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.
From Abbey Road to Charing Cross, from Trafalgar Square to 221B Baker Street, we spend a few days exploring London.
› Traveling around the world is much easier than it was back in 1873 when Jules Verne wrote about the circumnavigational exploits of adventurer Phileas T. Fogg in Around the World in Eighty Days. This is due, mostly, to the pocket-sized computers many of us carry with us everywhere we go—and the apps that run on those computers.
Stratford-upon-Avon is, of course, the legendary birthplace of William Shakespeare. And, naturally, we were visiting the historic site to take in some Shakespearean culture. And we certainly found a lot of it.
Today is World Elephant Day, so Frankie and Jackie we thought this was a good time to tell you why, even though there were plenty of opportunities, we didn't ride elephants on our trip around the world.
After we left Brighton on Wednesday, our next goal was Stratford-upon-Avon. But we went the long way around and checked out Mapperton Gardens and the Jurassic Coast.
We spent two days in the city of Brighton hanging out with some friends we met in Bali.
Très internationale!
We were surprised how scenic Germany is. We crossed the country four times during the European portion of our trip, which allowed us to see quite a bit of a rather large country. Here are a few of those things that we experienced.
Monday morning it was straight outta Bruges and right into Calais so we could catch the ferry across the English Channel to Dover. This would be our last day in the Schengen Area until Iceland. And it wasn't long before we saw the White Cliffs and arrived in Dover.
Our triumphant return to Belgium brought us to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Bruges, a small but charming town that was quite pleasant to visit.
We spent a few more relaxing days in Amsterdam and tried hard to not pack too much in on any one day.
