Every week, someone asks me: "Should I go to the Cook Islands or Fiji?" And every week, I give the same honest answer — it depends on who you are, what you want, and what kind of traveller you want to be when you get home. I've got roots in Rarotonga. I've walked the beaches of Fiji with my own kids. I've sent hundreds of travellers to both. And here's what nobody tells you: they're not interchangeable. One will feel like coming home. The other will feel like the best holiday