Way back in 2015, I wrote about this world-traveling family’s 20 Most Memorable Moments of 2014. But our journey had only just started — we continued hopping across the globe for a good portion of 2015. Here are the 35 things we experienced in 2015 that we regularly talk about.
› This summer we're packing up and hitting the road to experience that great tradition—the Epic American Road Trip. We'll be traveling the highways and byways of the United States, journeying through 17 states in three weeks. Join us, won't you?
After leaving England, we had a three-day layover in Iceland, a small island country the locals call a land of ice and fire. On our first day, we got the lay of the land in Reykjavik, along with a history lesson or two, and some delicious hot dogs.
Way back around the year 120, Roman Emperor Hadrian built a giant wall too keep the wildmen out of the northern border of the Roman Empire. Parts of that wall still stand today.
During our 333-day trip around the world, I filmed one second of video for each day we were traveling. Well, kind of. When it was all over, all that footage was turned into a six-minute video that nicely chronicles our journey. And you can see that video right here.
Of all the things we did in Ubud, Bali, our favorite was visiting the Pondok Pekak Library & Learning Center.
We spent 18 days in Bali and saw a lot of interesting and sometimes unusual things. We tried to capture as much of both the beauty and the dirt as we could. Too bad we couldn't capture the smell though — there's nothing else quite like it.
It's down to our last three days in Bali, and, as much as we enjoyed relaxing here, we were ready to move on.
We met a lot of dogs in Bali. This is a small gallery of just a few of these memorable canines.
After three days of leisure, we decided it was time to venture out and see some more Bali sights like the Elephant Cave and the Jatiluwih Rice Terraces.
Sure, the crab-eating macaques that live in Ubud's Sacred Monkey Forest are cute, but they can turn on you ... just like that.
We didn't do anything for three days. So I'm going to tell you about petrol warungs instead.
The big plan for Friday night was to go to Paradiso, the self-proclaimed world's first organic vegetarian movie theater and see The Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Each morning, and then at several times throughout the day, the Bali people place small offerings to appease the spirits (both good and evil) and maintain harmony.
When you're in Ubud, it's helpful to know where things are. For this purpose, many people (including us) like to use a map, and this map from the H.I.S. Travel Agency in Japan is one of the most fun and most informative available.
