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 spent a few more relaxing days in Amsterdam and tried hard to not pack too much in on any one day.
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a small country, only 61 square miles or so, known as "the last monarchy in the heart of the Alps." It's a very picturesque country, and here's a little of what we saw on our short visit.
After driving through Germany into the Netherlands and checking into our houseboat on the canal, we decided it was time to take another Sandeman's Free Walking Tour.
Here's the TL;DR summary: T-Mobile's Simple Choice International plan is fantastic, especially now that they've added Canada and Mexico. It is, as far as we're concerned, the best deal in cellular service and it gets our highest recommendation.
We had one mission in Hamburg, Germany — to eat a hamburger. We ate two.
Although my pocketbook was still a little light from losing a €10 bet about the outcome of the Juventus vs Barcelona UEFA championship to my eight-year-old daughter, we still had a day to explore more of Berlin.
We spent a total of 12 days in Italy, mostly in the central part of the country. We started in Rome and visited a number of different towns, both large and small, before concluding the Italian portion of our trip in Torino, which we really enjoyed. Here's a few pictures from our Italian days.
We arrived back in Berlin just in time to take the afternoon free Sandeman's Walking Tour. And what a tour it was!
The chilly winds blowing through Copenhagen couldn't keep us inside ... we still had a lot of things to see in the city.
Another major European city, another excellent walking tour from Sandeman's in which we learn a lot about Denmark in general and Copenhagen specifically.
