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Taking A Trip To Galapagos Wonderland

Posted on November 18, 2011 by idegeka
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  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 >>

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A trip to Hell and back: a different Galapagos approach

Posted on November 9, 2011 by idegeka
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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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The Galapagos Islands: an ominous past

Posted on July 19, 2011 by idegeka
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“Desolate”, “infernal”, “worthless”… not something you’d thumbs up on trip advisor. Yes, that’s how it used to be when you visited the Galapagos. You would really look through your dictionary for the most negative adjectives in there. It is amazing … Continue reading >>

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Vonnegut’s literary trip into evolution’s possibilities

Posted on April 1, 2011 by idegeka
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Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut is a virtual Galapagos tour in space and time, a fictional journey to the marvelous, surprising, always eerie and bizarre, and never short of fantastic Enchanted Isles. Influenced by Darwinian theory and historical events that have … Continue reading >>

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