Ultimate getaway place

This week, ROUTE 1 took a detour by asking the following FRIDAY QUESTION --
Where in the world would you like to go to GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?
Scout S. -- Easter Island.
Bob H. -- Akamal, Quintana Roo, Mexico. The water is warm, clear and turquoise blue with sparkling white beaches shaded with coconut palms. The snorkeling is as good as it gets in fresh water lagoons and crystal clear bays with coral growing to the water's surface. The little hotel with ceiling fans is laid-back and has an excellent bar and a five-star restaurant at two-star prices. It doesn't get any better than Akamal.
Dave B. -- Switzerland. I am pretty sure there would be no "police actions" in that country. Plus, it has the most beautiful landscape in the world.
Kerstin H. -- Tahiti, because it is a tropical wonderland.
Rick T. -- Panama City Beach, Florida. I love PC!
Mike D. -- In a boat on a smooth-as-glass Northwoods lake with the early morning mist just starting to rise; the only sounds I hear are an occasional loon and the ker-plunk of my lure after a long cast. THAT is heaven.
Annika H. -- The North Pole. Because it is very very quiet and you can tell Santa what you want for Christmas.
Diane H. -- I've been obsessed with going to Greece since seeing an IMAX movie about it a few months ago. History, beaches, hot guys... What's not to like!
Inger H. -- All of a sudden today I was taken by the idea of going to Australia. I want to drive around in the hot, dusty outback, see some nice rainforest up in Queensland and drink beer in Sydney. Sounds like a perfect summer holiday!
Erik H. -- People call them "The Secret of the South Pacific" and the Maori who live there call it "Kuki Airani." We know them as the Cook Islands, a democracy in free association with New Zealand.
That is where I would go to get away from it all.
Here is how Lonely Planet describes the Cook Islands:
"Wafer-thin cays and farflung atolls, white-sand beaches and lush, green volcanic mountains, a slow pace, friendly people, dancing -- what's not to like about the Cook Islands? If that's not enough, they also have excellent hiking, snorkeling, caving and lazing."