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Below are a list of the 44 countries I have lived in or have traveled to so far (a work in progress):
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I have traveled the world quite a lot in my life. I love to travel and usually go out of my way to visit a new country or place. I call this collective habit my "'''World Travels'''".
  
[[Image:Visited worldmap.png|thumb|World Travels]]
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== Definitions ==
==ASIA==
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First, let me define how I categorise the countries I have been to. This is necessary because I have stayed for variable lengths of time in many countries. It is a somewhat arbitrary distinction, however, it will help me categorise my World Travels.
  
# Japan: Tokyo and Chiba; October 1995—June 1996
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Below is how I define my stay in countries:
# Taiwan: Taipei, December 1995
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; [[:Category:Countries I have lived in|Countries I have lived in]] : any country I have stayed in for at least ''six months''
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; [[:Category:Countries I have stayed in|Countries I have stayed in]] : any country I have stayed in for at least ''one month'' but less than ''six months''
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; [[:Category:Countries I have visited|Countries I have visited]] : any country I have stayed in for at least ''one week'' but less than ''one month''
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; [[:Category:Countries I have traveled to or through|Countries I have traveled to or through]] : any country I have stayed in for less than ''one week''
  
==EUROPE==
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==Countries==
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Below is an alphabetical list of the {{countries}} '''countries''' I have lived in or have traveled to so far (a work in progress). Click on the individual countries (where link present) for more information on that particular country.
  
# Ireland: Dublin, Belfast; December 1999—January 2000
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===Asia===
# United Kingdom: January 2000
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# '''Japan''': Tokyo and Chiba; October 1995—June 1996  
# The Netherlands: 1984, 1988, December 1999
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# '''Taiwan''': Taipei, December 1995
# Germany: 1984, 1988, 1996, 1997
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# Austria:
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# [[Hungary]]:
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# Czech Republic: 1994
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# Slovakia: 1984, 1993, 1994
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# Poland: Warsaw; 1984, December 1993—May 1994, September 1994
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# Byleorussia: June 1994
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# Lithuania: January 1994
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# Latvia: January 1994
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# Russia: Moscow; September 1984—November 1984, July 1994—September 1994
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# Ukraine: November 1984
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# Moldova: November 1984
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# Romania: November 1984
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# Slovenia: Ljubljana; November 1996—December 1997
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# Croatia: Zagreb, Rijeka, Vukovar, Šibenik, Split, Dubrovnik;
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# Bosnia i Herzegovina:
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# Montenegro (Crna Gora):
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# Serbia (including Vojvodina, Kosovo, and Metohija):
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# Macedonia:
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# Bulgaria: Sofia; 1988
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# Greece:
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# Italy: 1988, 1997
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# Liechtenstein: August 1996  
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# Switzerland: 1988, August 1996
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# France: 1988, 1993
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# Luxembourg: 1988
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# Belgium: 1988
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# Denmark: August 1997, August 2005—present
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# Sweden: August 1997
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# Norway: August 1997
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==NORTH AMERICA==
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===Europe===
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# '''Austria''': Vienna, Salzburg, Graz, Innsbruck, Villach, Linz
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# '''Belarus''': June 1994
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# '''Belgium''': 1988
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# '''Bosnia i Herzegovina''':
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# '''Bulgaria''': Sofia; 1988
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# '''Croatia''': Zagreb, Rijeka, Vukovar, Šibenik, Split, Dubrovnik; 1984, 1988, 1995, 1996
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# '''Czech Republic''': 1985, 1994
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# '''Denmark''': København, Århus, Roskilde; August 1997, August 2005—February 2006, June 2006
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# '''France''': Paris, Strasbourg, Nice, Beausoleil, Antibes, Cannes, Toulon, Marseille, Nimes, Montpellier, Perpignan; 1988, 1993, 2006.
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# '''Germany''': Hamburg, Berlin, München, Köln, Stuttgart, Kassel; 1984, 1988, 1996, 1997, April 2006
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# '''Greece''': 1987
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# '''[[Hungary]]''':
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# '''Ireland''': Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Galway, Sligo; December 1999—January 2000
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# '''Italy''': Rome, Milano, Venice, Padua, San Remo, Genova, Verona; 1988, 1997, April 2006
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# '''Kosovo''': Priština;1987, 1988
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# '''Latvia''': Riga; January 1994
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# '''Liechtenstein''': Vaduz; August 1996
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# '''Lithuania''': Vilnius; January 1994
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# '''Luxembourg''': 1988
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# '''Macedonia''': Skopje, Ohrid; 1987
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# '''Moldova''': November 1985
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# '''Monaco''': Monaco-Ville, La Condamine, Monte Carlo, Fontvieille, Moneghetti, Larvotto - Tenao, and Saint Roman; February 2006-June 2006.
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# '''Montenegro''' ('''Crna Gora'''):
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# '''Netherlands, The''': Amsterdam, Rotterdam; 1984, 1988, December 1999, April 2006
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# '''Norway''': Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim; August 1997
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# '''Poland''': Warsaw; 1985, December 1993—May 1994, September 1994
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# '''Portugal''': Lisbon, Porto; November 2016
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# '''Romania''': November 1985
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# '''Russia''': Moscow; September 1985—November 1985, July 1994—September 1994
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# '''Serbia''' (including ''Vojvodina'', ''Kosovo'', and ''Metohija''):
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# '''Slovakia''': 1984, 1993, 1994
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# '''Slovenia''': Ljubljana, Postojna, Novo Mesto, Kranj; 1984, 1988, 1995, November 1996—December 1997, April 2006
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# '''Spain''': Barcelona; April 2006
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# '''Sweden''': August 1997
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# '''Switzerland''': 1988, August 1996
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# '''United Kingdom''': January 2000, June 2006
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# '''Ukraine''': November 1985
  
