October 11, 2025 • 4 mins
Megan Singleton's latest travel adventure has taken her to Rarotonga, and she's noticed more people seem to be flocking to the islands.
Between the variety of accommodation options, the bars and restaurants and wildlife - including crabs, whales, friendly dogs and turtles to snorkel with - there's plenty of options for all prospective travellers.
Megan unveiled her personal highlights - read more about her travel tips here.
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Speaker 1 (00:06):
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudgin
from News Talks Edby.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
We're going to talk travel now. Now imagine this. Imagine
you're on a tour and you're in a van and
there's a whole lot of you and you're very excited
to get to where you're going and everything, and then
all of a sudden, your host says, I'm sorry, we're
going to stop the van and everyone has to be
deadly quiet before and a half minutes because I've just
got to do a quick radio cross to New Zealand.
That is exactly the situation that Meghan Singleton finds herself
now in Raratonga, with her whole tour around her. They're
(00:36):
going to listen to her talk to us about rarata
How are you?
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Oh, I'm good, But now you've made me nervous because
I've told them to shush because it's they're wrong something
in the van. Some of them had to get out
or they thought they'd pass out, but on other words,
turn the econ down. This is what it's like when
you're on tour with me, Francesca.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
You just never know what the day is going to
hold you. No how's Raratonga warm? Obviously it's very warm.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
And when I got up this morning and I sent
you some notes for today, it was a little bit
brisk and a bit lustree, and I said, oh no,
but it's now we're sort of one hour ahead yesterday,
and it's really warm. I'm going to say it's at
least in the mid twenties, you know, twenty five ish
and very humid and not blustery. You know, like when
when you're looking at the weather app as everyone does
(01:23):
before they travel, you see wind things and you see
rain clouds and stuff. Well, it's not been like theirs
tool so never rely on the wind. Always go to
like the Facebook page which I've mentioned before, you know,
those local Facebook pages that you look up for destinations
that you're traveling to, and then you find out what's
really happening, you know, on the minute, like where shall
(01:44):
I go for dinner? Where shall I you know you can?
Where can I go and walk the dogs with the
spca of a morning? You know things like that. So yeah,
it's really good. I love it here as you know, yep.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
And you do travel to Raratoua quite often, do you
reckon it's getting busier.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Definitely seems busier this time, for sure. We've just been
at the Saturday pouh Nanganui market. I would say it's
almost doubled in size from when it was last year.
And you know that TV show the Travel Guides, Well
they came to RaRo last year and they all gave
it five out of five thousand. If Kevin and Janetta
can give it five and a half stars, then you
(02:19):
know that something's good. So the Aussies are here, you know,
and that's taken a little while to come back. Remember
RaRo was the first ball that we could do after COVID.
Now you've got flights coming out of Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland
even as far away as Honolulu and Tahiti. So yeah,
it's busy over here now.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
And good choice of good choices of places to stay,
good accommodation.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
Yeah. So there's you know, everything from like your Adults
Only Results, which is actually where we're at. We like
that two big family resorts with amazing snorking out the front,
or you can just do Airbnb and stay in a
little house with a private pool, or you know, there's
actually there's everything all across the price points. As well,
all around the island, so it only takes an hour
(03:04):
to drive around the island. Once somethinish with you, that's
exactly what we're going to go and do. And you know,
if it's windy on one side, it won't be on
the other. So you've got lots of options, lots of
places to eat. And that's why I think I love it,
and that's why it is such a popular place for couples,
for families, for girlfriends' trips, for weddings. Yeah, it's popular
for all of that.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
But you just need to take your ear plugs.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
For the roosters. I was out at five o'clock this
morning because I woke up, I don't know why, and
I was chasing these bloody roosters around the resort, clapping
my hands, thinking I'm probably waking every up because I'm
flapping my hands and shouting at the roosters and everyone goes, no,
I didn't hear the roosters. Oh okay, sorry, that was
just me. Then. Yeah that's the raratong and alarm clock.
But it's good fun. It's local and it's real and
(03:51):
it's rustic and yeah it's cool. That's pretty.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
I shall let you put the air conditioning back on
and get on with your day. Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Mega.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
We're going to probably she's Megan's off to New Orleans, Memphis,
Nashville soon. We're probably going to do this where we're
going to start the tour. Get her on board. Maybe
you should put it for other people on and we'll
see what these thoughts are as well.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
live to News Talks it Be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
You're listening to the Sunday Session podcast with Francesca Rudgin
from News Talks Edby.
