 5:44 😂😂😂
Thanks guys that's what we were going for in this video 😊 glad you enjoyed all the experiences we shared too. Rarotonga is an awesome place Yen and I had an awesome time ✌
Yeah snorkeling at raro was awesome we saw so many different fish as soon as you stick your head underwater. Really interesting coral formations too. Magic 🐟👍
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. Totally miss cook island food especially my daily ika Mata I miss that the most 🐟😁 but it's ok can always visit again hahaha
I think any meat wrapped in taro leaves tastes better. The flavor becomes so infused with the tea flavor then the meat itself retains all the succulent juices mmmmm hungry now. That Hawaiian dish sounds yum too 😊
Hiking always gets us pretty exhausted even when my fitness is at its peak I get pretty tired. It must just be using muscles that are usually dormant hahaha. You should definitely try it though it's nice to be one with nature 😁 just not one with mosquitos!
That was amazing......love the dance n food too. Didnt realize so much to explore . Definitely a wonderful place to visit n have great adventurous time. Massive thumps up for sure.
Hey Torrell 😁👋 sweet looking forward to the coconut cracking video 👍 can totally see you and ellie having a mean time in raro. It's a beautiful place 😊
Thanks David and myriam! Hope you both had a good one. Just enjoyed a weekend in hobbiton and got back about an hour ago 😁👍 te vara nui is a great cultural show and buffet hope you guys get to see it one day too 😊
Hahaha it's just around the corner Justine! Do let us know what you get up to when you're there too and which things you enjoyed the most keen to trade notes 😊👍
😂😂😂 That coconut doesn't want to open lol. I haven't tried it myself but I have heard it's not easy lol. Good job! Seriously you guys find the best food. This buffet seems so diverse in terms of their offering. That show is so amazing. I did something similar on maui. It was definitely worth the money. Oh no the rain haha. Yen almost got dumped on ☔☔ man that.... Hike.. Isn't my thing but what a beautiful view. You guys look so tired 😂😂 but hey you guys made it 💪💪💪
Hahaha is hiking not your thing cause you don't want to get any of your sneakers dirty? Raemaru had so much incline and it was so hot so it was definitely a challenge😁 man even when I was doing the editing on these videos I missed rarotonga so much. We enjoyed the food and the lagoon a lot. The te vara nui show is def worth the money it ended up being yen's favorite activity.
Amazing video! You guys make us look and feel like absolute amateurs (we are) lol. Anyway, you guys deserve much more views and subs for all the effort you put in making videos but you'll get there one day! Have a good one and keep making amazing content 😄
Hahaha we're totally amateurs too. Been doing this for just over a year now and we've come a long way from where we started but still a long way to go 😁 we're totally happy with our community they are so awesome ❤✌
Hahaha trust us guys you don't want see more of that. Yen saw my edit and she was like hey you should show more of the dancing. So I extended the clip and she was like ok yeah what you had was fine 😂
Cook Island looks beautiful. I’m loving the scenery shots 😍 what a beauty 😂😂 when trying to open the coconut.. food looks amazing . Need to add Cook Island on my to do list 🙌🏻 . Thank you for showing us the top 5 things to do . Really enjoyed it Video YAY
This was such a fun trip 😍 so many happy memories from the cook islands. Thanks for watching videos from the series and definitely you needa check it out 😁👍
Watching your video is like being in Moana movie! 😍 Such a paradise 🏝and full of cultural experiences. Haha that coconut, you probably picked a very old coconut? Not the young one.
Hi Peter and Yen, Thank you for the video and Meitaki maata for visiting my home land Raroronga, I'm so glad and very happy you enjoyed your stay on Rarotonga. I may have bumped into you guys in town. once again meitaki maata, do visit us again. Alan
Kia Orana Paul 😁👋 thank you for the kind compliments. Seriously though our pleasure rarotonga is such a special place we loved it and can't wait to come back sometime in the future. Thanks for watching!
That thumbnail looks incredible, and the video itself matches the expectation!! Incredible footage, always loved the editing skills on all these videos. Y’all are an inspiring couple! Comeon Peter! Smash that coconut!!
Thank you for the compliments guys really appreciate that 😁👋 I'll try harder to smash coconuts in the future 😂 we're pretty happy with how this video came out too captures the fun we had in rarotonga quite well 😁👍
I'm leaving nz to visit Raro next week and this video just made me so much more excited to go! Can't wait to see the cultural show and go snorkelling :)
O my gosh have a great time! So jealous. Those are some great choices for things to do in rarotonga. If you like food we did a cultural tour on our first raro video that you should definitely check out too cause it was so special eating with local families 😊 ka ki te and safe travels!
Rarotonga is definitely my kind of place! To me it reminds me a lot of Fiji. Particularly the views from the top of the mountain you hiked up. When it comes to coconuts you gotta stick to the young coconuts that are still green. Lots of water and flesh. I’ve also tried brown coconut water so I could taste it while watching 🤢
Hahahahahaha thanks for the tip David! I'll remember for next time. Brown coconut water is yuck. I even made a lil rhyme to help me remember which is now the pinned comment 😂 never been to Fiji but that's on our bucket list too 😁👍
HEY GUYS💛 we’re from the Cook Islands and currently living here too. Honestly am so glad to have come across this beautiful video of yours. We’re young parents trying to grow our UA-cam channel as Covid-19 has really affected us around the world. Please support us in our growth as we want to help our people of the Cook Islands. Thank you and we look forward to more of your videos😊we love you guys💛
Right on, Raro is such a peaceful, good-natured island I think it's a great place in which to raise a family. It's a quiet, low-crime island with a 1st-world modern lifestyle - the best of both worlds. I've been to your country 8 different times over the years so I know it a lot better than most other Americans do.
