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.
You can't really visit Hanmer Springs without going to the Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools & Spa. So we did. But before that, we had some hiking to do.
We started the day with a (small) disaster and ended it very cold. But in-between all that, we did stuff.
It's vanilla ice cream with chunks of honeycomb toffee. It's quite delicious.
We venture deeper into the South Island and realize it's going to get cold.
When you don't book things yourself, you don't really have any control over what happens. Fortunately, it works out all right ... this time.
A stop in Bulls, then a fantastic evening in Wellington.
We spend a day relaxing in Ohakune, a town famous for carrots.
Our fourth day in New Zealand, we see the elusive kiwi and the bioluminescent glowworms.
Our plan today was to pack up and leave Sandspit, then head south of Auckland to get to Camp Kiwi, another motor camp that was adjacent to the Kiwi House, one of the places that offered a chance to see kiwis.
After a nice walk along Muriwai Beach, we drove up to Sheepworld and got a hands-on demonstration of what it takes to shear a sheep.
