Two Texas grandmothers in their 80s have been sharing their 80-day trip around the world with thousands of followers on social media, including stops in Egypt, Bali, Nepal, Japan, Rome, London and more.
arrived at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, exactly 80 days after they departed to visit all seven continents of the world.
"Actually, Sandy's the one that came up with the idea. She said, ‘Ellie why don't we consider traveling around the world in 80 days when we're 80?’" said Ellie Hamby. Hamby said thanks to the pandemic, the trip didn’t actually happen until the friends of 23 years had turned 81. Having traveled together several other times, she said they spent years preparing. Still, some doubted their plan would ever take off.Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox.
"We went to the North Pole in Lapland and saw the northern lights and took a sleigh ride. We were in Zanzibar. We went to Egypt, India, Nepal, Bali, Japan, Rome and of course, London, too,” said Hamby.
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