Ahu Tongariki Easter Island

A five hour flight sepparates Chile from this mythical land. Easter Island is one of the most isolated places on Earth and probably the most remote inhabited island. Their closest neighbours live on the Pitcairn Islands, about 1900 km away. The island has only 3000 people and there are more wild horses than people on this island.

Lying …

... on the only sandy beach on the island, named Anakena, and began constructing a highly organized, hierarchical society. Life was difficult; Easter Island is too cold and windy for most Polynesian crops, the water to frigid for fish. Slowly, order was ...

... the US and Canada over the next few months. You can follow his travels here, as well as watch some of his videos from Easter Island: Drew's Walkabout Drew and I rented push-bikes (one day we biked around the entire island in eight hours, it's that ...

... camp where we ended up having the same chorizo and red wine pasta as last night, we also drank a mammoth amount of red wine, Easter Island has a reputation for being scandalously expensive, at £2 for a litre and a half of red wine (that is a real ...

... dirt. Onwards to Ahu Tetenga, which is a huge ahu (temple) with another fallen moai. Driving around the island's coast we then came across a deserted Ahu Tongariki. Here were fifteen moai all in a row. The site had been restored by Japan back in 1993 ...

I don't think I've ever been to a place that's so isolated than Easter Island, or Rapa Nui as it's called by the locals. It was quite amusing seeing our flight path from Tahiti - it was literally from one dot to another and the rest of the screen was ...

... . He met his girlfriend on the Island and she has finally moved in with him from their long distance relationship between Easter Island and Santiago. He speaks fluent French, English and Spanish and undertakes our guide in English and Spanish. His ...

... return to this tropical island 4000 km from anywhere else.    So far we had flown from Santiago de Chile to Rapa Nui (Easter Island), 3600 km from the South American continent.  Now we were flying from Rapa Nui to Tahiti, which ...

... to me and sat right next to me to keep me company. I am surprised at how many stray dogs there are here on Easter Island. They are quite friendly though, following the toruists everywhere they go.        At 5:35 am ...

... 1770's but quite a few Moais were still standing. But in May of 1960, a powerful earthquake struck the coast of Chile sending a tsunami toward Easter island and knocked the rest of the Moai off their ahu, the maoi was thrown 700 yard inland while the 500 ...

After reading and seeing so many stories, I visit Easter Island was a long-cherished dream. Finally came the moment when, under our feet was over the Pacific Ocean water of infinite and appeared green a territory full of cones (70 say) and surrounded by ...