2016 has been a busy old year, every month we seemed to be packing up and jetting off somewhere – I’m certainly not complaining – we’ve had a great time. We also took the decision after years and years of long-haul flights to stay closer to home. As I’m not the world’s greatest flyer, I was more than happy with that decision. Also, as we both work full-time we decided that we would stretch our annual leave days as far as they would go and take shorter breaks than usual. Therefore our longest trip in 2016 was actually only seven days. Yes – great because we got to take 11 foreign trips to 11 different places during the year, however, it did sometimes feel like we had just arrived somewhere and we were packing to come home again.
So with all that in mind we have decided that 2017 would see us having one big trip in the middle of the year with little breaks on either side of it. 2017 will see us spending a considerable amount of time in America and also adding 2 new countries to our current list of 70 and who knows if we find the time we may be able to squeeze one or two more in too.
January
- Yorkshire Dales, England – 2 days
- Birmingham, England – 2 days
- New York, USA – 7 days
February
- Hamburg, Germany – 3 days
- Manchester, England – 1 day
March
- London, England – 3 days
- Manchester, England – 2 days
- Utrecht, The Netherlands – 3 days
April
- London, England – 2 days
- Strasbourg, France – 5 days
May
- Cotswolds, England – 2 days
- Wales Road Trip – 5 days
June
- California
- San Fransisco – 5 days
- Yosemite – 3 days
- Monterey – 1 day
- Carmel – 1 day
- Big Sur – 1 day
- Cambria – 1 day
- Pismo Beach – 1 day
- Solvang – 1 day
- Santa Monica – 1 day
- Los Angeles – 5 days
- San Diego – 5 days
- Nevada
- Las Vegas – 4 days
July
- Summer at Home
August
- Durham, England – 2 days
- Yorkshire Dales/ Lake District, England – 2 days
- Nuremberg, Germany – 3 days
September
- Leeds, England – 2 days
- Luxembourg City, Luxembourg – 4 days
October
- Liverpool, England – 2 days
- Leiden, The Netherlands – 2 days
- Nottingham, England – 2 days
November
- Yorkshire Dales, England – 4 days
- Abu Dhabi, UAE – 7 days
December
- Rotterdam, The Netherlands – 2 days
- Frankfurt, Germany – 3 days
- Basel, Switzerland – 4 days
We’d love to hear from you if you have any tips or recommendations regarding the places we are heading/ plan to head to next year. Please feel free to add links to any posts you have written!
Where are you heading in 2017, we’d love to know!
39 Comments
theitinerary1
17/12/2016 at 7:21 amWow looks like you guys will have so much fun traveling!
EatSleepLoveTravel
20/12/2016 at 5:31 pmWe will certainly try our best 🙂
theitinerary1
20/12/2016 at 7:38 pm🙂 enjoy your travels!! And stay safe!
theitinerary1
20/12/2016 at 7:38 pmStop by my blog when you get the chance:)
beingbuttons
17/12/2016 at 11:19 amI’m very impressed that you already have everything sorted for 2017! My plans are all very much TBC at the moment. Your trip to California sounds fantastic and is very much something I would like to do so I’ll enjoy reading all about it.
EatSleepLoveTravel
20/12/2016 at 5:30 pmWe do get carried away 🙂 But with Mr ESLT getting set holiday days at work it really does make it easy to plan the whole year out. We can’t wait for our California trip, I’m trying not to wish the time between now and June away but it’s hard not to! Hope you get some plans confirmed, it’s always nice to have something to look forward to, isn’t it?
crystalragland2016
17/12/2016 at 4:37 pmI see you’re going to the West Coast of America in June, check out my blogs on California for fun things to do while in CA!
crystalragland2016
17/12/2016 at 4:38 pmForgot to add the blog! Travel and Table
Rosie
17/12/2016 at 9:24 pmAah, the Yorkshire Dales – absolutely loved frequenting this region while I studied in Leeds, such gorgeous scenery and some lovely little towns to explore too. While you’re in Strasbourg, I’d highly recommend setting aside a day to explore Colmar (30 mins south of Strasbourg by train) – I spent my year abroad there so I’m extremely biased, but it’s a beautiful, traditional Alsatian town with gingerbread houses, little canals and just so picturesque! If you want any tips for Alsace, I’d be happy to help 🙂
EatSleepLoveTravel
20/12/2016 at 5:26 pmThe Dales are beautiful aren’t they and only a couple of hours away from us. Fingers crossed for nice weather in April so we can explore some of the gorgeous stately homes and castles 🙂 Oh thanks for the Colmar recommendation, and thanks for the offer of tips and help. I think I’ll take you up on that nearer the time – Thank you!
