Posts Tagged 'The Galapagos Islands'

Staff Journey to the Galapagos

Staff Journey to the Galapagos Steve Lidgey (Sales & Tailor Made Executive) recently travelled to the Galapagos courtesy of Ocean Adventures & Akorn Destination Management.  The Galapagos has long been high on my “must do” list. Therefore I jumped at the chance to visit the inspiration for Charles Darwin’s “Theory of Evolution”,located 1,000 km off the ...
Posted on April 19 2010 Read More...

Galapagos: The Natural Selection

Galapagos: The Natural Selection As the bicentenary of Darwin’s birth approaches, Ben Ross sees (and smells) for himself the fearless wildlife and primeval landscapes that inspired the great evolutionary theories A huddle of marine iguanas in a mangrove swamp is not the oddest thing you’ll see on a visit to the Galapagos Islands, but it ...
Posted on January 28 2009 Read More...

No more lonely days for Lonesome George

No more lonely days for Lonesome George Lonesome George, conservation icon of the Galápagos islands, the rarest living creature on Earth, may soon be a father. The 80-year-old giant tortoise was discovered in 1972 among the foliage of Pinta island in the archipelago. He has since been cared for as the sole survivor of his species. The Galapagos National ...
Posted on August 21 2008 Read More...

A nature lover’s paradise

A nature lover’s paradise Richard Godden, Latin America Specialist, swims with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands... The Galapagos Islands - a once in a lifetime destination. This magical collection of volcanic islands, lying about 800 km to the east of the Ecuadorian mainland, is somewhere that most people will never get to see with ...
Posted on October 28 2007 Read More...

La Pinta

La Pinta We are delighted that we are now able to show you real pictures of our new Yacht LA PINTA! Teams of workers are now finishing the details of the outside, and most of the action is now occurring on its inside, where a Swedish firm, experts in marine architecture, design ...
Posted on March 22 2007 Read More...