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.
After a week of working on the farm, it's time to head back into the city.
Our last bus ride was 15 hours long. This one was slightly less painful.
People have been asking what it looks like inside the camper van, so here you go
The cab.
Looking forward
Looking toward the back of the camper. Shower door to the left, kitchen to the right.
A funny thing happened on the way to New Zealand ... our misadventures in the Sydney International Airport.
Wait ... Sydney? Aren't we going to New Zealand next? yes, indeed. But to get a good price on the ticket to Auckland, we had to go through Sydney and spend the night there.
To get to Easter Island we flew from Santiago, Chile. And that's pretty much all we did on this day.
