My Year in Cities, 2013
Published on Dec 30, 2013 (updated Feb 5, 2024), filed under adventure. (Share this post, e.g. on Mastodon or on Bluesky.)
The story of my 18 months of travel around the world, though not including this article, is available as a big but humble e-book: Journey of J.
Traditionally I post a list of all the new places I visited during a year in some sort of year-end review, too. The same this year as I’m fairly confident that I won’t leave Santiago anymore now that I just got here, and as the year’s window’s closing quickly. One thing is different, however: I’m including just the places I’ve visited since I discarded my old life. I haven’t traveled much during the first half of the year anyway.
- Miami, FL, United States
- Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Guadalajara, Mexico
- Guanajuato, Mexico
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Teotihuacan, Mexico
- San Jose, Costa Rica
- Poas, Costa Rica
- Sabanilla, Costa Rica
- Vara Blanca, Costa Rica
- Panama City, Panama
- Quito, Ecuador
- Ciudad Mitad del Mundo, Ecuador
- Machachi, Ecuador
- Baños, Ecuador
- Ambato, Ecuador
- Riobamba, Ecuador
- Chimborazo, Ecuador
- Cuenca, Ecuador
- Loja, Ecuador
- Macará, Ecuador
- Piura, Peru
- Trujillo, Peru
- Chan Chan, Peru
- Moche, Peru
- Huanchaco, Peru
- Conache, Peru
- El Brujo, Peru
- Huaraz, Peru
- Lima, Peru
- Ica, Peru
- Nazca, Peru
- Chauchilla, Peru
- Arequipa, Peru
- Puno, Peru
- Sillustani, Peru
- Islas Uros, Peru
- Isla Taquile, Peru
- La Paz, Bolivia
- Uyuni, Bolivia
- Isla Incahuasi, Bolivia
- San Juan, Bolivia
- Laguna Cañapa, Bolivia
- Laguna Hedionda, Bolivia
- Laguna Honda, Bolivia
- Árbol de Piedra, Bolivia
- Laguna Colorada, Bolivia
- Sol de Mañana, Bolivia
- Termas de Polques, Bolivia
- Laguna Verde, Bolivia
- Laguna Blanca, Bolivia
- San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
- Antofagasta, Chile
- Copiapó, Chile
- La Serena, Chile
- Coquimbo, Chile
- Vicuña, Chile
- Santiago, Chile
The Bolivia leg is a bit messed up. It’s a stretch to consider some of the places “cities,” however they were distinct stops on a little adventure trip through the Bolivian countryside that I figured I might just include. I added links to snapshots of traffic life that I document over at Animated Traffic. That site’s still an experiment but I’m tweaking it quite a bit to make it a worthy testament and alternative look at my journey—and all the cities I pass through.
About Me
I’m Jens (long: Jens Oliver Meiert), and I’m an engineering lead, guerrilla philosopher, and indie publisher. I’ve worked as a technical lead and engineering manager for companies you use every day (like Google) and companies you’ve never heard of, I’m an occasional contributor to web standards (like HTML, CSS, WCAG), and I write and review books for O’Reilly and Frontend Dogma.
I love trying things, not only in web development and engineering management, but also with respect to politics and philosophy. Here on meiert.com I talk about some of my experiences and perspectives. (Please share feedback: Interpret charitably, but do be critical.)