Follow the 1177 Journey
Project 1177 is the long-term mission behind The Wander Crew: to visit all 7 continents and all 7 Modern Wonders of the World before my youngest son becomes an adult.
What started as a travel goal has become something much bigger. It’s our way of proving that ordinary families can dream bigger, plan bigger, and experience more of the world together than they might have thought possible. Some trips will take us to world-famous landmarks. Others will simply take us somewhere new, helping us build confidence, memories, and momentum along the way.
Project 1177 isn’t only about checking places off a list. It’s about using travel to stretch our understanding of the world, learn from different cultures, and create a story our family can look back on for the rest of our lives. Every trip, whether it reaches a Wonder or not, is part of that bigger journey.
How the journey works
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7 continents
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7 modern wonders
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family-first travel
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each trip moves the mission forward
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some trips are proving-ground trips, some are milestone trips
This helps clarify why Jamaica matters even though it wasn’t a wonder.
Project Milestones
Project 1177 Is Born In the early hours of February 11, an idea takes shape: what if a father could take his kids to see all seven continents and all seven Modern Wonders of the World before the youngest becomes an adult? That question becomes the foundation of Project…Read More
The Wander Crew announces its first official sponsor for Project 1177, marking the beginning of external partnerships supporting the mission. The Charela Inn in Negril, Jamaica becomes the first official sponsor of Project 1177, providing accommodations for the project’s first expedition trip. The partnership marks an important early step in…Read More
1177 Mission: Chapter 1: The Prequel The first Project 1177 expedition takes place in Jamaica. While not home to a Wonder of the World, the trip serves as a proving ground for the mission: testing logistics, filming workflows, and proving that a single parent traveling internationally with three kids can…Read More
Planning begins for the first Wonder of the World in Project 1177: the Great Wall of China. A partnership with Wild Great Wall Adventure Tours helps make a remote two-day hike along historic sections of the wall possible.
Project 1177 reaches its first major milestone as the family travels to Japan and China. The journey marks the project’s first visit to Asia and culminates in a two-day hike along remote sections of the Great Wall of China — the first Wonder of the World in the mission.