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Photos from Easter Island, September 2002. Easter Island (Rapa Nui to the locals) is the most remote island on the planet, and it shows. Of course, people don't come to Rapa Nui for the surfing, they come for the Moai, the giant carved statues that litter the island.

October 2002. Bolivia is a country only starting to realise it's tourist potential. I really loved the place, it has some magnificent scenery, there were none of the hassles you get in more touristy places, and the company along the way was simply the best.

November, December 2002, January 2003. Think Mexico and think all those cliched, tourist-ridden stereotypes? So did I, until I went there. Now I absolutely love the place. It's the people who really make this country worth visiting, but the music and history aren't far behind.

December 2002 - January 2003. Guatemala was a quick detour as the return route from Cancun to Mexico City, with the highlight the ruins at Tikal.

January 2003. In the Carribean, I met up with a couple of friends from Australia, Linda and Judy, for some fun in the sun and on the beaches.

February 2003. After the USA, the UK was a return to (relative) sanity. For some reason, I didn't take many photo's here. What's that about familiarity breeding contempt, or at least indifference??? Still, there's nothing indifferent about the National Gallery and the British Museum.

March 2003. One weekend, Elke, Patricia, Ellen, Simon and I piled into a car and set off from Brussels for the Netherlands and Germany.

Photos from Turkey

May 2003. After leaving Belgium, it was back to England for a couple more days in Cheltenham with Linda and Judy, including a day-trip over the border to Wales.