My Year in Cities, 2012

Published on Dec 27, 2012 (updated Jun 9, 2021), filed under adventure (feed). (Share this on Mastodon or Bluesky?)

Beside working and growing and trying new things (more soon now), I’ve been in the great position to also travel a little. I’m very grateful. This year I visited 5 continents, more than 20 different countries, and probably more than 50 different cities (much of this as part of my first full trip around the world). Here are the larger ones that I had not seen before:

• Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Boston, MA, United States
• Cairo, Egypt
• Cambridge, MA, United States
• Chicago, IL, United States
• Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Darwin, Australia
• Dresden, Germany
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Honolulu, HI, United States
• Innsbruck, Austria
• Kassel, Germany
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Manila, Philippines
• Nürnberg, Germany
• Reykjavík, Iceland
• Singapore
• Würzburg, Germany

Most favorite city? Probably Dubai (cheers Asim!). I still see myself in front of the Burj Khalifa. What an impressive structure. The Petronas Towers, which I saw only a few days later, don’t compare.

Least favorite city? I should probably say Manila, where I got mugged (remind me to tell you the story), but I choose Colombo instead. It was a strange place, and I no fit for it.

About Me

I’m Jens (long: Jens Oliver Meiert), and I’m a web developer, manager, and author. I’ve been working as a technical lead and engineering manager for companies you’ve never heard of and companies you use every day, 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 in other areas like philosophy. Here on meiert.com I share some of my experiences and views. (I value you being critical, interpreting charitably, and giving feedback.)