Dang bro, you guys had me dying over here, with your coconut opening competition🤣. That buffet looks delicious🤤. Raro looks fun to visit. Thank you for the amazing video, cheeeehoooo 😁
Hahaha glad you enjoyed that rotten coconut challenge 😂 we know now to go for the green ones 😂 raro is so awesome yen n I wanna go back! You'd love it cheeehoooo
The coconut challenge. 😂 Lucky you didn't smash your toe. Hawaiian shirt shopping with Peter should become a show in itself! 😂 Tortoise pace is me when I'm vlogging!
Pahahaha yeah smashing my toe was a high possibility on this episode 😂 you know that's not a bad idea lin I do love my Hawaiian shirts unfortunately the niche of ppl like me is low 😂
This was so fun to watch 🙌🏽😍 I’m happy that you guys enjoyed your holiday! So proud to be a Cook Islander and now I can’t wait to go back in a few months time xx
Hello 😊👋 glad you enjoyed the episode. We had an awesome time in rarotonga would love to go back too 😁 hope you have a great trip back to your home country 😍
Pacific resort was great, free kayak, paddle boards and snorkel. Also it was located at the best spot on the island. Lots of pros to getting a room there 😊
When I went to the Te Vara Nui celebration, my personal favorite of the meal was this very sweet Iki Mata - a raw fish salad of sliced Ahi tuna mixed with several diced vegetables and soaked in a mixture of lime juice and coconut milk. This "papaa" couldn't get enough of this colorful Maori fish salad!
The globe world will definitely like like your show! Why? It's fun.its educational. Its funny and fun. It's not just visiting places/ countries/ it's being off ... .for a short time! It's an invitation
It totally is a gem 💎 Us kiwis and aussies have been enjoying going to raro for years and it's kinda been nice being so far out of the way for the rest of the world cause it keeps this place reasonably quiet and hidden away 😁
I only learnt info about the brown coconut after this video aired hahaha. Green is on brown is no go the UA-cam community was kind enough to share that with me 😂 the culture show is awesome! Definitely a must watch.
😂😂😂 thanks for the advice Lynne! Could have saved me a mouth full of off juice had I known that earlier hahaha. You see Jeff finally posted a new video 😊❤
Great vid once again guys....i love Raro...had been there couple years back for 7 nights and had fallen in love with that place too...great color of water n a great peaceful environment, not too many people around..... i had been to edgewater resort....loved scooting around.....IRONY was that, dont laugh....I don't know how to swim, went on I think was Kuka cruise or something and they made me put on life jacket so as to float in the middle of the ocean to get a hang of it....but my phobia took over and I gave up...ended up watching the fishes swim through the boat's glass floor :) bahaha........ reliving all these through your vid.....great capture! Keep it up!
Heya Amit! I can't swim very well either I had a phobia as a child cause I almost drowned, but as an adult lil by lil i overcame three phobia. I love water and water activities so I couldn't give it up. Yen only knows how to back stroke though... she has some work to do in the swimming department hahaha. You've been to a lot of countries amit 😁👍
@@PeterandYen lol I am sure you guys would have visited even more number of countries than me...i just been to Raro, Fiji, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan (5times) and can I count India too? :)...
Hahaha yes of course you can count India too. We haven't been to Fiji though it is on or bucket list or India. But those other countries we've visited too 😊👍 we've also been to Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Taiwan (yen) and Thailand on top so much more of the world to see 😁
@@PeterandYen Hiya, Fiji is a nice place too, but just my personal taste that I loved Raro more..... Yes, you guys should plan a trip to India, but mind you, you will need at least 20 days to be able to cover a small portion of India :)
Taro leaves is very good! We eat it at Tonga too. Also the chickens in the Islands are usually more tougher than the chickens in NZ. I would think that would be due to the different pracitices used to raise them or as you said them being wild.
O nice Tonga! Yen and I were thinking about either going Tonga or samoa next year can't decide 😅 tough decision both places look amazing. Thanks for the info about the chickens, they taste a lot better slightly tougher
kayaking wow cool guys fun with coconuts and then yes the food looks good choice and the amazing show so much going on here *🔍full viewed🔎🎭 supported🎭✅ hit a like for you👍🇦🇺👍😉 😊*
Great stuff guys. Favorite place in the world so far. Been there 3 times and returning a 4th...half way to my permanent residence lol. You guys really touched on all the major activities! A great bar to visit while you're there (if you are still) is the shipwreck bar. Great music and great for some downers! Hope you had a wonderful time...
Wow 4 times to a country means you definitely love the place 😊👍 we will definitely be back one day too have to visit aitutaki. Has an amazing trip. Shipwreck bar sounds great but we're in New Zealand already 😅
Kayaking and snorkeling in that water look amazing, plus the water didn't look too deep which is a plus. That live show was awesome with all the dancers.
I could pretty much walk from one island to the other it only goes up to my chin at the deepest part. Muri lagoon is a great spot to hang out. And yes the cultural show was amazing! Highly recommend if you ever go 😁👍
Buffett was awesome. The lamb necks wrapped in taro leaves, rukau and the ika Mata were my favorite two dishes. Yen liked the poke she's really gotten accustomed to that banana and arrowroot blend 😊
It's so beautiful right 😊❤ now we have a very high benchmark for other islands we visit. The magic is definitely the lagoon that surrounds the whole island. And the people who take care of the land so well.
Thank you! We are pretty happy how this one turned out too. Rarotonga is definitely one of those magical places that we'll be going back to many times over 😊❤
Hey guys rarotonga is awesome! Everyday was a new adventure and the only bad thing was we had to leave way too soon. Needa go back for another visit someday 😍
I really enjoy treks but yen is just ok with it. Totally worth it in my opinion getting one with nature and a lil bitta exercise at the same time thanks for watching guys!
