tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138608592011-12-14T18:52:45.456-08:00A blog about Islands Experience. From Easter Island to Pitcairn Island and all between by the longest possible route.webislandernoreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13860859.post-1123291336356782222005-08-05T18:20:00.000-07:002005-08-05T18:22:16.363-07:00

Gauguin was a family man with a good job, that left everything to march in search of his dreams. In fact, it can be said that Gauguin was a sort of Quixote of art. There are many differences among them, of course, but in the end both Gauguin and Don Quixote decided to abandon their everyday lives to go on a personal Quest.

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Easter Island received 34,000 tourists last year. There is a lot of interest in visiting this South Pacific island where apart from the archaeological sites with Moais, tourists can practise trekking, surfing and diving.Easter Island (or Rapa Nui as it is its local name) that has a population of 3,700 people was declared World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1995.

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It seems that in modern times only one great painter had interest in travelling to Polynesia: Paul Gauguin. Gauguin went to Tahiti looking for some sort of lost paradise. The writings of explorer and navigator Bougainville depicting Tahiti as a natural society in XVIII century, and later the ideas of the influencial philosopher Rousseau about the good savage seemed to be the basis of Gauguin

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For those that like adventure, better to hurry if planning to visit St. Helena by cargo ship. According to this press release there will be an international airport in this South Atlantic island by 2010.

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I am a fan of traditional dances, they represent a way of seeing life that shouldn't be forgotten. Dances tell stories, show moods, situations or the social status of the dancer. They have always been a powerful way of relating with the sacred (gods or ancestors), the natural world (agriculture, hunting) or the world of human beings (weddings, war). And they are perhaps the most ancient art

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There is a strong possibility that a casino may function in Easter Island soon. The recently passed law about casinos in Chile permits 2 casinos per region with the exception of the region of Santiago that won't have any casinos. As there are already 7 casinos functioning, there will be a selection process for the permission to build 17 new casinos, making a total of 24. And since 20 % of each

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Two hundred years after, the world is revisiting Napoleonic Age. This year there are two important anniversaries: the battles of Austerlitz and Trafalgar, victory and defeat of Napoleon with all their historical consequences. It is sure we are going to listen about Napoleonic Age till year 2021, which marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Napoleon. This fact leads us to an island: St.

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Traditionally, islands mean travel, adventure, exotic destinations, small communities, different cultures, isolation ...Well, sometimes isolation seems something from the past. For instance, today in Easter Island, the most isolated place in the world, there are 1000 TV sets, 700 telephones, 260 PC's, and more than 150 of these PC's are connected to internet.

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Islands, those large or small spots of land surrounded by sea. Islands in all oceans and in all climates. Each island with its own landscape and culture (if inhabited). Many times having a unique fauna and flora. Islands are always waiting to be discovered, in this blog we are going to explore them.

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