Speaker 2 (00:13):
We're going to talk travel now. Now imagine this. Imagine
you're on a tour and you're in a van and
there's a whole lot of you and you're very excited
to get to where you're going and everything, and then
all of a sudden, your host says, I'm sorry, we're
going to stop the van and everyone has to be
deadly quiet before and a half minutes because I've just
got to do a quick radio cross to New Zealand.
That is exactly the situation that Meghan Singleton finds herself
now in Raratonga, with her whole tour around her. They're
(00:36):
going to listen to her talk to us about rarata
How are you?
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Oh, I'm good, But now you've made me nervous because
I've told them to shush because it's they're wrong something
in the van. Some of them had to get out
or they thought they'd pass out, but on other words,
turn the econ down. This is what it's like when
you're on tour with me, Francesca.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
You just never know what the day is going to
hold you. No how's Raratonga warm? Obviously it's very warm.
Speaker 3 (01:01):
And when I got up this morning and I sent
you some notes for today, it was a little bit
brisk and a bit lustree, and I said, oh no,
but it's now we're sort of one hour ahead yesterday,
and it's really warm. I'm going to say it's at
least in the mid twenties, you know, twenty five ish
and very humid and not blustery. You know, like when
when you're looking at the weather app as everyone does
(01:23):
before they travel, you see wind things and you see
rain clouds and stuff. Well, it's not been like theirs
tool so never rely on the wind. Always go to
like the Facebook page which I've mentioned before, you know,
those local Facebook pages that you look up for destinations
that you're traveling to, and then you find out what's
really happening, you know, on the minute, like where shall
(01:44):
I go for dinner? Where shall I you know you can?
Where can I go and walk the dogs with the
spca of a morning? You know things like that. So yeah,
it's really good. I love it here as you know, yep.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
And you do travel to Raratoua quite often, do you
reckon it's getting busier.
Speaker 3 (01:59):
Definitely seems busier this time, for sure. We've just been
at the Saturday pouh Nanganui market. I would say it's
almost doubled in size from when it was last year.
And you know that TV show the Travel Guides, Well
they came to RaRo last year and they all gave
it five out of five thousand. If Kevin and Janetta
can give it five and a half stars, then you
(02:19):
know that something's good. So the Aussies are here, you know,
and that's taken a little while to come back. Remember
RaRo was the first ball that we could do after COVID.
Now you've got flights coming out of Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland
even as far away as Honolulu and Tahiti. So yeah,
it's busy over here now.
Speaker 2 (02:37):
And good choice of good choices of places to stay,
good accommodation.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
Yeah. So there's you know, everything from like your Adults
Only Results, which is actually where we're at. We like
that two big family resorts with amazing snorking out the front,
or you can just do Airbnb and stay in a
little house with a private pool, or you know, there's
actually there's everything all across the price points. As well,
all around the island, so it only takes an hour
(03:04):
to drive around the island. Once somethinish with you, that's
exactly what we're going to go and do. And you know,
if it's windy on one side, it won't be on
the other. So you've got lots of options, lots of
places to eat. And that's why I think I love it,
and that's why it is such a popular place for couples,
for families, for girlfriends' trips, for weddings. Yeah, it's popular
for all of that.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
But you just need to take your ear plugs.
Speaker 3 (03:28):
For the roosters. I was out at five o'clock this
morning because I woke up, I don't know why, and
I was chasing these bloody roosters around the resort, clapping
my hands, thinking I'm probably waking every up because I'm
flapping my hands and shouting at the roosters and everyone goes, no,
I didn't hear the roosters. Oh okay, sorry, that was
just me. Then. Yeah that's the raratong and alarm clock.
But it's good fun. It's local and it's real and
(03:51):
it's rustic and yeah it's cool. That's pretty.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
I shall let you put the air conditioning back on
and get on with your day. Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (03:58):
Mega.
Speaker 2 (03:58):
We're going to probably she's Megan's off to New Orleans, Memphis,
Nashville soon. We're probably going to do this where we're
going to start the tour. Get her on board. Maybe
you should put it for other people on and we'll
see what these thoughts are as well.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
For more from the Sunday session with Francesca Rudkin, listen
live to News Talks it Be from nine am Sunday,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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