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This year, I’ve decided to steal some time from musical hierarchies in order to do some (public) retrospection on my life in list form.

It’s been a busy year, dominated by travel and unemployment:

• January: Visited Thailand and Cambodia
• February: Nothing, apparently.
• March: Trips to Las Vegas, Utah, and Scottish Lakes.
• April: Ten days in New York, and a weekend in San Francisco.
• May: Quit my job
• June: Portugal and the World cup in Germany
• July: The tail end of my European trip, the beginning of China.
• August: I spent the entire month in Beijing, trying to learn enough Chinese to feed myself regularly.
• September: Intra-China travel begins
• October: My final month in China, 3 full weeks on the road.
• November: My sister’s wedding, driving around Florida, and touring Seattle.
• December: More Seattle, Florida for the holidays

In total, I visited eight nine (forgot Canada) countries and six U.S. states. In the vein of kottke’s list, I also spent the night in forty-one cities (bold type indicates cities I was in for more than one week):

1. Bangkok, Thailand
2. Chiang Mai, Thailand
3. Siem Reap, Cambodia
4. Koh Samui, Thailand
5. Koh Phan Nang, Thailand
6. Seattle, Washington
7. Scottish Lakes, Washington
8. Las Vegas, Nevada
9. Zion National Park, Utah
10. New York City, New York
11. San Francisco, California
12. George, Washington
13. Vancouver, Canada
14. Carcavelos, Portugal
15. Zambujeira, Portugal
16. Cologne, Germany
17. Frankfurt, Germany
18. Munich, Germany
19. Leipzig, Germany
20. Hamburg, Germany
21. Berlin, Germany
22. Nuremberg, Germany
23. Trier, Germany
24. Brugge, Belgium
25. Paris, France
26. Beijing, China
27. Tai Shan, China
28. Xi’an, China
29. Yangsuo, China
30. Baoji, China
31. Hui Xian, China
32. Chang Sha, China
33. Zhangjiajie, China
34. Lijiang, China
35. Hangzhou, China
36. St. Augustine, Florida
37. Gainesville, Florida
38. Miami, Florida
39. Key West, Florida
40. Everglades National Park, Florida
41. Tampa, Florida
42. St. George / Apalachicola, Florida