Travel.Tashi: What is the most remote island on Earth?

That would be Easter Island. Even though I was living it up as a backpackless bum, I still enjoyed my time on Easter Island. the only hostel in town was thru these banana bushes.

The road leading up to it was frequented by wild horses all the time.

The biggest town, Kona Tao, has one major block runnin through it.

Pineapples and fruits are sold out of the local peoples trucks. And theyre mad good.

Without any backpack, it was kinda easier getting around the place without having to carry anything at all. Easter Island is part of Chile and THE most remote island on the planet. No land within a 3000 mile radius. Literally surrounded by the Pacific. Yet on this little island there is a culture living life like no other here. The Rapa Nui culture sports some unique history as thousands of years ago some ancestors decided to carve giant stone faces called Moai.

Some Austrian lady and I rented a 4WD thing and rode all over, checking out these fascinating stones.

And along the way all you can see is clear ocean, green fields and wild horses.

Of course I had seen one in the British Museum so I was kinda like whatever. But changed my mind when up close to the real things. Ya wonder what they were thinking putting hundreds of these 30 foot monsters on this remote island.

Not only was that interesting, but I stumbled upon the Rapa Nui Festival.

A yearly event that happened to be goin down the weekend I was there. We got to see a lot of the local customs, dance and songs with pretty much the entire islands population attending. If you havent been, go. Because this really is another world out here. Oh, and its the center of the world too. I touched the rock that some say is THE center of the planet.

And for some reason, this particular rocks stupid hot temperature was extreme compared to all the others around it at normal levels. Odd or is it a real telepathic connection to the Earths core?

So if you happen to be in the area...well in Tahiti about 5 hours due west..then make a trip to Easter Island. Cool culture, friendly people who speak nothing but Espanol and interesting historical artifacts for all you Indiana Jones type. This was someones birthday celebration on the beach.

I would go to this little yellow hut and hit up a sandwich de atun. Which is a giant Atun fish sandwich famous out here. Plus its some of the more cheaper, better local eats in town being that everything is mad expensive. The port area where all the surfers go out and do their thing.