Dear friends! What a beautiful place to be right now! We have never seen a video of the Cook Islands or Roratonga, really enjoyed seen you there and having all the fun and those sports activities, paddling and scuba are one of my favorites (Martin) and hiking the mountain is Ariel’s favorite, so we really envy you right now! Keep enjoying and have a great week! 😎👍🏻😎👍🏻
We had an amazing time in rarotonga you should check the place out and maybe even make a trip 😁👍 small slice of paradise and it has both of your favorite types of activities too 👏😍
Hello hello 😁👋 o is Mangaia where all the black pearls are farmed? We can always go to both islands ✌ the kai was beautiful during our whole trip miss it 😅
Rarotonga really is a paradise on earth. Just makes us want to go back and explore the rest of cook islands. Thanks for dropping by and leaving us a comment 😊👍
Ours picks would defs have to be the water activities and live show. The coconut challenge was really funny. 'open the coconut and start a fire' hahaha I think U guys needed a hard floor to crack her open. The sand gives it a cushion.
We did that segment on a tiny lil island just off shore hahaha no tools or concrete on the whole island 😅 also learnt that brown coconuts are not so good for their juice 😂😂
Nice video! I lived there for 3 month. Just an amazing island, I miss it soooooo much. Next time you really need to visit Aitutaki as well! Such a beautiful island!!
😅 yeah it was a lil pricey but the island is a paradise. We were originally going to Samoa this year too but looks like we'll need to delay those plans
I love tuna so any dish that has it i will definitely like hehe. The chicken looks good too. woah its like im in Hawaii nice. Good food and an awesome show what more can you ask for.. The market looks amazing lots of delicious foods to choose from...
It's interesting a lot of comments compare rarotonga to Hawaii. Will definitely go Hawaii one day and see what it's like. There is so much yellow fin tuna in rarotonga and it goes perfect in ika Mata my favorite dish 😁👍🐟
How do you guys eat so much and still look fabulous?! Food is very interesting. Would love to try it. Peter, you're totally rocking that shirt. Really like the ambiance of some of these restaurants. Very chill. Prawns look fantastic. Great tour guys!
Hahaha o if you want to see a lotta food wait till the next episode 😂 hope you don't mind the spoiler. Buy thank you guys for the compliment a lil bitta exercise goes a long way. Plus I've definitely put on a couple more pounds than usual lately hahaha
Unfortunately we're not able to shoot all our videos from this amazing location (just 3 in total!). But mind you a lot of our stuff so far is from New Zealand which is equally an amazing location 😁👍 thanks for watching!
So cool that you can kayak from one island to another! Super clear waters too. Fantastic underwater footage. You guys are totally failing at opening this coconut! Hahahaha
The water is so shallow you can even walk from island to island. Muri lagoon is an amazing spot the water is crystal clear unless you're there day after a storm then it's kinda brown 😅 yeah... the coconut got the better of us 😂😂😂
Beautiful island. Poor Yen doing all the arm work... maria wouldn’t have done it 😂 Hahaha the coconut challenge. Peter that’s exactly what we were thinking about... starting a fire Hahaha what are you drinking hahahah Love those cultural shows !
Pahahaha I can imagine Maria drinking wine while you row the kayak for some reason 😂 yeah the brown water is a common trait of these brown coconuts as we've learnt from the comments 😅 I know for the future now 😂
Hahaha Lieles you're gonna have to try a really nice incline hike one day. You'll feel great afterwards. Not during not before but afterwards and only for a lil while cause then the body pains start and that's not so pleasant either 😂
You guys are awesome, I found you guys through my new work mate Catherine, she told me about you guys, I love what you guys are doing. I want to go to raro and do what you guys did, thanks for doing what you guys do.
Hiya Charles 👋😊 Awesome you work with our Mum ❤️☺️ Thanks heaps for the kind words! Hope you get a chance to visit Raro one day. Not too far from NZ and sometimes there's great flight specials. Loved the seafood there.. ikamata.. crayfish.. oh my goodness so good 😍👍
@@charlesormsby7363 haha mum is the best 😁❤️ and yea Vietnam is another awesome destination, loads of different things to eat, rich in history and culture, some places are really beautiful (like Ninh Binh which will be in an upcoming video) plus it's pretty easy to get around. Friendly people too 🙂 also it's cheap as so def a winner lol 😁 We enjoyed our time there! Currently in China now (on an 8 hr high speed train) 😁✌️ Hope you can please help make sure mum remembers to take a break and eats her lunch when you guys work together 🙏😅 She can be a bit of a workaholic haha thanks so much! Looking forward to her visiting China soon too 😊
I really wanna go Philippines for a solid stretch of time and enjoy the food and catch all the sights I think that would be an amazing trip 😁👍 you know we should totally meet up in Philippines! We're seriously thinking about going next year.
Ohhh we wanted to do Te Vara Nui too but we only got to do Edgewater. I miss the coconuts. Our fridge was stacked with coconuts. Yen loves her prawns doesn’t she haha. My uncles did that hike. They were talking about that rope up the top but thought it would break if they attempted to climb up. Nice Cheeeehooooo btw 🤣
Edgewater looked great and there is always next time for te vara nui 😁👍 you'r fridge sounds like it had the perfect refreshment after the sun provided you can open those coconuts up 😂 yup yen loves prawns it's her favorite seafood. Hahaha your uncle's would have been all good I'm sure even skip the rope and just go up via rock 😁👍👋
Hi Peter and Yen. Looove love love your videos guys☝️🙌🙏💞! Thank you for making this video! My fav so far 💯 I've seen other videos of raro but nothing that compares to how you guys go around the island and share your experience and journey. Awesome valueable content for people who are wanting to visit Raro. Keep it up. Cant wait for more videos guys! 😎😁👌
Thank you Marie ❤❤❤ you're too kind 😊 we felt like we had to do the island justice so I spent extra long doing the edits for this one. Glad you enjoyed it and your comment just has us smiling ear to ear 😁 while making the video it did make us wanna go back we had an amazing time in rarotonga 👍
@@PeterandYen Kia Orana Peter and Yen 👋 You guys have done an amazing job with the editing seriously. Hats off to you guys honestly 🙌 Loved everything about this video from start to finish 😁 I was smiling from ear to ear too lol Your channel deserves more subscribers and i have faith it will grow more and more with all your hard work and content you guys put out. 🙏💯😍👌😎 Keep it coming guys! Ka kite for now 👋
@@PeterandYen naww awesome my comment got pinned lmao first time hehehe thanks guys 😍😍😍😍
Ka kite 😁❤👋
That's an awesome performance! Lol Peter dancing, didn't see that coming 🤣
Hahaha I was gonna leave that whole clip out cause it's so bad but one of the community asked for it to be included so yup well... it got included 😅
This place reminds me a lot of Kauai. The nature, the climate, and the chickens lol The food looks amazing too.
