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.
A trip around the world gives you plenty of time to read, and, because this adventure is about education as much as exploration, one of the things we want to do is read books about the places we've visited. Here's a running list of what we're reading on our trip.
Today was a travel day, and these always take longer than you think they should and tend to suck the life right out of you.
As much as we loved Japan, it's also expensive for the world traveler, and our budget was telling us it was time to move on. Here's how we spent our last three days in one of our favorite countries so far.
We experienced a lot of things during the first third of our trip around the world, but these are the 20 things we remember — and talk about — the most.
Hong Kong was a mixed bag. We had some business to do there, so we didn't get to see as much of the city as we would have liked. We still took in a few good sights and experiences, though.
We didn't want to leave Hiroshima without seeing the Itsukushima Shinto Shrine.
Unlike Kyoto, we make the most of our day in Hiroshima.
We've used a lot of toilets on our trip so far, so we really enjoyed reading Bathroom Tips for Across the Globe from our friends at the Eagle Creek blog.
