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To say that I've been traveling a lot is an understatement...for my standards at least.

Out of the twenty weeks I spent in Europe, I've traveled for ten of those weeks. Seventy days. I've stayed and slept in twenty cities and towns. I've passed through a further eight.

I would say my best experiences were either Birmingham (UK), Padova (Italy), or Granada (Spain). Each had a slight and comparable shortcoming, so the tie is tight. But the main reason why these cities came to the top of my list is not because of the wondrous sights or beautiful architecture (indeed neither Padova nor Birmingham has either), but the people I met in those cities (because of couchsurfing). The experiences, the fun - they were simply unforgettable.

My worst experiences were in Manchester (UK) and Firenze (Italy). Let's just leave it at that.

I have couchsurfed on sixteen different couches in fourteen different cities and towns. Most of them are students. I have stayed with students who study: Latin American Studies (B.A.), Sociology [Security] (Ph.D.), Nursing, Photonics (Ph.D.), Politics & Economics (B.A.), Social Anthropology (B.A.), Mathematics (B.A.), Philosophy (B.A.), Human Resources/Office Administration, Radiology Technician, International Business (M.A.), Musicology (M.A.), Agriculture (B.A.), Communication (B.A.), International Development (M.A.), Medicine, Sociology [Pedophilia] (Ph.D.), and Computer Science/Information Technology (B.A.).

I haven't been in one town or city for two consecutive Saturdays since the beginning of February, with an exception of three weeks in March.

5/2 - London, UK
12/2 - Cork, Ireland
19/2 - Manchester, UK
27/2 - Inverness, UK
6/3 - London, UK
13/3 - London, UK
20/3 - London, UK
27/3 - Strasbourg, France
3/4 - Milan, Italy
10/4 - Bologna, Italy
17/4 - Barcelona, Spain
24/4 - Rota, Spain
1/5 - Madrid, Spain
8/5 - Paris, France
15/5 - London, UK
22/5 - Gent, Belgium
29/5 - Visakhapatnam, India

The cities or towns I've visited and the places I passed through:
Dublin 9/2 - 12/2
Cork 12/2 - 14/2
Kinsale 13/2
Birmingham 16/2 - 18/2
Manchester 18/2 - 21/2
Edinburgh 22/2 - 26/2
Inverness 26/2 - 27/2
Strasbourg 23/3 - 27/3
Toulouse 27/3 - 30/3
Avignon 30/3
Nice 30/3 - 3/4
Monaco 1/4
Milan 3/4
Padova 3/4 - 7/4
Venezia 4/4
Bologna 7/4 - 10/4
San Marino 10/4
Firenze 10/4 - 12/4
Roma 12/4 - 15/4
Mediterranean 15/4 - 16/4
Barcelona 16/4 - 19/4
Granada 20/4 - 23/4
Rota 23/4 - 27/4
Cadiz 25/4
Madrid 27/4 - 2/5
San Sebastian 2/5 - 4/5
Paris 4/5 - 12/5
Gent 21/5 - 23/5
Brussels 23/5