• Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Email
  • Română
  • English
The Happy Kid
  • Home
  • Travel through Romania
  • Travel the World
    • Europe
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Netherlands
      • Romania
      • Spain
    • Africa
      • Tanzania
    • Asia
      • Cambodia
      • Malaysia
      • Singapore
      • Sri Lanka
      • Thailand
      • UAE
      • Vietnam
    • Central America
      • Bonaire
      • Cuba
      • Curacao
    • North America
      • Mexico
      • USA
    • South America
      • Chile
      • Colombia
      • Peru
  • Travel resources
    • Travel tips
    • Favorite Places
    • Reviews
  • Lifestyle
  • Who we are
Our life  /  December 30, 2018

How was 2018 for The Happy Kid

How was 2018 for The Happy Kid

This was a memorable year for us! It was the year when shocked our families and friends with the decision to quit our jobs and leave all our business behind, to embark on the adventure of our lifetime. Looking back at 2018, I feel like the year started just in June, when we left home.

The first 5 months of 2018 were just the same classic routine. Joggling between job and family, the first months of the year just flew by. We just took with a few long skiing weekends in Ukraine and spent Eric’s second birthday in a Carpathian winter wonderland. Then the whole spring was dedicated to prepare for the big adventure. At that point, we were not fully realising how awesome it will be! We left our home on the 11th of June, spend the summer in a Caribbean paradise and the autumn in South and Central America. As we approached winter, we moved east to explore Asia, which we will continue to do in the first part of 2019.

Blue Caribbean Sea Bonaire

To sum up, here’s few highlights of what we accomplished, in travel, in 2018:

  • visited 13 countries on 4 continents
  • spent 85 days in sunny Bonaire
  • slept 2 nights on the boat in Curacao
  • spent 116 nights in 35 hotels, guesthouses or apartment rentals
  • flew on 24 flights with 14 airlines
  • traveled around by private car, bus, metro, train, tuk-tuk and boat
  • we took thousands photos and collected unbelievable memories. 
  • last, but not least, we started this blog 😀

From all our 2018 destinations, we were mostly impressed by:

  • Diving in Bonaire

Diving in Bonaire

  • Guatape Rock near Medellin

La Piedra del Penol

  • Machu Picchu, but also the inca sites on the Sacred Valley

Machu Picchu with a toddler

  • El Tatio Geysers in the Atacama desert, visited early morning

El Tatio Geyser

  • The centotes in Yucatan Peninsula

Cenotes in Yucatan

  • The days we spent at Grand Manzana Kempinski in Havana

Grand Hotel Manzana Kempinski

  • Kennedy Space Center in Florida

Child at Kennedy Space Center

  • Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi

  • Pollonaruwa Ancient City in Sri Lanka

Pollonaruwa Ancient City

  • The temple of Emerald Buddha in Bangkok

Temple of the Emerald Buddha Bangkok

We just couldn’t pick just one favourite. They are all so different and just a tiny piece of all we’ve experienced!

Hope to continue this memorable journey in 2019. Stay close, we have big plans for it!

Things to do in Bonaire

Tweet
Pin
Share87
87 Shares

Post navigation

One week in Dubai
2 weeks in Sri Lanka

Related posts

Who is The Happy Kid
Our life  /  June 1, 2018
9 Comments

Who is The Happy Kid

The Happy Kid, one year later
Our life  /  June 1, 2019
6 Comments

The Happy Kid, one year later

The adventure continues
Our life  /  September 11, 2018
4 Comments

The adventure continues

1 comment

  • Amwaj Rotana, hotel recommendation in Dubai JBR - The Happy Kid - Family Travel
    May 24, 2019

    […] with a young kid. But, for our latest trip to Dubai this April, we needed some pampering after backpacking South-East Asia for 4 months. So we chose to spend a few nights at Amwaj Rotana, which perfectly fits all our […]

    Reply

Share your thoughts Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow on Instagram

SEARCH

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Email

Creștem și Călătorim, Momadica, On My Way, Părinți Călători, Piciorușe Călătoare, Travelista

  • Elara Pro by LyraThemes.com
  • by The Happy Kid