Kon Tiki

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Noun1.Kon Tiki - a light raft made of balsaKon Tiki - a light raft made of balsa    
balsa raft
raft - a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
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| 1947: The Kon Tiki expedition set out with Thor Heyerdahl, aiming to prove that ancient cults could have sailed on a balsa wood raft from Peru to Polynesia.
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It has earned global recognition at film festivals across the US and Europe and rave reviews and awards for stars Eleanor Burke, who appeared in the Oscar-nominated Kon Tiki, and Lauren Cornelius, who has had major roles in several BBC Radio 4 dramas.
Even more awards for film shot in town; Film has already won 58 accolades
That broadcast reminded me strongly of something that happened way back in time when I was a young man: the occasion then being the publication of one of the wonderful books by Thor Heyerdahl, of Kon Tiki fame.
Well done for raising King Arthur concerns
1947: The Kon Tiki expedition set out with Thor Heyerdahl, aiming to prove that ancient peoples could have sailed on a balsa wood raft from Peru to Polynesia.
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He had moved to Mojacar, Almeria, in 1975 to run a bar called the Kon Tiki with his Spanish partner Maria, after serving 12 years of a 30-year sentence for his part in the raid.
Goody the Great Train Robber dies; Villain was involved in PS2.6m heist in 1963
Lanzarote from pounds 163pp: Enjoy the three-star Blue Sea Kon Tiki Apartments in Puerto del Carmen on a seven-night, all-inclusive break with Liverpool flights on April 26.
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Serbian tour operator Kon tiki bought MAT Airways with the announcement that it is a charter company flying travelers for the needs of the Belgrade-based agency's tourist arrangements.
The airline business in 2011-wishes and reality: Skopje's airport ended 2010 with an increase of the number of passengers by nearly 15 percent. At the same time, the number of passengers at Ohrid's "Sveti Pavle" airport dropped by 10 percent and therefore it is TAV's main priority to renew this airport
2002 Explorer Thor Heyerdahl, famous for his Kon Tiki expedition, died aged 87..
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