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Easter island

From the Quarry to the beach: Our Easter Island tour continues . . .
From the Quarry to the beach: Our Easter Island tour continues . . .

From the Quarry to the beach: Our Easter Island tour continues . . .

Our Easter Island tour continues with our next stop at the Quarry on Easter Island.  In the last post, we visited Tonjariki, which is the most spectacular and famous of Easter Island’s ruins. I also noted earlier that 70% of…

Easter Island – a quick overview and tips for sightseeing
Easter Island – a quick overview and tips for sightseeing

Easter Island – a quick overview and tips for sightseeing

When we told friends, family, an co-workers we were going to Easter Island, we got various looks, puzzled and incorrect responses, and other’s (not wanting to feel stupid) simply saying ‘That’s nice’!  To be honest, we didn’t know exactly where…

Flight to Easter Island!
Flight to Easter Island!

Flight to Easter Island!

We woke up early this morning as we had an 8:30am flight from Santiago, Chile to Easter Island. Although technically a domestic flight, they treat it as an international flight with their check in and agricultural requirements, so they recommend…

Welcome to Chile!
Welcome to Chile!

Welcome to Chile!

We started our day with breakfast at the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, where we had stayed last night, taking advantage of the seven day airport parking, as well as being a bit more relaxed before our overnight flight to Chile.…

Pre-Fourth of July Vacation at the MCO Hyatt
Pre-Fourth of July Vacation at the MCO Hyatt

Pre-Fourth of July Vacation at the MCO Hyatt

It’s Monday night and I’m writing this in the lobby lounge before heading up to bed.  Steve (DOS) and I just had a nice dinner at McCoy’s restaurant in the Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport, where we’re staying tonight, prior to…