Pahahaha can't forget about those chickens. One thing I don't miss is getting woken up by cock a doodle doo hahaha 😂
Hi Peter & Yen! I couldn’t stop laughing at the coconut opening with the boys haha 😂
You guys have done an awesome video like you do! Omg i loved it and I’ve been to Rarotonga 3 times & have never visited Te Vara Nui. But i will now.
Thank you for another well put together video. ❤️❤️🌺🌞🌴🌨😄👍🏼
Hi auntie Faye! Thank you so much for the kind words. This is one of our favorite videos that we've put together to date so we're glad you enjoyed it too 😁 rarotonga has a lot of great memories for us and the cultural show was definitely a highlight. Hope you have as much as we did there!
Because of you.. I now know rarotonga.. I never knew this island existed.. So hawaii like a good alternative to visit!!! Love the market! " the tiger prawn curry!!! Omg yes!!! I love curry!! Looks and tastd so good the island.. I gotta save up..!!
Yo Vic a foodie through and through going with the market option hahaha 😁👍 we needa visit Hawaii one day too maybe it's similar to one of the smaller islands in Hawaii rather than the big commercial centers. But this place is definitely worth saving up and visiting 😊
Chicken in the wild = leaner ☝️👌
Hike while vlogging 😆 nothing like a morning sweat
Hahaha yeah it ended up evolving from a sweat to a pool of water hahaha. I've always enjoyed the flavor of wild lean chicken tastes very good 😍👍
This video makes me want to take a vaca RIGHT NOW 🙈 LOL... but I gotta work on my island twerk before I go though... don't have mad skills like Peter at 5:44 😂😂😂
😂😂😂 lena you should so add that as a troll exercise for shaping your booty in one of your videos 😁👍
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Nice one, guys! We felt like really travelling with you! Great food, good culture experience and of course the market and the town!
Thanks guys that's what we were going for in this video 😊 glad you enjoyed all the experiences we shared too. Rarotonga is an awesome place Yen and I had an awesome time ✌
Love snorkeling... So addictive... You saw some cool fish 🐠🐠
Yeah snorkeling at raro was awesome we saw so many different fish as soon as you stick your head underwater. Really interesting coral formations too. Magic 🐟👍
That background of the beach is so beautiful it looks fake 😍. That lamb looks delicious
I know right! When you catch a nice sunset it's even more magical. Rarotonga is an amazing place with great food and beautiful sights 🌿❤
This place is so beautiful n foods looks delicious!! I wish I was there !!great vlog !🤗💖
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video. Totally miss cook island food especially my daily ika Mata I miss that the most 🐟😁 but it's ok can always visit again hahaha
Lamb neck in taro leaves?? Sounds delicious! Made me think of lau lau, Hawaiian dish of pork wrapped in taro leaves
I think any meat wrapped in taro leaves tastes better. The flavor becomes so infused with the tea flavor then the meat itself retains all the succulent juices mmmmm hungry now. That Hawaiian dish sounds yum too 😊
Peter and Yen Yes! Love that flavor
That's a beautiful view from Raemaru hike, looks super tiring though, too advance for us haha! You guys are super fit!
Hiking always gets us pretty exhausted even when my fitness is at its peak I get pretty tired. It must just be using muscles that are usually dormant hahaha. You should definitely try it though it's nice to be one with nature 😁 just not one with mosquitos!
this vlog deserve more viewersss!!!
Hahaha thanks Widya for watching. We appreciate all the views we get no matter how few or many ❤
That was amazing......love the dance n food too. Didnt realize so much to explore . Definitely a wonderful place to visit n have great adventurous time. Massive thumps up for sure.
Hehehe thanks for the thumbs up mum ❤
Hahaha that coconut 😂 Peter vs coconut!
😂😂😂 this is one battle I have sadly lost 😅
Cheehoo at the end had me 😂I also just made a "how to crack a coconut video" coming out in two weeks! Awesome video cant wait to go one day!
Hey Torrell 😁👋 sweet looking forward to the coconut cracking video 👍 can totally see you and ellie having a mean time in raro. It's a beautiful place 😊
Thanks for the Fantastic video Peter and Yen ..The dancing and Light show was Amazing ...best wishes friends !!!
Thanks David and myriam! Hope you both had a good one. Just enjoyed a weekend in hobbiton and got back about an hour ago 😁👍 te vara nui is a great cultural show and buffet hope you guys get to see it one day too 😊
@@PeterandYen hey so happy you re all good and safe at home thankyou and best wishes..Dave and Myriam 😘😉
What a great video! Watched it in prep of my trip to Raro. Thank you for sharing!
Awesome glad you were able to use this info for your trip planning 😁👍hope you had an awesome time
Great video makes me even more excited for my trip!! 14 days!!!! Cannot wait!!! Can it be May 11th yet lol.
Hahaha it's just around the corner Justine! Do let us know what you get up to when you're there too and which things you enjoyed the most keen to trade notes 😊👍
😂😂😂 That coconut doesn't want to open lol. I haven't tried it myself but I have heard it's not easy lol. Good job! Seriously you guys find the best food. This buffet seems so diverse in terms of their offering. That show is so amazing. I did something similar on maui. It was definitely worth the money. Oh no the rain haha. Yen almost got dumped on ☔☔ man that.... Hike.. Isn't my thing but what a beautiful view. You guys look so tired 😂😂 but hey you guys made it 💪💪💪
Hahaha is hiking not your thing cause you don't want to get any of your sneakers dirty? Raemaru had so much incline and it was so hot so it was definitely a challenge😁 man even when I was doing the editing on these videos I missed rarotonga so much. We enjoyed the food and the lagoon a lot. The te vara nui show is def worth the money it ended up being yen's favorite activity.
