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Rapa Nui: Tapati Festival, Remote, Fascinating

February 9th 2023
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Photographers, divers, writers, foodies, chefs and music enthusiasts. Travelers' Century Club Members: 12/2023. MJ 107 and Dave 104. We appreciate your feedback and if you like our stories we would appreciate it if you follow our blog. We live on North Hutchinson Island, Florida. If you are in Florida please send us a private message as we would love to meet you. Two retired nurses who are passionate about traveling the world. Our love of travel, meeting new people and experiencing new cultures will hopefully take us to wonderful plac... full info

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1st March 2023

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

We are planning of going there ourselves
Rapa Nui is high up on our list of places we want to visit. There is a pretty good chance that we will go there already next year. Before we go I will probably reread "Aku-Aku: the Secret of Easter Island" in which Thor Heyerdahl writes about his visit to Rapa Nui in the 1950-ies and the research he did then. /Ake

2nd March 2023

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

We are planning on going there ourselves.
We really enjoyed it and hope you get there soon. Consider attending during the festival in February. It gave us things to do in the evening and provided an appreciation of their heritage. Hiking during the day will keep you busy.

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