Easter Island
Best Tropical Islands
Go off the the grid, feast on fresh-caught seafood and sink your toes into soft sand at my picks of the best island escapes, including the Caribbean, Hawaii, Bali, Easter Island, and Fiji. Bali Bali is my idea of heaven. On my fourth trip to Bali I was introduced to the Amanresorts’ award-winning, secluded properties. (….Read more)
Video: Rapa Nui Traditional Dancers
Matato’a Dance group as seen worldwide. “Matato’a (the watchful eye of the warrior) is a musical and dance group from Rapa Nui. It is one of the most famous bands from the island. Matato’a was founded in 1996 by Kevamatato’a Atan. It was in 1998 that they adopted the name of Matato’a, which means ‘warrior’ (….Read more)
Stop-over in Lima, Peru Is it Safe? What to Do?
Lots of trips to Machu Picchu and the other South American destinations stop in Lima for 8-18 hours. When my husband and trekked in Peru many years ago — Machu Picchu, the Cordillera Blanca — we too had a long lay-over in Lima. Recently I returned to Lima en route to Easter Island and discovered (….Read more)
National Geographic Radio: Hear the inside story about Rapa Nui – Easter Island
My interview with Boyd Matson, National Geographic Radio, XM Radio, NPR will be aired the first two weekends in February, depending upon your location. The Easter Island Program will also be streamed on the National Geographic Website: and by Feb. 20th, the program will be available on itunes. The question I’m asked the most is: (….Read more)
Questions about Easter Island – Why and How?
Despite its isolation in the middle of the South Pacific (roughly equal distance from Tahiti and South America), Easter Island is at the center of a lot of questions. WHERE DID THE HEADS COME FROM? HOW WERE THEY TRANSPORTED? The giant heads were carved our of a dead volcano, which contains over 400 Moai; one (….Read more)
Night Life at Easter Island – Dance ’til You Drop
Recently I went to Easter Island, the most remote and least visited World Heritage Site, home of the giant stone heads and dazzlingly attractive men and curvaceous women. Watch the video of the mostly nude men dancing an elegant South Seas swaying and a sexually charged version of the Maori war dance. This is the (….Read more)
Energy Grids, Vortexes, Geometric Points on Easter Island
The magnetic rock attracts people worldwide who are searching for spiritual healing and enlightenment. They camp out by it, under the full moon, and receive magnetic vibrations just by holding their hands above the rock. Why are ancient Megaliths like the moai (stone heads) placed at specific equidistant points? Why are Positive Energy Vortexes, (….Read more)
Best Ceviche in the Pacific at 27′ South Latitude
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Shorter Flights from Peru to Easter Island
How remote is it? Close enough for a several day “add-on” to a trip to Peru Easter Island, known as Rapa Nui (pronounced Rapa New-ee) is known as one of the most remote inhabited island in the world, and a five-star world heritage site. New direct LAN flights from Peru just made the trip easier (….Read more)
Where in the World is Easter Island? A Speck in the Pacific Ocean
The coast of Chile and Peru is 2,400 miles and a 5-6 hour flight away and just about as far from Tahiti in the other direction. The nearest inhabited island is Pitcairn, 1,200 miles to the west(of HMS Bounty and Mutiny fame). Native Eastern Islanders, or Rapa Nuians, called their home the Navel of the (….Read more)
