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.
After a brief drive from Madrid, we explored the narrow, twisting streets of Toledo, former capital of Spain and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
After scouring the back streets of Madrid in search of the rare cookies baked by nuns, we ate at the world's oldest restaurant, took in some famous art at the Prado Museum, and went on an evening tapas tour.
After landing in Madrid at Midnight, we got to our hostel and grabbed a little sleep before heading out to take our first Sandeman’s Free Walking Tour. It was a long day.
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 enjoyed our tour with The Land of Dracula Tours so much, that we signed up for another one, this time to visit the Saxon villages of Sighisoara and Viscri, both of which are UNESCO World Heritage sites.
If you're going to be in Transylvania, sooner than later you're going to hear about Dracula. So before he could find us, we decided we were going to go to Bran Castle. An adventuring family has to answer the call of adventure.
We take a train to Transylvania where we stay in a hotel named after Vlad Tepes ...
We knew next to nothing about Romania, so we signed up for a walking tour of Bucharest with Alexandra of Roaring Romania, who gave us an excellent, all-day tour of Bucharest.
We enter Bucharest, Romania where we get the chance to meet and hang out with some other traveling families.
The Grand Bazaar and the Blue Mosque are two places that everyone says you have to visit when you're in Istanbul. Because we were enjoying a leisurely pace while we were in Istanbul, we waited until our last few days to explore these iconic tourist attractions.