Rosie
20/12/2016 at 5:27 pmSuch a gorgeous region – and rather nice that they don’t seem to get as crowded as the Lakes! Not a problem, I’d be happy to help 🙂
Becky | Been There, Seen That, Got the Postcard
18/12/2016 at 4:15 pmI did Vienna and Munich as part of a interrail trip last year, and if you like train travel and can fit it in, Innsbruck is a lovely stopover between the two cities. You take a slight detour, but can get direct trains Vienna – Innsbruck – Munich and vice versa, and only really need a couple of days to see the city without venturing further out.
EatSleepLoveTravel
20/12/2016 at 5:41 pmThat was the original plan (Innsbruck or Salzburg) but sadly I just don’t think we will have the time 🙁 But it is a year away so maybe we can jiggle a few things around and somehow fit it in! Hope you had a great time?
Becky | Been There, Seen That, Got the Postcard
20/12/2016 at 10:54 pmI absolutely loved it! I passed through this year on my way from Verona to Munich, and couldn’t believe I hadn’t arranged a stopover. I’m a real sucker for mountains though 🙂
Anisa
18/12/2016 at 11:07 pmSounds like a great plan. Will send you some recommendations for California at some point. Can’t wait to see you in January.
EatSleepLoveTravel
20/12/2016 at 5:34 pmOh thank you, California recommendations would be great! I can’t wait to see you in January too, we are on for the SATC Tour, I got confirmation today 🙂 YEAH!!!
Anisa
20/12/2016 at 5:35 pmYeah that will be so fun!
Angela Michelle Thibert
20/12/2016 at 2:32 amwow!! Wish I could travel that much! sounds like fun. Spain is another great place to see… Barcelona has my heart
EatSleepLoveTravel
20/12/2016 at 5:18 pmAnd ours too, we haven’t been to Barcelona for a few years – maybe that is somewhere we could add to our 2018 Itinerary 🙂
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Dina
31/12/2016 at 6:08 pmWow, what an impressive list! 🙂
Happy New Year to you all and your loved ones!
EatSleepLoveTravel
31/12/2016 at 7:32 pmThank you Dina! Happy New Year to you and yours too! Here’s to 2017!!!
himanshu
31/12/2016 at 6:17 pmhttps://youtu.be/4iUh_8-ZC80
Happy new year
EatSleepLoveTravel
31/12/2016 at 7:33 pmThank you and you too!
flyawayballoon
04/01/2017 at 4:44 amHey just had a look at your blog- inspiring me to go travelling! Where are you guys originally based? I live in Manchester, Uk so would be more than happy to tell you my favourite haunts and recommendations for things to do/see! X
EatSleepLoveTravel
04/01/2017 at 10:09 pmThank you! We are based in East Yorkshire, so not too far away but Manchester is such a big city we easily get lost there! Would love some recommendations for great restaurants if you have any? 🙂
Leen
06/01/2017 at 7:28 pmAh glad you had a great 2016!
Those are some great places to visit!
I went to Utrecht last summer, and ah it’s definitely a beautiful city ???
EatSleepLoveTravel
10/01/2017 at 8:58 pmThat’s great to hear, it will only be a flying visit but we are really looking forward to visiting. Would love to know if you have any tips or recommendations of what to do/see or even where to eat?
Leen
11/01/2017 at 6:21 pmAh a post in my drafts is “9 Days in The Netherlands” ?
I’ll send you a link when I post!
Happily Tanned
10/02/2017 at 10:07 amWowww! Inspired!
You list looks amazing and full of adventure. Looking forward to reading more travel stories 🙂
EatSleepLoveTravel
10/02/2017 at 12:10 pmThank you! 2017 is shaping up to be a good year 🙂 Thank you for the follow. We have followed back and are looking forward to reading about your adventures too 🙂
UTIP
22/02/2017 at 4:32 amWow that is wonderful how much you travel.
EatSleepLoveTravel
24/02/2017 at 6:06 pmThank you, we try our best to travel as often as we can 🙂
UTIP
24/02/2017 at 11:29 pmMy work gets in the way! I think that’s wonderful!!
amarainseattle
01/03/2017 at 5:15 pmWhat fun is coming your way. I really should put my adventure goals in a travel itinerary form ~ wonderful idea!
EatSleepLoveTravel
03/03/2017 at 7:24 amIt’s something I’ve always done as I get sad if I think I’m got nothing to look forward to. What are your plans for 2017?
amarainseattle
05/03/2017 at 4:06 amMany exciting travel adventures that I am excited to share on my site and YouTube channels: North Carolina, Amsterdam, Anaheim, London… who knows where all I will end up! Other than that the big plan is to build community! 🙂
EatSleepLoveTravel
05/03/2017 at 2:13 pmAll your trips sound amazing! Have a great time. Looking forward to reading and watching along! Safe travels 🙂