Amazing video! You guys make us look and feel like absolute amateurs (we are) lol. Anyway, you guys deserve much more views and subs for all the effort you put in making videos but you'll get there one day! Have a good one and keep making amazing content 😄
Hahaha we're totally amateurs too. Been doing this for just over a year now and we've come a long way from where we started but still a long way to go 😁 we're totally happy with our community they are so awesome ❤✌
Also a big thank you for all your kind words and support ♥️ It means a lot to both Yen and me 😁
hello guys you show us in your videos always wonderful places and top tips! Manu
Hi Manu, we enjoy showing great things to do and places to eat. Can definitely get used to making content like this cause it's fun for us too 😁👍
LOVED this vlog. New subscriber and super impressed. Keep up the good content❤️
Hi Onik 👋 thank you for joining the community. Yen and I both appreciate the sub and hope you enjoy the videos we post in the future too 😁👍
Yay! Peter dancing lol
We wanted to see more of that
Hahaha trust us guys you don't want see more of that. Yen saw my edit and she was like hey you should show more of the dancing. So I extended the clip and she was like ok yeah what you had was fine 😂
Peter and Yen hahaha
Cook Island looks beautiful. I’m loving the scenery shots 😍 what a beauty
😂😂 when trying to open the coconut.. food looks amazing . Need to add Cook Island on my to do list 🙌🏻 . Thank you for showing us the top 5 things to do . Really enjoyed it Video YAY
This was such a fun trip 😍 so many happy memories from the cook islands. Thanks for watching videos from the series and definitely you needa check it out 😁👍
Watching your video is like being in Moana movie! 😍
Such a paradise 🏝and full of cultural experiences.
Haha that coconut, you probably picked a very old coconut? Not the young one.
😂😂😂 we picked a very rotten coconut 😁 definitely the golden rule should be if it's green it should be clean if it's brown give it a frown 😂
Hi Peter and Yen, Thank you for the video and Meitaki maata for visiting my home land Raroronga, I'm so glad and very happy you enjoyed your stay on Rarotonga. I may have bumped into you guys in town. once again meitaki maata, do visit us again. Alan
Kia orana Alan 👋🙂 Meitaki maata for watching our video and your warm comment too! We hope to visit Rarotonga one day again 🤞😊
Kia Orana Pater & Yen thanks for the beautiful vids of raro makes me proud to be a cookie. Keep up the good work
Kia Orana Paul 😁👋 thank you for the kind compliments. Seriously though our pleasure rarotonga is such a special place we loved it and can't wait to come back sometime in the future. Thanks for watching!
Lmbooo that honesty!!! Huh I don’t think u put enough lol I luv y’all ok back to the video. Just in time for my morning commute
Hahaha yen likes her raro extra sugary 😂 hope this made your morning commute a lil more entertaining Sundai 😁👍
Lol @ the coconut challenge 😂
😂 glad the segment gave you a laugh Jessica. Trust me brown water from coconut doesn't taste good 😂
That thumbnail looks incredible, and the video itself matches the expectation!! Incredible footage, always loved the editing skills on all these videos. Y’all are an inspiring couple! Comeon Peter! Smash that coconut!!
Thank you for the compliments guys really appreciate that 😁👋 I'll try harder to smash coconuts in the future 😂 we're pretty happy with how this video came out too captures the fun we had in rarotonga quite well 😁👍
I'm leaving nz to visit Raro next week and this video just made me so much more excited to go! Can't wait to see the cultural show and go snorkelling :)
O my gosh have a great time! So jealous. Those are some great choices for things to do in rarotonga. If you like food we did a cultural tour on our first raro video that you should definitely check out too cause it was so special eating with local families 😊 ka ki te and safe travels!
Rarotonga is definitely my kind of place! To me it reminds me a lot of Fiji. Particularly the views from the top of the mountain you hiked up.
When it comes to coconuts you gotta stick to the young coconuts that are still green. Lots of water and flesh. I’ve also tried brown coconut water so I could taste it while watching 🤢
Hahahahahaha thanks for the tip David! I'll remember for next time. Brown coconut water is yuck. I even made a lil rhyme to help me remember which is now the pinned comment 😂 never been to Fiji but that's on our bucket list too 😁👍
HEY GUYS💛 we’re from the Cook Islands and currently living here too. Honestly am so glad to have come across this beautiful video of yours. We’re young parents trying to grow our UA-cam channel as Covid-19 has really affected us around the world. Please support us in our growth as we want to help our people of the Cook Islands. Thank you and we look forward to more of your videos😊we love you guys💛
Right on, Raro is such a peaceful, good-natured island I think it's a great place in which to raise a family. It's a quiet, low-crime island with a 1st-world modern lifestyle - the best of both worlds. I've been to your country 8 different times over the years so I know it a lot better than most other Americans do.
Dang bro, you guys had me dying over here, with your coconut opening competition🤣. That buffet looks delicious🤤. Raro looks fun to visit. Thank you for the amazing video, cheeeehoooo 😁
Hahaha glad you enjoyed that rotten coconut challenge 😂 we know now to go for the green ones 😂 raro is so awesome yen n I wanna go back! You'd love it cheeehoooo
Looks amazing there! Would love to visit 👍
O definitely put rarotonga on your bucket list and while you're at it maybe check out New Zealand too 😁👍
The coconut challenge. 😂 Lucky you didn't smash your toe.
Hawaiian shirt shopping with Peter should become a show in itself! 😂
Tortoise pace is me when I'm vlogging!
