The Best Moments of My Travelling Days - Lonely Planet's 100 Best Cities in the World in 2009

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.

I did a count, and I am pleased to post below the 57 "Lonely Planet's Best Cities in the World" I had visited in my lifetime as a traveler.  

1) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (my home country)

Amsterdam, Netherland

Athens, Greece

Auckland, New Zealand

Bangkok, Thailand

Barcelona, Spain

Beijing, China

Berlin, Germany

Brussels, Belgium

10) Budapest, Hungary

Cairo, Egypt

Chiangmai, Thailand

Damascus, Syria

Delhi, India

Dublin, Ireland

Dubrovnik, Croatia

Edinburgh, Scotland

Fes, Morocco

Florence, Italy

20) Hanoi, Vietnam

Helsinki, Finland

Hobart, Australia - Visited in 1986

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Hong Kong, China

Istanbul, Turkey

Jaipur, India

Kathmandu, Nepal

Krakow, Poland

Kyoto, Japan

30) Lisbon, Portugal

Ljubljana, Slovenia

London, Britain

Luang Prabang, Laos

Madrid, Spain

Manila - Visited in 1998

Melbourne, Australia

Moscow, Russia

Munich, Germany

Paris, France

40) Perth, Australia

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Prague, Czech Republic

Rome, Italy

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Seoul, South Korea

Seville, Spain

Singapore

Shanghai, China

50) Stockholm, Sweden

Sydney, Australia

Taipei, Taiwan

Tallinn, Estonia


Tokyo, Japan

Venice, Italy

Vienna, Austria

57) Wellington, New Zealand

The other 43 Best Cities 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
Galway, Ireland
Hamburg, Germany
10) Havana, Cuba
Heidelberg, Germany
Innsbruck, Austria
Isfahan, Iran
Jerusalem, Israel
Kolkata, India
La Paz, Bolivia
La Vegas, USA
Lhasa, Tibet - China
Los Angeles, USA
20) Marrakesh, Morocco
Memphis, USA
Mexico City, Mexico
Montreal, Canada
Mumbai, India
Naples, Italy
New Orleans, USA
New York, USA
Oaxaca, Mexico
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
30) Quebec City, Canada
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
40) Vancouver, Canada
Varanasi, India
York, England
43) Zanzibar Town, Tanzania