‘Earth Trekkers’ family takes 13-month trip around the world
“87,000 miles. 44 airline flights. 396 days. 35 countries. 1 family.”
That would be the epic movie tagline for the Rivenbark family, of Howard County, who recently returned from a 13-month trip around the globe. The family —- consisting of mom Julie, dad Tim, Tyler, 12, and Kara, 10 — sold their house, and their cars; Julie quit her job, Tim took a leave of absence. And the kids did their homeschool work while on safari in Africa, in a hotel in Nepal or whenever they could find time.
The family kept a near-daily blog, which was fed by stunning photos from Julie and fun, educational videos from Tyler. A short documentary about the Rivenbark’s trip is below.
- Fiji
- Fiji
- Queenstown, New Zealand
- Queenstown, New Zealand
- Queenstown, New Zealand
- Wanaka, New Zealand
- Wanaka, New Zealand
- Wanaka, New Zealand
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Freycinet National Park, New Zealand
- Tasmania, Australia
- Hobbiton Movie Set, New Zealand
- Kings Canyon, Australia
- Melbourne, Australia
- Tongariro National Park, New Zealand
- Bali
- Kuala Lumpur
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Seminyak, Bali
- Sydney, Australia
- Ubud, Bali
- Kamakura, Japan
- Seoul, South Korea
- Tokyo, Japan
- Tokyo, Japan
- Cinque Terre, Italy
- Everest Base Camp, Nepal
- Cinque Terre, Italy
- Bhutan
- Amalfi Coast, Italy
- Bhutan
- Amalfi Coast, Italy
- Bhutan
- Dolomites, Italy
- Everest Base Camp, Nepal
- Cinque Terre, Italy
- Mumbai
- Dolomites, Italy
- Mumbai
- Dolomites, Italy
- Camel safari
- Dolomites, Italy
- Jaisalmer, India
- Dolomites, Italy
- Khajuraho monuments, India
- Taj Mahal, India
- Varanasi, India
- Naples, Italy
- Bagan, Myanmar
- Rome, Italy
- Rome, Italy
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Siena, Italy
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Siena, Italy
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Siena, Italy
- Krabi, Thailand
- Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Luang Prabang, Laos
- Venice, Italy
- Mekong, Laos
- Venice, Italy
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Chobe National Park, Botswana
- Siem Reap, Cambodia
- Chobe National Park, Botswana
- Danang, Vietnam
- Drakensberg, South Africa
- Danang, Vietnam
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
- Halong Bay, Vietnam
- St. Lucia, South Africa
- Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
- Swaziland
- Hoi An, Vietnam
- Zambia
- Hoi An, Vietnam
- Abu Dhabi
- Mekong Delta, Vietnam
- Capetown, South Africa
- Phu Quoc, Vietnam
- Everest Base Camp, Nepal
- Yang Shuo, China
- Everest Base Camp, Nepal
- Beijing, China
- Everest Base Camp, Nepal
- Beijing, China
- Everest Base Camp, Nepal
- The Great Wall of China
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- The Great Wall of China
- Shanghai, China
- Shanghai, China
- Knysna, South Africa
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Oudtshoorn, South Africa
- Taipei, Taiwan
And the video