
In 2009, Lonely Planet had published a list of "100 Best Cities in the World" and asked how many have you visited ?
This is a list of the top 100 cities featured in Lonely Plant's " The Cities Book: A journey Through the Best Cities in the World " published in 2009. From Paris to Dhaka, it chronicles the 100 most dynamic, beautiful, thriving, fast paced and all round fascinating cities for travelers to see at least once in their lifetimes. Guessed what, Kuala Lumpur, the home city I live now had been voted as one of the Best Cities in the World !
I did a last count, and I am pleased to post below the 58 "Lonely Planet's Best Cities in the World" I had visited in my lifetime as a traveler.
1) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (my home country)
Athens, Greece
Bangkok, Thailand
Barcelona, Spain
Beijing, China
Berlin, Germany
Brussels, Belgium
10) Budapest, Hungary
Chiangmai, Thailand
Damascus, Syria
Dublin, Ireland
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Fes, Morocco
20) Florence, Italy
Hanoi, Vietnam

Helsinki, Finland
Hobart, Australia
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hong Kong, China
Innsbruck, Austria
Isfahan, Iran
Istanbul, Turkey
Jaipur, India

30) Kathmandu, Nepal
Krakow, Poland
Kyoto, Japan
Lisbon, Portugal
Ljubljana, Slovenia
London, Britain
Luang Prabang, Laos
Madrid, Spain
Manila, Philippines
Melbourne, Australia
40) Moscow, Russia
Munich, Germany
20) Florence, Italy
Hanoi, Vietnam
Hobart, Australia
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Hong Kong, China
Innsbruck, Austria
Isfahan, Iran
Istanbul, Turkey
Jaipur, India

Krakow, Poland

Kyoto, Japan
Lisbon, Portugal
Ljubljana, Slovenia
London, Britain
Luang Prabang, Laos
Madrid, Spain
Manila, Philippines
Melbourne, Australia
40) Moscow, Russia
Munich, Germany
Paris, France
Perth, Australia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Prague, Czech Republic

Rome, Italy
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Seoul, South Korea
50) Seville, Spain
Singapore
Shanghai, China
Stockholm, Sweden
50) Seville, Spain
Singapore
Shanghai, China
Stockholm, Sweden
The other 40 Best Cities (yet to visit) in the World nominated by Lonely Planet in 2009 were :
1) Bled, Slovenia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cape Town, South Africa
Cartagena, Colombia
Chicago, USA
Cuzco, Peru
Dhaka, Bangladesh (visited in 2017)
Galway, Ireland
Hamburg, Germany
10) Havana, Cuba
Heidelberg, Germany
Isfahan, Iran (visited in 2018)
Jerusalem, Israel
Kolkata, India
La Paz, Bolivia
La Vegas, USA
Lhasa, Tibet - China
Los Angeles, USA
Marrakesh, Morocco
20) Memphis, USA
Mexico City, Mexico
Montreal, Canada
Mumbai, India
Naples, Italy
New Orleans, USA
New York, USA
Oaxaca, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Quebec City, Canada
30) Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Salvador Da Bahia, Brazil
San Cristobal De Las Casas, Mexico
San Francisco, USA
Santiago, Chile
Seattle, USA
Siena, Italy
Toronto, Canada
Valparaiso, Chile
Vancouver, Canada
40) Varanasi, India
York, England
42) Zanzibar Town, Tanzania
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