# Canada: September 2001  
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===North America===
# [[United States of America]]: 1999—July 2005  
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# '''Canada''': September 2001
# Mexico:
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# '''Mexico''': 1999
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# '''[[United States of America]]''': 1999—July 2005
  
==SOUTH AMERICA==
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===Central America===
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# '''Costa Rica''': April 2014
  
# Venezuela: 1992
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===South America===
# Colombia: 1992  
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# '''Bolivia''': 1991
# Ecuador: 1992  
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# '''Chile''': 1991
# Peru: 1989—1992  
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# '''Colombia''': 1992
# Bolivia: 1991
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# '''Ecuador''': 1992
# Chile: 1991
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# '''Peru''': 1989—1992
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# '''Venezuela''': 1992
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==Global cities==
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Below is a list of the [[wikipedia:Global city|Global cities]] I have been to (and I have lived in some of these):
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===Alpha world cities (full service world cities)===
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'''12 points:'''
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*London
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*New York City
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*Paris
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*Tokyo
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'''10 points:'''
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{|
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*Chicago
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*Frankfurt
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*Los Angeles
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*Milano
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|}
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===Beta world cities (major world cities)===
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'''9 points:'''
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*Toronto
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*Zürich
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'''8 points:'''
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*Brussels
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*Mexico City
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'''7 points:'''
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*Moscow
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===Gamma world cities (minor world cities)===
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'''6 points'''
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*Amsterdam
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*Boston
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*Caracas
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*Dallas
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*Düsseldorf
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*Houston
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*Prague
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*Taipei
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*Washington, D.C.
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'''5 points:'''
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*Montreal
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*Rome
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*Stockholm
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*Warsaw
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'''4 points:'''
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*Atlanta, Georgia
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*Barcelona
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*Berlin
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*Budapest
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*Copenhagen
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*Hamburg
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*Miami
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*Minneapolis
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*Munich
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===Evidence of world city formation===
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====Strong evidence====
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'''3 points'''
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*Dublin
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*Luxembourg
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*Philadelphia
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*Vienna
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====Some evidence====
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'''2 points:'''
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*Bratislava
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*Bucharest
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*Cleveland, Ohio
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*Cologne
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*Kiev
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*Lima
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*Oslo
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*Rotterdam
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*Seattle
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*Stuttgart
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*The Hague
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*Vancouver
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====Minimal evidence====
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'''1 point:'''
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*Antwerp
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*Aarhus
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*Baltimore, Maryland
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*Calgary
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*Columbus, Ohio
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*Dresden
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*Genoa
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*Gothenburg
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*Kansas City, Missouri
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*Marseille
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*Richmond, Virginia
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*Tijuana
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*Utrecht
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://www.christophchamp.com/cv/travels/ A Google Map of my travels] (incomplete)
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*[http://www.christophchamp.com/cv/travels/ A Google Map of my travels] (''incomplete'')
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*[http://flightdiary.net/christophchamp FlightDiary]
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*[http://www.trekearth.com/ TrekEarth]
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*[http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/08/24/146210 Geotagging files with libferris and Google Earth]
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*[http://triptracker.net/profile/Christoph/ TripTracker - Christoph]
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*[http://triptracker.net/trip/1165/ TripTracker] — Monaco - Slovenia - Rotterdam - Berlin - Copenhagen
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*[http://www.world66.com/myworld66/visitedCountries visited countries - map gen]
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*[http://english.freemap.jp/world_paint/world_paint.html Printable world map]
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*[http://www.farecast.com/ Farecast] — find cheap flights
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*[http://www.roughguides.com/ Rough Guides] — travel information
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Revision as of 23:17, 11 December 2016

World Travels

I have traveled the world quite a lot in my life. I love to travel and usually go out of my way to visit a new country or place. I call this collective habit my "World Travels".

Definitions

First, let me define how I categorise the countries I have been to. This is necessary because I have stayed for variable lengths of time in many countries. It is a somewhat arbitrary distinction, however, it will help me categorise my World Travels.

