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.
The bicerin has been around since 1763 and it's just possibly the greatest drink ever invented.
On this day we were immersing ourselves into Turkish culture. Frankie and Tom went on a walking tour about Turkish coffee (and, by association, Turkish delight) and Sam and Jackie went out to try the Hamam, better known as the Turkish bath. But first, a cat ...
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.
We take our first guided tour of some of the notable sights of Bali, including a coffee plantation and visiting the temple at Tanah Lot at sunset.
Our flight from Melbourne to Perth (our 11th of the trip) took us back across time zones and into Western Australian where we spent some time at Scitech, Perth's educational science center.
Our last full day in Melbourne. We drank a lot of coffee.