Pahahaha yeah smashing my toe was a high possibility on this episode 😂 you know that's not a bad idea lin I do love my Hawaiian shirts unfortunately the niche of ppl like me is low 😂
This was so fun to watch 🙌🏽😍 I’m happy that you guys enjoyed your holiday! So proud to be a Cook Islander and now I can’t wait to go back in a few months time xx
Hello 😊👋 glad you enjoyed the episode. We had an awesome time in rarotonga would love to go back too 😁 hope you have a great trip back to your home country 😍
Omg sooo beautiful 💕 💕 I def want to go 💕
Rarotonga is a majestic place you should definitely go if you get the chance. Great food, lovely people and the scenery is spectacular!
Free kayaking from the resort, that's awesome!
Pacific resort was great, free kayak, paddle boards and snorkel. Also it was located at the best spot on the island. Lots of pros to getting a room there 😊
Nice work guys, good tips, will be there myself this year! Thanks
Awesome, have a great time there
Hey nice vid guys, we are 8 weeks away from our 6th trip to cooks, snorkelling, kayaking, scootering, eating, and drinking. Happy Days!!
O my gosh so jelly! Hope you all have an amazing trip and that our videos from rarotonga are somewhat useful for your travels 😊👍
You guys are ROCKSTAR...
Hahaha ❤ the comment 😁👍 never been called that before 😂
This place is paradise!
If I picture in my mind what paradise looks like a mix of new Zealand and rarotonga pops into my view hahaha 😁🌿👍❤
When I went to the Te Vara Nui celebration, my personal favorite of the meal was this very sweet Iki Mata - a raw fish salad of sliced Ahi tuna mixed with several diced vegetables and soaked in a mixture of lime juice and coconut milk. This "papaa" couldn't get enough of this colorful Maori fish salad!
Kia Ora From New Zealand ... I would go there for a holiday but I been a good boy which stops me from leaving the country 😂😂😂 You guys are funny 😎👍
Kia Ora bro 😁 pahahaha your comment cracked me up. Hope you get your holiday pass back again soon 😅👍
The globe world will definitely like like your show! Why?
It's fun.its educational. Its funny and fun. It's not just visiting places/ countries/ it's being off ... .for a short time! It's an invitation
Many thanks Missy, we hope others enjoy our videos too!
The mountains are so amazing! That island is truly an amazing gem
Wow the rain!!
Yum seafood
It totally is a gem 💎 Us kiwis and aussies have been enjoying going to raro for years and it's kinda been nice being so far out of the way for the rest of the world cause it keeps this place reasonably quiet and hidden away 😁
Peter and Yen We can totally see that ! Awesome
You all are so informative with your videos. So pretty. But the brown coconut water...lol... and the buffet and show...sooooo good!
I only learnt info about the brown coconut after this video aired hahaha. Green is on brown is no go the UA-cam community was kind enough to share that with me 😂 the culture show is awesome! Definitely a must watch.
Good to see you guys having. Blast at Rarotonga.......
Rarotonga is so awesome. A small island but it has everything we could ever want. Great food, lovely people and beautiful scenery 🌿😍
Ha ha drinking coconuts are called "green coconuts" for a reason, lol. Beautiful Place!
😂😂😂 thanks for the advice Lynne! Could have saved me a mouth full of off juice had I known that earlier hahaha. You see Jeff finally posted a new video 😊❤
Yeah, I thought he might've given up. Glad he's still in the game :)
I think n he has another video in the works too we're all super pumped to have him back 😁👏
Thanks for showing me around. I hope to go one day
Hope you get the chance too! Raro is a great place to relax and enjoy island peacefulness 🙂👍
Great vid once again guys....i love Raro...had been there couple years back for 7 nights and had fallen in love with that place too...great color of water n a great peaceful environment, not too many people around..... i had been to edgewater resort....loved scooting around.....IRONY was that, dont laugh....I don't know how to swim, went on I think was Kuka cruise or something and they made me put on life jacket so as to float in the middle of the ocean to get a hang of it....but my phobia took over and I gave up...ended up watching the fishes swim through the boat's glass floor :) bahaha........ reliving all these through your vid.....great capture! Keep it up!
Heya Amit! I can't swim very well either I had a phobia as a child cause I almost drowned, but as an adult lil by lil i overcame three phobia. I love water and water activities so I couldn't give it up. Yen only knows how to back stroke though... she has some work to do in the swimming department hahaha. You've been to a lot of countries amit 😁👍
@@PeterandYen lol I am sure you guys would have visited even more number of countries than me...i just been to Raro, Fiji, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan (5times) and can I count India too? :)...
Hahaha yes of course you can count India too. We haven't been to Fiji though it is on or bucket list or India. But those other countries we've visited too 😊👍 we've also been to Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Taiwan (yen) and Thailand on top so much more of the world to see 😁
@@PeterandYen Hiya, Fiji is a nice place too, but just my personal taste that I loved Raro more..... Yes, you guys should plan a trip to India, but mind you, you will need at least 20 days to be able to cover a small portion of India :)
If we ever go India we will make sure we're going for a good chunk of time seems like a country with a lot to see 👍
Taro leaves is very good! We eat it at Tonga too. Also the chickens in the Islands are usually more tougher than the chickens in NZ. I would think that would be due to the different pracitices used to raise them or as you said them being wild.
O nice Tonga! Yen and I were thinking about either going Tonga or samoa next year can't decide 😅 tough decision both places look amazing. Thanks for the info about the chickens, they taste a lot better slightly tougher
kayaking wow cool guys fun with coconuts and then yes the food looks good choice and the amazing show so much going on here
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Heya Billy, yup this was 5 days of events all crammed together to make our top 5 episode 😁👍 had a blast in rarotonga want to go back 😊❤
Rarotonga looks so beautiful, enjoy the seafood lol
Mate its really a peaceful, beautiful paradise. The seafood was also one of the best parts especially the yellow fin tuna in the ika Mata 😊🐟👍
Great stuff guys. Favorite place in the world so far. Been there 3 times and returning a 4th...half way to my permanent residence lol. You guys really touched on all the major activities! A great bar to visit while you're there (if you are still) is the shipwreck bar. Great music and great for some downers! Hope you had a wonderful time...
