{"id":1464,"date":"2017-12-30T15:25:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-30T21:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2020-03-07T21:08:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T03:08:38","slug":"travel-highlights-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/blog\/travel-highlights-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights of 2017: Top Travel Moments Outside Suburbia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year just whizzed by, it feels like just a couple of months ago that I was writing about our Travel Highlights of 2016!\u00a0 With Miss S starting college this year and D playing for his school team, we found ourselves jugging different responsibilities and emotions.\u00a0 We started the year with a trip to catch the spring training baseball games in Scottsdale.\u00a0 Did a lovely but long road trip along the Austrian and Swiss Alps in summer, did a quick fall trip to Napa and San Francisco to get the girl situated in her college in Fall.\u00a0 While we hoped to get to Bali this year, due the Mount Aguang acting up, we changed plans and spent our time in Japan.\u00a0 We found fall colors, shrines, glimpses of Mt. Fuji from different angles (the one from the plane still tops my list) and even snow in Japan during our winter break.<\/p>\n<p>Was excited to have one of my articles published in <a href=\"http:\/\/Personal goal - Lonelyplanet\u00a0 https:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/09\/lp-pathfinders-top-posts-from-september-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LonelyPlanet<\/a> this year along with a few in Plano Magazine.\u00a0 We were invited to Visit Vail on a media trip for the <a href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/north-america\/summer-in-vail-an-epic-adventure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summer in Vail<\/a> campaign and fell in love with the Rocky Mountains.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_62 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">WHAT IS IN THIS POST<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6629bc871417d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6629bc871417d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/blog\/travel-highlights-2017\/#Spring_baseball_at_Scottsdale\" title=\"Spring baseball at Scottsdale\">Spring baseball at Scottsdale<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/blog\/travel-highlights-2017\/#Summer_in_Vail_the_Alps_and_Disney\" title=\"Summer in Vail, the Alps and Disney\">Summer in Vail, the Alps and Disney<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/blog\/travel-highlights-2017\/#Fall_in_Napa_and_SFO\" title=\"Fall in Napa and SFO\">Fall in Napa and SFO<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/blog\/travel-highlights-2017\/#Winter_in_Japan\" title=\"Winter in Japan\">Winter in Japan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/blog\/travel-highlights-2017\/#Whats_next_for_2018\" title=\"Whats next for 2018\">Whats next for 2018<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spring_baseball_at_Scottsdale\"><\/span><strong>Spring baseball at Scottsdale<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7267\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/blog\/travel-highlights-2017\/attachment\/fsscottsdale17\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FSScottsdale17.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3008,2008\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FSScottsdale17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FSScottsdale17-1024x684.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FSScottsdale17-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7267\" src=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FSScottsdale17-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FSScottsdale17-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FSScottsdale17-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FSScottsdale17-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/FSScottsdale17-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We spent a week in March\u00a0in the foothills of Pinnacle Peak, amid towering saguaro cacti and other beautiful cacti in Scottsdale.\u00a0 While the boys went off to watch Spring training baseball games, we hung out in the desert hued adobe style casitas of <a href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/north-america\/four-seasons-scottsdale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale<\/a>\u00a0and wandering around the beautiful desert grounds and enjoying the pool, made into town for <a href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/reviews\/food\/high-tea-at-the-arizona-biltmore\/\">afternoon tea at Biltmore.<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0We left Phoenix area and headed to <a href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/north-america\/united-states\/sedona-vortex-hikes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sedona<\/a> to slow down and enjoy some time in nature \u2013 to go a few tranquil hikes, watch crimson sunsets and recharge. Having been there a couple of times, I strongly believe Sedona is one of the best places in the world!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summer_in_Vail_the_Alps_and_Disney\"><\/span><strong>Summer in Vail, the Alps and Disney<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7904\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/north-america\/united-states\/pandora-at-disneys-animal-kingdom\/attachment\/shamanofsongs\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ShamanOfSongs.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ShamanOfSongs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ShamanOfSongs-1024x576.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ShamanOfSongs-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7904\" src=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ShamanOfSongs-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Pandora at Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ShamanOfSongs-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ShamanOfSongs-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ShamanOfSongs-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ShamanOfSongs-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ShamanOfSongs-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ShamanOfSongs-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ShamanOfSongs.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Summer started with little nieces visiting from India, we did some road trips around Texas to San Antonio and visiting the Mouse House and the Wizarding world of Harry Potter, was on the top of their wishlist so naturally we had to oblige. We stayed at the Four Seasons Resort Orlando and enjoyed the rides in<a href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/north-america\/united-states\/pandora-at-disneys-animal-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Pandora at the Animal Kingdom<\/a> and the water slides and the pools in the resort the most.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-8092\" src=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Vail-os7-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking with Llamas in Vail\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was fun to watch the gondolas go up the slopes with a coffee in hand, we truly had the best view in town at Manor Vail Lodge. We took a Llama to lunch one day \u2013 not one but two of them actually with Paul our guide from Paragon Guides, wrapped up the evening with at concert at\u00a0majestic Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater.\u00a0 We went up Vail mountains on a Scenic Gondola Ride to Epic Discovery &#8211; there were are ziplines, alpine coasters, adventures courses and more. Highlight of the trip was our the first fly fishing experience, with our guides from Gore Creek Fly fisherman.