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Lewis the Lion and his hostel life 6 months in

After 6 months of being on the road, Lewis the Lion wanted to dedicate a blog to somewhere he spent quite a bit of his time in. When he first embarked on his worldwide journey, he was a little bit … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion talks about toilets in South America

Lewis the Lion had travelled in seven of the countries in South America (including some Pacific Islands) in 6 months and realised that there was one thing that a lot of them had in common: the toilets! Or ‘ los … Continue reading

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Lewis and Latin American Registration Plates

One of Lewis the Lion’s favourite games to play involves registration plates, especially when he’s learning a new language. That’s because he gets to practise reading aloud the letters and numbers in whichever foreign language he is learning. Can you … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion’s South American Observations

Lewis the Lion’s South American adventure was coming to an end and what a journey it had been so far. He had already fulfilled so many of his dreams here, such as witnessing the carnival in Rio de Janeiro to … Continue reading

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A fleeting ‘Hola!’ to Lima

So, after a night flight back to Lima, the first thing that Lewis the Lion did when he arrived in the next new hostel was to go to sleep! Travelling at irregular times of the day could certainly be very … Continue reading

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Bye-bye Easter Island

Before Lewis the Lion left Easter Island, he managed to visit the local church which was so packed that it had many people couldn’t get in the door and were standing on the steps at the back. Lewis wasn’t surprised … Continue reading

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Lewis learns about the tradition of the ‘Birdman’

  At the top of the extinct volcano, Rano Kau, Lewis the Lion discovered an abandoned village built into the headland called Orongo. Tiny houses with very small doorways stood looking out to sea. Lewis the Lion wondered why they … Continue reading

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Lewis climbs to the crater of an extinct volcano

One afternoon, Lewis the Lion and his friends (Helen, John, Gemma and Singa) decided to go for a hike up to a popular tourist spot on Easter Island: an extinct volcano called Rano Kau. They were a bit unsure of … Continue reading

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Lewis visits the Moai of Easter Island

What intrigued Lewis the Lion more than anything was the notion that Easter Island had a lost culture. That is to say that no-one really knows for sure what happened to their civilisation as it had almost disappeared completely by … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion visits the most isolated island on the planet: Easter Island

Lewis the Lion had barely had time to gather his thoughts on the Galapagos Islands when he was jetting off again from Lima Airport. This time to another place which was really rather exceptional: Easter Island. It is known as … Continue reading

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