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.
I rode on a scooter. It was fun. I was scared at first, but I got over it. It’s like sitting in a car except no top of the car and no windows to roll down.
The three ladies take a class on making silver jewelry.
We venture into the Sacred Monkey Forest only to discover monkeys are creepy. Real creepy ... and real mean.
We tour an organic chocolate making company in Bali, make some chocolate elephants, and discover once and for all, what the deal is with white chocolate.
Tom describes an early fascination with Easter Island (after watching an episode of In Search Of) and what it's like to finally visit someplace you never thought you'd ever see.
The most exciting thing that happened these past few days was having a palm leaf fall from one of the trees in the villa.
Okay, so it doesn't really have everything, but it does have a lot of information about different parts of world and a ton of great tips for world travelers like us.
Here are a few things you can learn about in The Book of Everything:
If you're the type of person who likes to know everything, then The Book of Everything is for you.
We discover many new things during a day of walking around Ubud Village.
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.
