My Year in Cities, 2013
Post from December 30, 2013 (↻ June 28, 2017), 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 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.

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
- 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 Oliver Meiert, and I’m a web developer (engineering manager) and author. 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 wasn’t only fun, it was also useful. Available at Amazon, Google Play Books, and Leanpub.
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