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My Year in Cities, 2006

Posted by Stuart at 03:42 AM on December 30, 2006

Last year I made a list of all the places I had spent the night in 2005, and since it's the end of a new year, I thought I'd do it again.

This was a great year for travel for me. I visited some of my favorite places (like Luang Prabang) and crossed off some of the highest ranked "Places I Want to Visit", like Hanoi, Shanghai, and Tokyo. And I found a new "Favorite Underrated Thai Place" in Phitsanulok.

So, here are the cities I spent at least one night in during 2006. The cities with a * were visited multiple times on non-consecutive nights.

• Ayutthaya, Thailand
• Baan Saam Kha, Lampang, Thailand
• Bangkok, Thailand *
• Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA *
• Chiang Mai, Thailand
• Flushing, Queens, New York, USA
• Golden Rock, Myanmar (Burma)
• Halong Bay, Vietnam
• Hanoi, Vietnam
• Houston, Texas, USA
• Kao Lak, Phang Nga, Thailand
• Lampang, Thailand
• Long Island, New York, USA
• Luang Prabang, Laos *
• Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
• New York City, New York, USA
• Pattaya/Jomtien, Chonburi, Thailand *
• Penang, Malaysia
• Pensacola, Florida, USA
• Phitsanukok, Thailand *
• Phuket, Thailand
• San Francisco, California, USA *
• Sapa, Vietnam
• Siem Reap, Cambodia
• Shanghai, China
• Similan Islands, Thailand
• Sukhothai, Thailand
• Tokyo, Japan
• Washington, DC, USA
• Yangoon, Myanmar (Burma)

Last year's list had 24 spots in 5 countries, this year had 30 in 9 countries. As much as I loved traveling around this year, I know I won't have nearly as long a list in 2007. 2006 was the Year of Travel, 2007 will be the Year of the Startup Company. Last year was great, to be sure, but I am actually looking forward to a new lifestyle this year.