My Year in Cities, 2013
Published on December 30, 2013 (⻠February 5, 2024), filed under Adventure (RSS feed for all categories).
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 Iâm fairly confident that I wonât leave Santiago anymore now that I just got here, and as the yearâs windowâs closing quickly. One thing is different, however: Iâm including just the places Iâve visited since I discarded my old life. I havenât traveled much during the first half of the year anyway.
![Not a treasure map either.](/en/upload/2013/12/thalia-snapshot.png)
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
- MacarĂĄ, 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
- Ărbol 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
- CopiapĂł, Chile
- La Serena, Chile
- Coquimbo, Chile
- Vicuña, Chile
- Santiago, Chile
The Bolivia leg is a bit messed up. Itâs a stretch to consider some of the places âcities,â 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 siteâs still an experiment but Iâm tweaking it quite a bit to make it a worthy testament and alternative look at my journeyâand all the cities I pass through.
About Me
![Jens Oliver Meiert, on September 30, 2021.](https://d3rdtowr0c5lpf.cloudfront.net/media/meiert-20210930.jpg)
Iâm Jens (long: Jens Oliver Meiert), and Iâm a frontend engineering leader and tech author/publisher. Iâve worked as a technical lead for companies like Google and as an engineering manager for companies like Miro, Iâm close to W3C and WHATWG, and I write and review books for OâReilly 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 views and experiences.
If youâd like to do me a favor, interpret charitably (I speak three languages, and they do collide), yet be critical and give feedback for me to fix issues, learn, and improve. Thank you!
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