2017 Travel Overview

by | Jan 16, 2018 | International Travel, Noteworthy, Travel

Previous years-in-review – 2016, 201520142013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009

Some of our travel stats for the year:

  • 122k+ total air miles on 6 airlines: American Airlines, Southwest, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, WestJet, and Malaysian Airlines
  • 8 countries visited: we returned to the UK, Italy, Canada, France, Hong Kong, and China, plus we added first time visits to Malaysia and Vatican City.
  • Domestically, we made return trips to Chicago, New York, Portland, Seattle, and Florida, whilst (finally) visiting Minnesota.

2017 was a year of memorable food and art:

  • lime juice, curries and satay plus Georgetown street art in Malaysia
  • multiple pubs plus theater shows in London
  • amazing pasta and paninis plus the Uffizi Gallery and Vatican Museums in Italy
  • Speyside whisky festival in Scotland
  • big Midwestern portions plus the Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis
  • beef stew, wine and pastries plus the Fontainebleau Palace, Musée d’Orsay, and the Louvre in Paris
  • wine tasting in Oregon and Washington
  • xiao long bao and the circus in Shanghai

And as always, our annual end of year video, featuring “One Foot” by Walk the Moon. Enjoy!

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Our Itinerary

2025 Trips

San Diego, CA (Jan)
Buenos Aires, Argentina (Feb)
Bariloche, Argentina (Feb)
Iguazu Falls, Argentina (Feb)
Boston, MA (Apr)
Kathmandu, Nepal (May)
Bhutan (May)

2024 Trips

San Diego, CA (Jan)
Sarasota, FL (Feb)
Madrid, Spain (Mar)
Valencia, Spain (Mar+Apr)
Palma, Mallorca (Apr)
Croatia (May)
Long Island, NY (July)
Faroe Islands (Aug)
London, UK (Sept)
Puglia, Italy (Sept)
Matera, Italy (Oct)
Rome, Italy (Oct)
Mosel Valley, Germany (Oct)
Frankfurt, Germany (Oct)
London, UK (Dec)
Manchester, UK (Dec)

2022 Trips

Florida (Feb)
NC Mountains (Apr)
Washington DC (Apr)
Valencia, Spain (May)
Hilton Head, SC (May)
Pacific NW (Jun)
Long Island (Jul)
Florida (Sept)
Chicago (Sept)
Poland (Sept)
NC Mountains (Nov)
Euro Xmas Markets (Dec)