Poor Kottke; that second pregnancy/baby really did him in in terms of travel. However, over here in the unmarried, unspawned, and unemployed corner (reigning champion, woo-hoo!) I more than doubled my count of slept-in cities from 2008 - not since 2004 have I spent the night on so many dubiously threaded hotel sheets and enjoyed mostly every second of it. Carbon footprint aside, it's my favorite way to take stock of the year.

In January I made the declaration that I'd spend more time in tropical places, and while Key West was a wash, Costa Rica definitely fit the bill. This year I'm feeling much less grand and will only venture that I'd like to spend more time in Savannah and see other parts of the Georgia coast.

And like last year, I invite everyone to comment with their own list or link to it.

Charlotte, NC*
Las Vegas, NV
Berkeley, CA*
La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Arenal, Costa Rica
Quepos, Costa Rica
Dominical, Costa RIca
Middletown, CT
Audubon, IA*
Iowa City, IA
North Lake Tahoe, CA
Puyallup, WA
Seattle, WA
Bainbridge Island, WA
Kingman, AZ
Amarillo, TX
North Little Rock, AR
Johnson City, TN*
Charleston, SC
Savannah, GA
Athens, GA*
Atlanta, GA
Naples, FL
Key West, FL
Melbourne, FL

*Asterisk denotes non-consecutive nights