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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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Driving Easter Island Day 3
TahaiOur second night on Easter Island is blissfully quieter than the first. The barking from the strays who wander the island is much more subdued. Could someone have transported the roosters to the other side of the island? Their crowing’s … Continue reading
Posted in Chile, Easter Island, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Ana Kakenga, Ballroom Cave, Caves, Chile, Easter Island, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island sculptures, Hanga Roa, Hotel Taura'a, Isla de Pascua, Lava tube, Moai, Pareo, Rano Kau, Rapa Nui, Rapanui, statues on Easter Island, Two Windows Cave, Volcano, what is Easter Island, 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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So Where Exactly IS Easter Island?
When I tell people I am going to Easter Island, they smile and nod. But, I can tell by the look on their faces that they really don’t know where I am going. I can see the gears turning in … Continue reading
Posted in Chile, Easter Island, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Chile, Easter Island, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island sculptures, Geography, Isla de Pascua, LAN Airlines, Lima Peru, Miami, Rapa Nui, Santiago, South Pacific, statues on Easter Island, what is Easter Island
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Money, Money, Money
Carrying a lot of cash is not usually my way of traveling. Why bring cash when we can use credit cards or a hit an ATM and get local currency when we land? That method has failed me only once and … Continue reading
Posted in Chile, Easter Island, Restaurants, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Travel Tips, Uncategorized
Tagged Chile, Chilean pesos, Easter Island, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island sculptures, foreign currency, money exchange, statues on Easter Island, travel budget, US Dollars, what is Easter Island
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Dengue or DEET – Pick a Poison
Most people worry only about what clothes to take when packing for a vacation. I am worrying about protecting us from dengue fever. This was just a passing thought for my upcoming trip to Easter Island where they had a … Continue reading
Turn My World Upside Down (Part 1 – Chile)
I think I understand why so many of us in the United States ignore our neighbors in South America. The continent is not marketed as well as Europe and the perception exists that Europe has more or better antiquities. Simple … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Chile, Hotels, Peru, Restaurants, Shopping, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Andes Mountains, Argentina, Chile, Chilean wines, ConCon, Driving in Chile, La Gatita, LAN, Lima Peru, Macchu Picchu, Mall Marina Arauco, Miami International Airport, Museo Fonck, Nazca Lines, Pisco, Portillo, Radisson Acqua Hotel & Spa, Santiago, South America, Tierra del Fueg, US Airways, Ushuaia, Valle Nevado, Valparaiso, Vina del Mar, WPLongform
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Counting Countries
Once a year I like to take inventory of where I have been and where I am going. There’s an organization called the Traveler’s Century Club. The only requirement to become a member is that you have to have traveled … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Europe, Middle East, North America, North Carolina, Scandanavia, Sightseeing, South America, Travel
Tagged Alaska, Arctic Circle, Argentina, Chile, Copenhagen, Denmark, exploring, Finland, Geneva, Helsinki, Liechtenstein, Lima, Peru, Santiago, Switzerland, Travel, Traveler, Ushuaia, Vaduz, world travel, WPLongform
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Far Flung is Fun!
How far can we go? I ask that question everyday when I have a minute to daydream at work. There’s a map of the world above my desk. Originally I put it there because I was sick of staring at … Continue reading
Posted in Airlines, Alaska, Argentina, Chile, Easter Island, Europe, Jordan, Middle East, North America, North Carolina, Scandanavia, Sightseeing, South America, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska, Anchorage, ANWR, Arctic Ocean, Argentina, Bedouins, Brooks Range, Cerro Castor, Chile, Easter Island, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Jordan, Middle East, Moai, Petra, Prudhoe Bay, Scandinavia, South America, Tierra del Fugo, Treasury Building, Ushuaia, Vina del Mar
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