Below is how I define my stay in countries:

Countries I have lived in 
any country I have stayed in for at least six months
Countries I have stayed in 
any country I have stayed in for at least one month but less than six months
Countries I have visited 
any country I have stayed in for at least one week but less than one month
Countries I have traveled to or through 
any country I have stayed in for less than one week

Countries

Below is an alphabetical list of the 56 countries I have lived in or have traveled to so far (a work in progress). Click on the individual countries (where link present) for more information on that particular country.

Asia

  1. Japan: Tokyo and Chiba; October 1995—June 1996
  2. Taiwan: Taipei, December 1995

Europe

  1. Austria: Vienna, Salzburg, Graz, Innsbruck, Villach, Linz
  2. Belarus: June 1994
  3. Belgium: 1988
  4. Bosnia i Herzegovina:
  5. Bulgaria: Sofia; 1988
  6. Croatia: Zagreb, Rijeka, Vukovar, Šibenik, Split, Dubrovnik; 1984, 1988, 1995, 1996
  7. Czech Republic: 1985, 1994
  8. Denmark: København, Århus, Roskilde; August 1997, August 2005—February 2006, June 2006
  9. France: Paris, Strasbourg, Nice, Beausoleil, Antibes, Cannes, Toulon, Marseille, Nimes, Montpellier, Perpignan; 1988, 1993, 2006.
  10. Germany: Hamburg, Berlin, München, Köln, Stuttgart, Kassel; 1984, 1988, 1996, 1997, April 2006
  11. Greece: 1987
  12. Hungary:
  13. Ireland: Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Galway, Sligo; December 1999—January 2000
  14. Italy: Rome, Milano, Venice, Padua, San Remo, Genova, Verona; 1988, 1997, April 2006
  15. Kosovo: Priština;1987, 1988
  16. Latvia: Riga; January 1994
  17. Liechtenstein: Vaduz; August 1996
  18. Lithuania: Vilnius; January 1994
  19. Luxembourg: 1988
  20. Macedonia: Skopje, Ohrid; 1987
  21. Moldova: November 1985
  22. Monaco: Monaco-Ville, La Condamine, Monte Carlo, Fontvieille, Moneghetti, Larvotto - Tenao, and Saint Roman; February 2006-June 2006.
  23. Montenegro (Crna Gora):
  24. Netherlands, The: Amsterdam, Rotterdam; 1984, 1988, December 1999, April 2006
  25. Norway: Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim; August 1997
  26. Poland: Warsaw; 1985, December 1993—May 1994, September 1994
  27. Portugal: Lisbon, Porto; November 2016
  28. Romania: November 1985
  29. Russia: Moscow; September 1985—November 1985, July 1994—September 1994
  30. Serbia (including Vojvodina, Kosovo, and Metohija):
  31. Slovakia: 1984, 1993, 1994
  32. Slovenia: Ljubljana, Postojna, Novo Mesto, Kranj; 1984, 1988, 1995, November 1996—December 1997, April 2006
  33. Spain: Barcelona; April 2006
  34. Sweden: August 1997
  35. Switzerland: 1988, August 1996
  36. United Kingdom: January 2000, June 2006
  37. Ukraine: November 1985

North America

  1. Canada: September 2001
  2. Mexico: 1999
  3. United States of America: 1999—July 2005

Central America

  1. Costa Rica: April 2014

South America

  1. Bolivia: 1991
  2. Chile: 1991
  3. Colombia: 1992
  4. Ecuador: 1992
  5. Peru: 1989—1992
  6. Venezuela: 1992

Global cities

Below is a list of the Global cities I have been to (and I have lived in some of these):

Alpha world cities (full service world cities)

12 points:

  • London
  • New York City
  • Paris
  • Tokyo

10 points:

  • Chicago
  • Frankfurt
  • Los Angeles
  • Milano

Beta world cities (major world cities)

9 points:

  • Toronto
  • Zürich

8 points:

  • Brussels
  • Mexico City

7 points:

  • Moscow

Gamma world cities (minor world cities)

6 points

  • Amsterdam
  • Boston
  • Caracas
  • Dallas
  • Düsseldorf
  • Houston
  • Prague
  • Taipei
  • Washington, D.C.

5 points:

  • Montreal
  • Rome
  • Stockholm
  • Warsaw

4 points:

  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Barcelona
  • Berlin
  • Budapest
  • Copenhagen
  • Hamburg
  • Miami
  • Minneapolis
  • Munich

Evidence of world city formation

Strong evidence

3 points

  • Dublin
  • Luxembourg
  • Philadelphia
  • Vienna

Some evidence

2 points:

  • Bratislava
  • Bucharest
  • Cleveland, Ohio
  • Cologne
  • Kiev
  • Lima
  • Oslo
  • Rotterdam
  • Seattle
  • Stuttgart
  • The Hague
  • Vancouver

Minimal evidence

1 point:

  • Antwerp
  • Aarhus
  • Baltimore, Maryland
  • Calgary
  • Columbus, Ohio
  • Dresden
  • Genoa
  • Gothenburg
  • Kansas City, Missouri
  • Marseille
  • Richmond, Virginia
  • Tijuana
  • Utrecht

External links

Subcategories

This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.

Pages in category "World Travels"

The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.