Where did you go in 2010?
Taylor Davidson, a fellow traveler and photographer recently posted his List of Cities visited last year.
In a way its a much better indication of how much you've traveled than the more common question: "What countries did you go to?"
Today's photo is from the second time I went to London last year. On that occasion I thought it would be a quick stop on the way to speaking at a conference in Nashville Tenesee. As it turned out when I went to go to the airport, it was closed and I ended up staying in the city for a few more unscheduled days.
By the end of the year, my list (of places I stayed at least 1 night) looked like this:
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Windhoek, Namibia
- Luderitz, Namibia
- Knysna, South Africa
- Oudtshoorn, South Africa
- London, England
- Berlin, Germany
- Cannes, France
- Zagreb, Croatia
- Zadar, Croatia
- Dublin, Ireland
- Madrid, Spain
- Barcelona, Spain
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Seville, Spain
- Jerez, Spain
- Cadiz, Spain
- Tangier, Morocco
- Asilah, Morocco
- Rabat, Morocco
- Fez, Morocco
- Duesseldorf, Germany
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Paris, France
- Saarbruekent, Germany
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Surin, Thailand
- Vientiane, Laos
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Counting countries, I visited 14 on 3 different continents. Co-incidentally these numbers are very similar to 2009 - only one more country that year. The difference is however in 2009 the cities list is much longer:
- Panajachel, Guatemala
- San Pedro de Lago, Guatemala
- Antigua, Guatemala
- Rio Dulce, Guatemala,
- Livingstone, Guatemala
- Omoa, Honduras
- La Ceiba, Honduras
- Utila, Honduras
- Copan Ruinas, Honduras
- Gracia, Honduras
- La Esperanza, Honduras
- Ocotal, Nicaragua
- Granada, Nicaragua
- Leon, Nicaragua
- San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
- San Jose del Sur (isla de omotepe), Nicaragua
- Santa Cruz, Nicaragua
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- Jaco, Costa Rica
- Puerto Quepos, Costa Rica
- Isla Boca Brava, Panama
- Panama City
- New York City, USA
- Philadelphia, USA
- Washington DC, USA
- Chicago, USA
- Cartagena de Indas, Colombia
- Medellin, Colombia
- Manizales, Colombia
- Pereira, Colombia
- Cali, Colombia
- Popayan, Colombia
- Pasto, Colombia
- Ipiales, Colombia
- Ibarra, Ecuador
- Otavalo, Ecuador
- Quito, Ecuador
- Mindo, Ecuador
- Banos, Ecuador
- Guayaquil, Ecuador
- Montanita, Ecuador
- Puerto Lopez, Ecuador
- Tumbes, Peru
- Piura, Peru
- Chiclayo, Peru
- Cajamarca, Peru
- Chachapoyas, Peru
- Leimebamba, Peru
- Laguna De Los Condores, Peru
- Trujillo, Peru
- Huaraz, Peru
- Caraz, Peru
- Lima, Peru
- Ayacucho, Peru
- Cuzco, Peru
- Ollantaytambo, Peru
- Aguas Callientes, Peru
- Puno, Peru
- Copacabana, Bolivia
- La Paz, Bolivia
- Sucre, Bolivia
- Potosi, Bolivia
- Tupiza, Bolivia
- Uyuni, Bolivia
- Salta, Argentina
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Puente del Diablo, Uruguay
- Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Florianopolis, Brazil
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Rio de Janiero, Brazil
- Foz de Iguacu, Brazil
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Maputo, Mozambique
- Vilankulos, Mozambique
- Tofo, Mozambique
I won't list 2008 except to say that it included more cities in more countries and touched on 5 continents.
When I look back, I did more things in 2008 and 2009: Surfing, Sand boarding, language classes, trekking, horse riding, scuba diving, swimming, kayaking, etc etc.
In contrast, 2010 was a year where I spent far more time meeting people, planning and setting a direction for the future. In general though not as much "fun". The highlight was the people I met and building on friendships with some amazing people.
The other question in Taylor's post is "What cities should be on my 2011 list?" For him I'd put: Bangkok, Buenos Aires and Medellin.
For me this years question is more "What am I going to do?" Its going to include: Scuba Diving, Kayaking, Trekking, Surfing, Sailing and a whole lot more photography! I'm also hoping that these activities are going to be with quite a few familiar faces - friends from home and afar.
