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Thanks I will be keeping that in mind :) But first I must sew like there is no tomorrow to pay for my last "pearl excursion" that pesky credit card bill just arrived... ouch!.

Thanks for the link to Carolyn eBay store and her prices are about half of the markets (just as a guide). Now time to get that PayPal account up so I can go shopping!!!!!

It was a real rush trip so 1 week in Tahiti and 1 week in the Cook Islands. Whilst in Tahiti we spent most of our time on the main island then a day trip to Moorea (where I found the pearls being sold in the foyer of the Intercontential (was a market table style) better quality and cheaper)...

I have just returned from the Cook Islands and had a quick day stay in Rarotonga. One thing that I noticed via a quick trip around the markets was that they only had the black pearls and everything seemed really expensive (like NZ$300+ for one pearl). It isn't helping their industry as the...

Something that I recently discovered is that there is a "city tax" in Papeete of 150 francs per person per day... so don't forget to add that into your planning if you end up staying a few nights in Papeete.