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.
We were off on another day trip to another Italian city — Florence (called Firenze in Italy) — which is home to another UNESCO World Heritage Site. And, of course, Michelangelo's David.
Our time in Brasov was winding down, which meant our time in Romania was nearing an end. But we still had a few places to go and some people to meet.
We take a train to Transylvania where we stay in a hotel named after Vlad Tepes ...
There's only one place to turn when you need to figure out train travel anywhere in the world—The Man in Seat Sixty-One.
We spent the next 32 hours in a small 4-berth cabin on the Reunification Express. Here's how we spent those 32 train-bound hours.
We spent three days aboard a junk, floating around Ha Long Bay (a UNESCO World Heritage site) in an adventure we like to call ... Ha Long We Gonna Be On This Boat?
If you've ever seen a movie that takes place on a train, where there are deluxe sleeper cars and a dining car with all sorts of delicious food ... this was not one of those.
Unlike Kyoto, we make the most of our day in Hiroshima.
We take care of even more business in Tokyo and meet up with some family.
Now that we're back in Perth, the only reason we'd leave is to go to Fremantle.
