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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
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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
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A Mountain of Moai on Easter Island – Day 3.5
*To fully appreciate the pictures, click on them to see them full size* The day is just getting away from us. Taking the unexpected cave tours with Bill threw off our timing for the rest of the day so when … Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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Nobody Knows About Easter Island
“Nobody knows…” is one of our favorite ways tour guides start a sentence. Mike and I make fun of it every time we hear it. From the audio tour of Stonehenge in England to the Pyramids in Giza to the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Companion to Easter Island, Ahu Tahira, Easter Island, Easter Island Heads, Easter Island sculptures, Isla de Pascua, Moai, Rapa Nui, Rapanui, statues on Easter Island, Vinapu, what is Easter Island
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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
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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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Getting Charged Up for Easter Island
As our lives get “simplified” by a myriad of electronic gadgets, the mechanics of international travel has become more complicated. Cell phones, tablets, e-readers, laptop computers, camera batteries and even electric toothbrushes suck up electricity like first-class flyers suck down … Continue reading
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