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.
Stand at the top, whisper "Now or never!" to yourself, then take a step back and leap!
A short video of a mother Capuchin monkey carrying her child on her back as she boards our touring vessel.
An adventure deep into the Panamanian jungle in the capable hands of Captain Carl of Jungleland Panama.
We wanted to visit the fish market we'd seen yesterday (Mercado de Mariscos), which was near Casco Viejo, and we wanted to visit our first UNESCO site, Panamá Viejo—and to do that we were going to need a taxi.
We arrived in Panama City at 5:00 a.m. We couldn't check into where we were staying until 5:30 p.m., so we spent 12 hours taking in the sights.
When crossing an international border, bring a pen.