Wow 4 times to a country means you definitely love the place 😊👍 we will definitely be back one day too have to visit aitutaki. Has an amazing trip. Shipwreck bar sounds great but we're in New Zealand already 😅
Kayaking and snorkeling in that water look amazing, plus the water didn't look too deep which is a plus. That live show was awesome with all the dancers.
I could pretty much walk from one island to the other it only goes up to my chin at the deepest part. Muri lagoon is a great spot to hang out. And yes the cultural show was amazing! Highly recommend if you ever go 😁👍
@@PeterandYen that's awesome
thank you for sharing this i will be visiting next year for the first time cannot wait
Hi Daniel 🙂👋 That's exciting! Hope you have a fantastic time in Raro ☺️
That buffet looked so refreshing and delicious!
Buffett was awesome. The lamb necks wrapped in taro leaves, rukau and the ika Mata were my favorite two dishes. Yen liked the poke she's really gotten accustomed to that banana and arrowroot blend 😊
Quick tip for next time. The green coconuts are the ones you drink and the brown ones are the ones you get coconut milk from.
Thank you for that tip! Many people have kindly given me advice to avoid the brown coconuts hahaha wish I knew that before I drank it 😂
The view here is to die for. haha Peter was like "im filming” that would be me too hehe...
Hahaha yen wasn't impressed with my lines 😂 but definitely the scenery is so amazing 🌿 tropical beauty at its finest 👍
Wonderful place! I guess the paradise may looks like that :)
It's so beautiful right 😊❤ now we have a very high benchmark for other islands we visit. The magic is definitely the lagoon that surrounds the whole island. And the people who take care of the land so well.
Guys! That was so dope! The production value was on point on this one. Awesome editing! This place seriously looks like paradise
Thank you! We are pretty happy how this one turned out too. Rarotonga is definitely one of those magical places that we'll be going back to many times over 😊❤
Hope u guys enjoyed it it looks so fun
We had an amazing time in raro, on our bucket list of places to come back to 😍
So you live in this area? Wow the beach super nice and pristine water, love the deone footage
Heya Senja! Yeah we lived near Muri beach which is where the lagoon is. Super beautiful and close by for droning and kayaking 😁👍
Planning our 20th anniversary in 2 years time. Thank you for the insight.
Always good to get a nice head start on a big event like your 20th anniversary 👌
Edgewater Resort and Spa or Pacific Resort are superb locations for Accomodation. Kuki Boy
Wow looks like a lot of adventure ✨👏🏼
Hey guys rarotonga is awesome! Everyday was a new adventure and the only bad thing was we had to leave way too soon. Needa go back for another visit someday 😍
Great trek for an incredible view... So worth it 👌
I really enjoy treks but yen is just ok with it. Totally worth it in my opinion getting one with nature and a lil bitta exercise at the same time thanks for watching guys!
@@PeterandYen Totally gree - getting that heart pumping is so good...
Dear friends! What a beautiful place to be right now! We have never seen a video of the Cook Islands or Roratonga, really enjoyed seen you there and having all the fun and those sports activities, paddling and scuba are one of my favorites (Martin) and hiking the mountain is Ariel’s favorite, so we really envy you right now! Keep enjoying and have a great week! 😎👍🏻😎👍🏻
We had an amazing time in rarotonga you should check the place out and maybe even make a trip 😁👍 small slice of paradise and it has both of your favorite types of activities too 👏😍
Tangike tangike awesome vid guys...kai looked yummy! Nevermind Aitutaki....Go to Mangaia instead hahaha!
Hello hello 😁👋 o is Mangaia where all the black pearls are farmed? We can always go to both islands ✌ the kai was beautiful during our whole trip miss it 😅
This place is amazing 💙
Rarotonga really is a paradise on earth. Just makes us want to go back and explore the rest of cook islands. Thanks for dropping by and leaving us a comment 😊👍
Ours picks would defs have to be the water activities and live show. The coconut challenge was really funny. 'open the coconut and start a fire' hahaha I think U guys needed a hard floor to crack her open. The sand gives it a cushion.
We did that segment on a tiny lil island just off shore hahaha no tools or concrete on the whole island 😅 also learnt that brown coconuts are not so good for their juice 😂😂
Nice video! I lived there for 3 month. Just an amazing island, I miss it soooooo much. Next time you really need to visit Aitutaki as well! Such a beautiful island!!
Wow 3 months that's awesome! Must've been so good 👍👍 We've heard Aitutaki is incredible, hope to visit one day 🙂 Thanks for dropping us a message 👋😁
Loved all the Rarotonga vlogs! Awesome food though really pricey! I thought Auckland was expensive! 😃 thanks for a great three Vlog series folks! ✌😍
😅 yeah it was a lil pricey but the island is a paradise. We were originally going to Samoa this year too but looks like we'll need to delay those plans
@@PeterandYen Samoa should be fun too. I hope it's a safe place to travel to. Let me know huh. 😊
I love tuna so any dish that has it i will definitely like hehe. The chicken looks good too. woah its like im in Hawaii nice. Good food and an awesome show what more can you ask for.. The market looks amazing lots of delicious foods to choose from...
It's interesting a lot of comments compare rarotonga to Hawaii. Will definitely go Hawaii one day and see what it's like. There is so much yellow fin tuna in rarotonga and it goes perfect in ika Mata my favorite dish 😁👍🐟
Thanks for the video, I really enjoyed it.
No worries thanks for watching
Bold move drinking from a brown coconut like that lol!
