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Monthly Archives: November 2011
The history of Galapagos travel before Columbus…?
There was none. There is no evidence Galapagos travel (meaning, human travel) before Columbus, even existed. Ancient legend hinting at pre-Incan and Incan Galapagos travel has been refuted time and again by studies that cannot find a single relic from … Continue reading
Galapagos Cruises: In the Land of Reptiles
Reptiles remind us of prehistoric times, and since Galapagos holiday cruises put you face to face with so many different and such unique kinds, Galapagos travel does, too. The Galapagos Islands are dominated by reptiles. In the eyes of many … Continue reading
Galapagos Cruise Highlight: Sally Lightfoot Crab
Scuttling over the jet-black lava rocks, bright red Sally Lightfoot Crabs will not go by unnoticed during your Galapagos holiday cruise. Yes, they are bright red. And they are quite large, especially the adults. And the black background befits their … Continue reading
Taking A Trip To Galapagos Wonderland
Have you ever wondered why a trip to the Galapagos Islands evokes the children’s story “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll? Well, in case this association never dawned on you, “Galapagos Wonderland” was a popular way of speaking … Continue reading
A Galapagos journey continued…
As we continue along on our Galapagos cruise adventure of October 20, 2011… we just head a little down the road to another amazing site: the lava tunnel. At this site, our Galapagos tour guests can easily imagine how … Continue reading
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New from our Galapagos cruise staff members…
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND Thursday, 20th October 2011 Today our Galapagos holiday cruise takes us to Santa Cruz Island, where we’ll be spending the day. This is the second largest island in the archipelago, where our Galapagos travels bring us … Continue reading
Galapagos Comes In Eighth
“Oh well,” sighed the iguanas at Academy Bay when they heard the news. The Galapagos Islands, which recently had a very strong chance of becoming one of the Seven New Wonders of the World, didn’t make the final selection. It must have … Continue reading
Why We Call the Galapagos Islands A Laboratory
As you proceeded to get interested, research and finally book your Galapagos cruise tour adventure (if this is not yet the case, it may be soon), you probably came across the pitch, “The Galapagos is a laboratory of … Continue reading
A Galapagos Holiday Animal Overload
The experience on Galapagos luxury cruises or land-based hotels will inevitably conjure the same conclusion in the minds of travelers: there are few places that compete in terms of the number of animals one can observe. I like to … Continue reading
A trip to Hell and back: a different Galapagos approach
Galapagos holiday tours and luxury cruises can seldom be associated with the “wretched” islands where “the chief sound of life […] is a hiss”, as Melville would put it. These words, coming from one of English language’s most popular poets, … Continue reading
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