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12091\" src=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Zermatt_os1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Hiking in Zermatt\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This summer we decided to visit the pristine Austrian and Swiss Alps and came up with a 2 week itinerary that covered the some of the best of route, at least for a first road trip time trip\u2026 we are so enamored with this region: the mountains, the windy roads along the clear streams, the pretty villages on the foothills of gloriously green mountain ranges with window boxes covered with blooms. \u00a0The grass on the Alps is a shade of green so pure and shimmers gold when the sun hits it.\u00a0 We stayed at <a href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/travel\/europe\/switzerland\/badrutts-palace-hotel-st-moritz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Badrutt&#8217;s Palace Hotel<\/a> in St. Mortiz which had been on my Hotel wishlist and from the views to the level of service, it exceed all my expectations.\u00a0 We <a href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/travel\/europe\/switzerland\/things-to-do-in-st-moritz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hiked around St Moritz<\/a> and then in Zermatt and had views of the Matterhorn pretty much at every turn.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fall_in_Napa_and_SFO\"><\/span><strong>Fall in Napa and SFO<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7481\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/blog\/travel-highlights-2017\/attachment\/silveradonapa8\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SilveradoNapa8.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3024,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SilveradoNapa8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SilveradoNapa8-1024x1024.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SilveradoNapa8-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7481\" src=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SilveradoNapa8-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Silverado Resort Napa Valley\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SilveradoNapa8-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SilveradoNapa8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SilveradoNapa8-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SilveradoNapa8-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SilveradoNapa8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SilveradoNapa8-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SilveradoNapa8-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We were in Napa to get the girl situated in college but that didn&#8217;t stop us from exploring the wine country for a couple of days. Driving through the rolling vineyard covered hills reminded me of our trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/travel\/europe\/italy\/siena-and-san-gimignano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tuscany<\/a> several years ago. Don&#8217;t be like us and wait for the kid to go to college near the area \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Yes <a href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/north-america\/navigating-napa-silveradoresort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Napa<\/a> is all about wine and wineries, they have over 500 of them after all but that does not mean you have to take this beautiful area with rolling hills and farms off your travel list till the kids go off to college or wait on grandma and grandpa to babysit.\u00a0 You can find lots of things to do with kids here and the food here is phenomenal.\u00a0 We made to the <a href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/discover-dallas\/diner-en-blanc-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diner en Blanc<\/a>\u00a0Dallas event again this year but this time as media partners.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Winter_in_Japan\"><\/span><strong>Winter in Japan<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12120\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/travel\/asia\/japan-itinerary\/attachment\/shirakawago-os-17\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shirakawago-OS-17.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1514538046&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9  OutsideSuburbia&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;39&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Shirakawago-OS-17\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shirakawago-OS-17-1024x683.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shirakawago-OS-17-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12120\" src=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shirakawago-OS-17-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Shirakawa-go, Japan Photo by OutsideSuburbia.com\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shirakawago-OS-17.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shirakawago-OS-17-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Shirakawago-OS-17-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visiting Japan \u2013 the Land of the rising sun, red lacquered bridges, orange Torii gates and the sacred Mt Fuji has been on our wishlist for a while now and we finally got around to it this December. We were not too anxious to reenact scenes from the movie Lost in Translation but enjoyed our stay at Park Hyatt Tokyo.\u00a0While we were exploring shrines, looking for torii gates and eating all the sushi in <a href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/travel\/asia\/japan-itinerary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japan<\/a>, I was secretly counting down to a day in the Japanese Alps.\u00a0 It was a long journey to get to these\u00a0distinctive houses often called the Japan\u2019s Snow Houses that were constructed like hands in prayer.\u00a0 This is about how the Buddhist monks hold their hands to pray. The gassho-zukuri farmhouses are also built like this to withstand the enormous amount of snow that falls there. It was extremely cold but visiting the\u00a0Historic Villages of <a href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/photodiary\/shirakawa-go-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shirakawa-g\u014d<\/a> was a highlight of the trip.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_next_for_2018\"><\/span><strong>Whats next for 2018<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I have no places on my wishlist for 2018, just that we still get to travel together as a family.\u00a0 Juggling schedules are getting harder with every year &#8211; now that the girl&#8217;s college holidays and the D&#8217;s schedule doesn&#8217;t match.\u00a0 Will have to see how things work out in the coming years.\u00a0 \u00a0I suspect a lot of last minutes trips happening next year \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Having said that Hong Kong and Bali and still on the list and so is Patagonia, Chile and Buenos Aires.\u00a0 Hoping to make it back to Chennai at some point as well.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Cheers and Wishing you all a very Happy 2018!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year just whizzed by, it feels like just a couple of months ago that I was writing about our Travel Highlights of 2016!\u00a0 With Miss S starting college this <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/outsidesuburbia.com\/blog\/travel-highlights-2017\/\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,12],"tags":[1376,210,169,675],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Highlights of 2017: Top Travel Moments Outside Suburbia &#8226; 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