So looking back on our time here on the World Race, and knowing that most of you will want to know the answers to some of these. we wanted to post a blog letting you know what our favorite or the best things of this year were. So here you go, the BEST OF: World Race:


Favorite ministry – South Africa, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia 

Best scenery – Ecuador, South Africa, Swaziland 

Best activities – South Africa, Thailand, Cambodia 

Favorite TEAM month – Bolivia (1st team) Albania (2nd team) 

Best Living Conditions – Albania, Mozambique, Malaysia 

Favorite Continent – ASIA! 

Most “World Race-y Month” – Cambodia 

Best Travel/Transportation – Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways 

Best Off Day – South Africa (Safari) Thailand (Elephant Camp) 

Best Food – Peru (Contacts cooked for us) Romania and Albania (Cooked for ourselves) Thailand (street food)  

Favorite Climate – Peru, Albania, South Africa, Swaziland 

Best Local Transportation – Bolivia (Driving the big bus to pick up our kids from school)

Favorite Culture – Peru, Albania, Thailand 

Favorite Cultural Experiences – Mozambique, Thailand, Cambodia 

Best Married Month – Romania, Thailand, Malaysia

Favorite Language – Spanish and Albanian 

Best Church Services – Mozambique 

Favorite Major Cities – Bucharest, Romania; Siem Reap, Cambodia  

Craziest Food Experiences – Ecuador, Thailand, Cambodia

Craziest Travel Days – Going to waterfall in Ecuador, Peru to Bolivia, South Africa to Mozambique, Mozambique to Swaziland 

Best Local Cities – Cochabamba, Bolivia; Shkodra, Albania; Plettenburg Bay, South Africa; Chiang Mai, Thailand; Penang, Malaysia 

Things I would do again with family and friends – Lake Titicaca in Peru; Safari, bungee jumping, and the beach in South Africa; Elephant Camp in Thailand; Angkor Wat in Cambodia, beaches in Malaysia 

Favorite over all country – Thailand