Adland Tours

01/12/2024

I'm really excited about the work that Galapagos Infinito does and the prospect of working with them as part of Galápagos Revealed 2025

30/11/2024

We were in the South Tyrrol earlier this year, but didn't go to Bolzano. Maybe next time.

Ötzi - The Man from the Past
Ötzi is the name given to one of the best-preserved mummified bodies in Europe. The body was found in the Ötztal Alps in 1991, and investigations show that it lived over 5000 years ago (approx. 3400–3100 BC). After his death, the body became dehydrated, and his remains were naturally mummified in the glacial ice.

When the recovery of his body began, numerous leather fragments, strings, pieces of fur and bundles of hay came to light. These were pieces of Ötzi's clothing, which were made of leather, fur and braided grass. A coat, a belt, a pair of trousers, a loincloth, shoes and a cap made of bearskin were found. Other items scattered around him were a copper axe, a flint dagger, a long stick (later identified as a bow), and a quiver with two ready-made arrows and twelve arrow shafts. Remains of a kind of backpack and two birch bark containers were discovered, one of them with traces of maple leaves and charcoal fragments.

Further investigations showed that his stomach contained traces of various grains, plants, fruits and meat. 61 tattoos in the form of lines and crosses were found on his body. These tattoos were not made with needles, like modern tattoos, but through fine incisions into which powdered charcoal was rubbed.

Later examinations, including X-rays, revealed a flint arrowhead in his left shoulder. The entry wound was in his back. The arrow shattered the shoulder blade and damaged nerves and blood vessels, suggesting that Ötzi may have bled to death. His head also suffered a serious injury, caused either by a fall after the arrow shot or by a blow. He must have been involved in a fight a few days before his death, as his right hand had a deep cut.

Ötzi was about 45 years old, 160 cm tall and weighed about 50 kg when he died. His body and belongings are now on display at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy.

26/11/2024

With Colette Moine – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

Very happy to be supporting this human and the work they do

And hopefully spreading some awareness about Galapagos Infinito

12/11/2024

During my latest Adland Tours adventure in the Galapagos, I was lucky enough to meet an extraordinary creature.

This rare species took me under its wing and helped me understand these magnificent islands in a way I never could have hoped.

The creature is part French, part Ecuadorian, a wonderful parent to two fantastic boys, a naturalist guide with a passion for education.

This creature is the one and only Colette Moine (https://www.facebook.com/colette.moine?mibextid=ZbWKwL)

Her latest project to change the world is Galápagos Infinito (Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/galapagosinfinito?mibextid=ZbWKwL)

Colette volunteers, supporting the project coordinator Noémi d'Ozouville (https://www.facebook.com/noemi.dozouville?mibextid=ZbWKwL),

The concept of Galapagos Infinito is to give every Ecuadorian child who lives in the Galapagos the chance to get out on a boat and explore the islands in a way most kids who live there never get a chance to do.

This is an enormously important idea because a lot of the people who live in Galapagos serve the tourist industry but have no real sense of identity that relates to being part of one of the most amazing national parks in the world.

The result is that kids in the Galapagos grow up not caring for or appreciating the islands, nature, or what the national park offers.

Already this project enables approx 100 kids a year to see the national park and learn about it in a new way. With just a little bit of help, this project could achieve its goal of giving all 500 kids in year 7 each year the chance to know their world.
I’m hoping that Adland Tours may be able to partner with them in the future—especially if we bring schools to the Galapagos.

There are already so many reasons why you should visit the Galapagos, but imagine being able to come with us and also support Galapagos Infinito at the same time!

The link for our next tour in 2025 is in the comments.

Thank you, Colette and Neomi!

12/11/2024

My First Crew

When we travel together
A family is created
And its not over stated
To remark years later
“That journey still lives
In me”
Of the time
When together we flew
Up and away
Over the sea

Memories abound
Of the treasures found
When we hightailed it
To the enchanted isles
The islands of ecuador
Which we experienced and saw
As we fell in love
With Galapagos

With her giant tortoises
Blue and red footed bo***es
Below and above
Land and marine iguanas
And all that she taught us
Sea lions and newborn pups
Spotted by more than a few us

And i think i speak safe
And true
For all all of us
When i say that we few
Only a dozen
Were a mighty good crew

But still the time comes
With a tear in my eye
And a lump in my throat
To bid goodbye
To the team and the boat
And to those whose kept
The ship afloat

At least for now

For i know or i hope
We will see you again
Somewhere or some how
My friends

And if its never to be
That we
Are reunited in person
I know for certain
My first Galapagos crew
Will be with me
Through and through
In my heart
Till the very end

Nov 12 2024
Dedicated to Deb, Kelly, Barbara, Hans, Kathy, Liz, Trevor, Janellen, Denea, Marguerite and of course Jess.

But also in honor of Michele and Rod and legacy bequeathed.

11/11/2024

Holiday season coming up. Slow down and rev up time.
Do you still want to come to Galapagos2025, Cusco, Machu Picchu and The Sacred Vally 2025,
The Amazon 2025, Antarctica (flexible dates) or a Rejeuvenation and yoga retreat in Bali in our winter. Yay.
Be in touch with Michele Adler or James Nicholas Leslie Adler.

31/10/2024

When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that you can summon me back to your mind even though countless years and miles may stand between us. It means that if we meet again, you will know me. It means that even after I die, you can still see my face and hear my voice and speak to me in your heart.
For as long as you remember me, I am never entirely lost.
~ Frederick Buechner

26/10/2024

The folks are off to Galapagos and should be nearing Santiago in 3 hours.
Meantime I'm representing the family at Nelas concert Bruised River.