My Year in Cities, 2013
Post from December 30, 2013 (ā» June 9, 2021), filed under Adventure.
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 Iām fairly confident that I wonāt leave Santiago anymore now that I just got here, and as the yearās windowās closing quickly. One thing is different, however: Iām including just the places Iāve visited since I discarded my old life. I havenāt traveled much during the first half of the year anyway.

Figure: A different type of breadcrumb trail.
- 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
- BaƱos, Ecuador
- Ambato, Ecuador
- Riobamba, Ecuador
- Chimborazo, Ecuador
- Cuenca, Ecuador
- Loja, Ecuador
- MacarĆ”, 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 CaƱapa, Bolivia
- Laguna Hedionda, Bolivia
- Laguna Honda, Bolivia
- Ćrbol de Piedra, Bolivia
- Laguna Colorada, Bolivia
- Sol de MaƱana, 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
- VicuƱa, Chile
- Santiago, Chile
The Bolivia leg is a bit messed up. Itās a stretch to consider some of the places ācities,ā 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 siteās still an experiment but Iām tweaking it quite a bit to make it a worthy testament and alternative look at my journeyāand all the cities I pass through.
About Me

Iām Jens Oliver Meiert, and Iām an engineering manager and author. Iāve worked as a technical lead for Google, Iām close to the W3C and the WHATWG, and I write and review books for OāReilly. Other than that, I love trying things, sometimes including philosophy, art, and adventure. Here on meiert.com I share some of my views and experiences.
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Perhaps my most interesting book: 100 Things I Learned as an Everyday Adventurer (2013). During my time in the States I started trying everything. Everything. Then I noticed that wasnāt only fun, it was also useful. Available at Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, Google Play Books, and Leanpub.