Tag Archive for ‘Osterinsel’
Pet peeve – literally
What is it about people who get pets, mostly dogs or cats, and then dispose of them like so much garbage? And then these poor animals have to fend for themselves, scavenging for food in garbage cans, procreating, getting sick, maybe even spreading disease. Not to mention having to stake out and defend their territory. [...]
Easter Island: Paradise in peril
The mystery of its culture, its remote location in the middle of the Pacific, the Thor Heyerdahl book I had read as a youngster, all these factors and more had contributed to my really looking forward to visiting the Easter Island – the navel of the world, as the Rapa Nuis call it. A very [...]
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