I don't remember that at all, but it wasn't who I was remembering.Oh well, maybe not, but I do remember one who had a Sunderland figure on his photo's. e.g. Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal etc.
Edit: found it:
Les amazing adventures of subbuteo Man II
He was taking his children out of school for a year and taking them around the world.
I was fascinated but he seems to have dropped off the radar.