For a glimpse into the past, the Casa Grotta di Vico Solitario gives an insight into cave furnishings and living conditions of the 1950s.

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Today you can visit five side-by-side museums, including a replica general store, print shop and history museum, to get a glimpse into the past.

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The Tiki Village on Moorea, a ferry ride from Papeete, also offers a glimpse into the tribal customs of the past, along with fire dancing and delicacies from an earth oven.

BBC: Getting in the Tahitian spirit

This means that Dr Meredith's method can reach back into the distant past, and catch a glimpse of the act of cross-fertilisation between two different varieties of grapevine that created the strain that the cuttings have perpetuated.

ECONOMIST: Genetics

For visitors, that means a voyeuristic glimpse into a time capsule world, but for many Habaneros the city is not just stuck in the past, but stuck in a rut.

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The data from Finnish iPhone owners using Ratemizer, a new iPhone application, gives us a rare glimpse into how the SMS usage of iPhone owners has changed over the past year.

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