Pahahaha yeah.... won't be trying that again anytime soon 😅
How do you guys eat so much and still look fabulous?! Food is very interesting. Would love to try it. Peter, you're totally rocking that shirt. Really like the ambiance of some of these restaurants. Very chill. Prawns look fantastic. Great tour guys!
Hahaha o if you want to see a lotta food wait till the next episode 😂 hope you don't mind the spoiler. Buy thank you guys for the compliment a lil bitta exercise goes a long way. Plus I've definitely put on a couple more pounds than usual lately hahaha
Yen's still looking same old skinny though girl doesn't put on weight 🤔
THANKS FOR VISITING OUR SMALL ISLAND
What a beautiful island 💖
The island is incredible ❤ small but out makes up for that size with quality.
i love your videos guys super amazing! much love here!!
Thank you for the comment! Glad you enjoy our videos 😁👍
Just beautiful
Rarotonga is one of the most beautiful places we've been so many good memories 😍
Looks like paradise! I wanna binge watch all your video’s now haha :)
Unfortunately we're not able to shoot all our videos from this amazing location (just 3 in total!). But mind you a lot of our stuff so far is from New Zealand which is equally an amazing location 😁👍 thanks for watching!
So cool that you can kayak from one island to another! Super clear waters too. Fantastic underwater footage. You guys are totally failing at opening this coconut! Hahahaha
The water is so shallow you can even walk from island to island. Muri lagoon is an amazing spot the water is crystal clear unless you're there day after a storm then it's kinda brown 😅 yeah... the coconut got the better of us 😂😂😂
Beautiful island.
Poor Yen doing all the arm work... maria wouldn’t have done it 😂
Hahaha the coconut challenge.
Peter that’s exactly what we were thinking about... starting a fire
Hahaha what are you drinking hahahah
Love those cultural shows !
Pahahaha I can imagine Maria drinking wine while you row the kayak for some reason 😂 yeah the brown water is a common trait of these brown coconuts as we've learnt from the comments 😅 I know for the future now 😂
You guys know I (Lieles) don’t walk so I give you credit for that!! Congrats
Amazing views ! Thanks guys for sharing
Hahaha Lieles you're gonna have to try a really nice incline hike one day. You'll feel great afterwards. Not during not before but afterwards and only for a lil while cause then the body pains start and that's not so pleasant either 😂
Sweet video guys, looks so nice there 🙌
Thanks Kennedy! Rarotonga is super nice. Even the rain couldn't put a dampener on the good vibes being emitted by the island 😁👍
You guys are awesome, I found you guys through my new work mate Catherine, she told me about you guys, I love what you guys are doing. I want to go to raro and do what you guys did, thanks for doing what you guys do.
Hiya Charles 👋😊 Awesome you work with our Mum ❤️☺️ Thanks heaps for the kind words! Hope you get a chance to visit Raro one day. Not too far from NZ and sometimes there's great flight specials. Loved the seafood there.. ikamata.. crayfish.. oh my goodness so good 😍👍
@@PeterandYen yes she's a lovely lady😀
the food all looks so delicious, I can't wait to go there. Btw Vietnam looks Amazing!!!!!!
@@charlesormsby7363 haha mum is the best 😁❤️ and yea Vietnam is another awesome destination, loads of different things to eat, rich in history and culture, some places are really beautiful (like Ninh Binh which will be in an upcoming video) plus it's pretty easy to get around. Friendly people too 🙂 also it's cheap as so def a winner lol 😁 We enjoyed our time there! Currently in China now (on an 8 hr high speed train) 😁✌️ Hope you can please help make sure mum remembers to take a break and eats her lunch when you guys work together 🙏😅 She can be a bit of a workaholic haha thanks so much! Looking forward to her visiting China soon too 😊
Buffet looked good guys 👌
Buffett ika Mata is like a dream come true 😂😂😂 it was all gone by the time I went back for 3rds though 😥
Rukau looks like laing - Filipino dish with taro leaves in coconut milk
I really wanna go Philippines for a solid stretch of time and enjoy the food and catch all the sights I think that would be an amazing trip 😁👍 you know we should totally meet up in Philippines! We're seriously thinking about going next year.
Peter and Yen We definitely should! Let’s make that happen
Kayaking.. We've not tried it yet... Looks fun 👍
Guys! You gotta try it. It's pretty safe and being out on the water is just the best especially if there are nearby lil islands to visit 😁
@@PeterandYen We may here in the Philippines :)
Oh....amazing
Ah my gosh rarotonga is amazing!
Wow really interesting, Peter
Thanks Thu glad you enjoyed the video from rarotonga 😁👋
Now that you been to Rarotonga have to try Aitutaki 😊
Yen and I will definitely go to aitutaki next time we're back in the cook islands 😁✌
Aitutaki the land of paradise and my wife's home
The photos on Google look so good 😍😍
@@PeterandYen it's definitely a whole other kind of beautiful alot more slower than Rarotonga and worth the visit for sure
Such a cool experience! We have always wanted to travel to The Cook Islands! Great video guys! Ka Pai keep it up!!!
Raro is amazing, was looking forward to that lil travel bubble but sadly now that might be all over
Ohhh we wanted to do Te Vara Nui too but we only got to do Edgewater.
I miss the coconuts. Our fridge was stacked with coconuts.
Yen loves her prawns doesn’t she haha.
My uncles did that hike. They were talking about that rope up the top but thought it would break if they attempted to climb up.
Nice Cheeeehooooo btw 🤣
Edgewater looked great and there is always next time for te vara nui 😁👍 you'r fridge sounds like it had the perfect refreshment after the sun provided you can open those coconuts up 😂 yup yen loves prawns it's her favorite seafood. Hahaha your uncle's would have been all good I'm sure even skip the rope and just go up via rock 😁👍👋
Can't beat a good coconut ♥️
Which one? Hope you don't mean the one Peter had and refer to the one that yen had hahaha 😂👍
Oh wow!!! This video is awesome !! Great place!
Thank you! Rarotonga is an awesome place so it made putting this video together easy 😁👍