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Easter Island Planning & Packing Tips
A trip to Easter Island is the trip of a lifetime. A trip to Easter Island is long and expensive. But if you are one of the 50,000 or so people who make this trek every year, you will be … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Chile, Easter Island, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Anakena Beach, Biking Easter Island, Chile, Easter Island, Easter Island costs, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island packing list, Easter Island Prices, Easter Island sculptures, EasterIsland, Explora, Hanga Roa, Hanga Roa Eco Village & Spa, Isla de Pascua, Lima, Maori Tupuna, Moai, Orongo, packing list, Quarry, Rano Kau, rano raraku, Rapa Nui, statues on Easter Island, Tapati Rapa Nui Festival, Te Ra'ai, what is Easter Island, WPLongform
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Frightened by Fur on Easter Island – Day 4
It’s 6 am and Edith is rattling our door. Scared out of a dead sleep, we are a bit alarmed and confused until we figure out that the owner of the Hotel Taura’a thinks we are part of the group … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Charlotte, Chile, Easter Island, Hotels, North America, North Carolina, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ahu Ko Te Riku, Ahu Naunau, Ahu Tahai, Ahu Vai Uri, Anakena, Anakena Beach, Charlotte, Charlotte NC, Chile, Dog Whisperer, Easter Island, Easter Island costs, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island Prices, Easter Island sculptures, EasterIsland, Hanga Roa, Hanga Roa Eco Resort and Spa, Hotel Taura, Hotel Taura'a, Isla de Pascua, LAN, Lima, Matavari Airport, Mercado de las Artes, Miami, Miami International Airport, Miro, Moai, Parroquia Santa Cruz de Hanga Roa, Peru, Rapa Nui, Rapanui, Restaurant Manuia, statues on Easter Island, Trip Advisor, United States, US Airways, what is Easter Island, Wi-Fi, WPLongform
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Jet Lagged Exploring on Easter Island Day 1
After 25 hours of traveling, we arrive on Easter Island at 6:50 on a Sunday morning. We descend the stairs to the tarmac, walk to the terminal, and immediately make a rookie mistake. We sacrifice our place in the immigration … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Chile, Easter Island, Hotels, Restaurants, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Ahu Akivi, Ana Te Pahu, Birdman Competition, Chile, Easter Island, Easter Island costs, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island Prices, Easter Island sculptures, food, Hotel Taura'a, Isla de Pascua, Kotaro Japanese Restaurant, LAN, Lava tube, Moai, Motu Iti, Motu Nui, Orongo, Papanui, Petroglyphs, Pukao, Puna Pao, Rano Kau, rano raraku, Rapa Nui, Red Scoria Stone, restaurants, statues on Easter Island, Stray dogs, Taura'a Hotel, ticket window, Topknot quarry, Travel, Trip Advisor, vacation, Vinapu, Volcano, what is Easter Island, WPLongform
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The Journey to Easter Island Begins
After waiting a lifetime to travel to Easter Island, the day has finally arrived and I am bouncing off the walls with excitement. But first we have to get there. The journey begins with a US Airways flight from Charlotte … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Charlotte, Chile, Easter Island, Florida, North America, North Carolina, Peru, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged American Airlines, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Clorox Wipes, Easter Island, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island sculptures, Häagen-Dazs, Jorge Chavez International Airport, La Bonbonniere, LAN, Lima Peru, Mataveri Airport, Miami International Airport, Nazca Lines, statues on Easter Island, Taqueria, US Airways, what is Easter Island, WPLongform
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Jordan: The Country, The People, The Movie Set (Not the River)
Touching down at the Amman Airport at 10:30 pm, it’s no surprise that our Egypt Air flight from Cairo is two hours late. (Fond Memories of the Middle East – Egypt) Our guide and driver Atallah meets us at the airport … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Egypt, Hotels, Jordan, Middle East, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Amman, Amman Airport, amphitheater, Aqaba, Arwad Hotel, Bedouin, Cairo, Church of St. Genesius, Crusader castle, Dead Sea, Egypt, Egypt Air, Grand View Hotel, hibiscus flower tea, Hippodrome, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Israel, Jerash, Jerusalem, Jordan, Karak, Karak Archaeological Museum, King Hotel Cairo, King's Highway, Lawrence of Arabia, Led Zeppelin, Mabada, Middle East, mosaic floor, Moses, Mount Nebo, Nabatean, Palestine, Petra, Promised Land, Radisson Hotel, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Sinai Peninsula, Siq, souk, south amphitheater, Syria, The Monastery, Treasury Building, UNESCO, Wadi Araba Border Crossing, Wadi Mujib, Wadi Musa, WPLongform, Yitzhak Rabin Border Terminal
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Spanish, Por Favor, in Mexico
For years, Mike and I have been indiscriminately mangling languages all over the world. We are especially adept at making up Spanish words, referring to them as ‘distortiones de español’. Sometimes the words we “make up” turn out to be … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Charlotte, Hotels, Mexico, North America, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Alexandria, Atencion San Miguel, Bella Italia Ristorante, Cafe San Francisco, Cairo Egypt, Camino Real Hotel, Casa Luna, Casa Luna Pila Seca, Casa Luna Quebrada, Centro Bilingüe de San Miguel Spanish School, Club de Golf Malaquin, Denver, Doc Severinsen, Doors, Egypt, El Jardin de los Milagros, El Pipila, El Santuario Golf Course, Embassy Suites Mexico City - Reforma, Fabrica La Aurora, Funicular Panoramico, Gil Gutierrez, Gil y Cartas, Golf Club Malanquin, Guanajuato, Harry's New Orleans Cafe, Jardín de la Union, Jill Genser, Los Girasoles, Mercado de Artesanias, Mercado Hidalgo, Mexico, Mexico City, Mummy Museum, Museo de los Momais, Ornate doors, Parroquia San Miguel, Rancho Casa Luna, Rincón de Don Tomás, San Miguel de Allende, Sensual Chocolatiers, SMdA, Spanish Classes, Talevera, Teatro Juárez, Templo Mayor, Tonight Show, Tortilla Papers, US Air, US Airways, Villa Mirasol, Vivoli Cafe, World Heritage Site, WPLongform, Zócalo
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