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.
We experience those two cultural hallmarks Germany is known for: driving really fast and drinking beer.
We spent less than a day in two of the most expensive countries we've had the pleasure to visit. Unfortunately for us, we ate four meals during that time ... including a $50 lunch at McDonald's in Liechtenstein.
Turin! Home of Fiat, vermouth, the Shroud of Turin, and the bicerin—the greatest drink ever.
We were off on another day trip to another Italian city — Florence (called Firenze in Italy) — which is home to another UNESCO World Heritage Site. And, of course, Michelangelo's David.
We take a short drive to Pisa to visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Piazza del Duomo, Pisa.
We had to leave Le Marche and head across Italy to Lucca, but not before we stopped in to see the mummies of Urbania in the Church of Death.
On Thursday, 28 April, we picked up our car and drove from Rome to La Tavola Marche, a small country farmhouse in Italy's Le Marche region where we would spend a relaxing few days.
When one thinks of Rome, many things come to mind. But the Colosseum and the Roman Forum are very near the top of the list. We threw in the Pantheon, too, just for good measure.
The first thing we did after arriving in Rome was to leave the country and head into Vatican City. We, like every other person in the tiny country of Vatican City, went to see the Sistine Chapel. But we didn't realize just how much art the Vatican Museum held.
Get ready for a thrilling re-telling of our excitement-packed week on Crete. Okay, not really. it was pretty chill.
