My Year in Cities, 2013
Post from December 30, 2013 (â» June 9, 2021), filed under Adventure (feed).
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.

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

Iâm Jens, and Iâm an engineering lead and author. Iâve worked as a technical lead for Google, Iâm close to W3C and WHATWG, and I write and review books for OâReilly. 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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