Visiting Charles Darwin’s Galapagos Islands

2009 celebrates both the bicentenary of Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of his seminal work ‘Origin of the Species’, with this in mind why not take a holiday to the Galapagos and visit the islands that first inspired him Charles Darwin first came across the Galapagos Islands in 1835, when returning home from an educational visit to South America where he had been collecting animals and fossils and studying the geology of the region He spent five weeks studying the flora and the fauna of the region, but it was the giant tortoises that particularly attracted his attention…

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See the Islands on a Galapagos Cruise

There is no place in the world like the Galapagos Islands Tours and cruises to the mysterious islands vary, but there is something for everyone to enjoy in this amazing natural wonder Experience the unusual volcanic landscape, the array of marine life and the idiosyncratic animals on a Galapagos holiday…

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Strange Attractions to Visit Whilst in Reykjavik

Baejarins Beztu Pylsur Bill Clinton and Metallica are huge fans and even British broadsheet, The Guardian can’t stop raving about it So which awe-inspiring building are all these celebrities flocking too on their holidays to Reykjavik Well actually it’s a humble hot dog stand, although with a name that translates to mean ‘the best hot-dog in town’ maybe it isn’t so humble after all…

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