My Year in Cities, 2014

Published on December 28, 2014 (↻ 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.

This is going to be a bit, lengthy. I told you I had traded activities for locations. Continuing the trip around the world that I began last year, here’s where I went in 2014. (As opposed to former years I’m simply listing all places. Layovers ignored, duplicates removed.)

1. Santiago, Chile
2. Puerto Montt, Chile
3. Puerto Varas, Chile
4. Laguna La Poza, Chile
5. Ensenada, Chile
6. Laguna Verde, Chile
7. Lago Todos los Santos, Chile
8. Saltos de Rio Petrohué, Chile
9. San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
10. Buenos Aires, Argentina
11. Montevideo, Uruguay
12. Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
13. Porto Alegre, Brazil
14. Florianopolis, Brazil
15. Curitiba, Brazil
16. Sao Paulo, Brazil
17. Santos, Brazil
18. Casablanca, Morocco
19. London, England
20. Istanbul, Turkey
21. Izmir, Turkey
22. Çeşme, Turkey
23. Chios, Greece
24. Selçuk, Turkey
25. Ephesus, Turkey
26. Athens, Greece
27. Piraeus, Greece
28. Koropi, Greece
29. Egaleo, Greece
30. Hydra, Greece
31. Poros, Greece
32. Aegina, Greece
33. Tel Aviv, Israel
34. Haifa, Israel
35. Acre, Israel
36. Nahariya, Israel
37. Beersheba, Israel
38. Eilat, Israel
39. Aqaba, Jordan
40. Wadi Rum, Jordan
41. Petra, Jordan
42. Amman, Jordan
43. Amman Beach, Jordan
44. Muscat, Oman
45. Nairobi, Kenya
46. Oloolaimutia, Kenya
47. Narok, Kenya
48. Masai Mara, Kenya
49. Keekorok, Kenya
50. Kisumu, Kenya
51. Kampala, Uganda
52. Entebbe, Uganda
53. Lugazi, Uganda
54. Kigali, Rwanda
55. Johannesburg, South Africa
56. Northern Drakensberg, South Africa
57. Amphitheatre, South Africa
58. Mafika-Lisiu, Lesotho
59. Phahleng, Lesotho
60. Harrismith, South Africa
61. Durban, South Africa
62. Coffee Bay/Rini, South Africa
63. Mthatha, South Africa
64. Zithulele, South Africa
65. Chintsa, South Africa
66. Port Elizabeth, South Africa
67. Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
68. Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
69. Mossel Bay, South Africa
70. Cape Town, South Africa
71. Hout Bay, South Africa
72. Chapman’s Peak, South Africa
73. Simon’s Town, South Africa
74. Buffelsfontein, South Africa
75. Cape Point/Lighthouse, South Africa
76. Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
77. Dubai, United Arab Emirates
78. Tekirdağ, Turkey
79. Denizli, Turkey
80. Pamukkale, Turkey
81. Anadolu Kavağı, Turkey
82. Heybeliada, Turkey
83. Trabzon, Turkey
84. Maçka, Turkey
85. Torul, Turkey
86. Batumi, Georgia
87. Tbilisi, Georgia
88. Yerevan, Armenia
89. Artashat, Armenia
90. Yeghegnadzor, Armenia
91. Areni, Armenia
92. Delhi, India
93. Noida, India
94. Jaipur, India
95. Amer, India
96. Mumbai, India
97. Kathmandu, Nepal
98. Nagarkot, Nepal
99. Bangkok, Thailand
100. Vientiane, Laos
101. Thadeua, Laos
102. Victoria City, Hong Kong
103. Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
104. Shenzhen, China
105. Kowloon, Hong Kong
106. Chok Ko Wan Tsui, Hong Kong
107. Stanley, Hong Kong
108. Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
109. Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
110. Taipei, Taiwan
111. Yilan (宜蘭), Taiwan
112. Jiaosi, Taiwan
113. Shuanglian Pi, Taiwan
114. Hualien (花蓮), Taiwan
115. Taroko National Park, Taiwan
116. Taitung (台東), Taiwan
117. Yan Wan, Taiwan
118. Kaohsiung (高雄), Taiwan
119. Tainan (台南), Taiwan
120. Singapore
121. Jakarta, Indonesia
122. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
123. Batu Caves, Malaysia
124. Pelabuhan Klang, Malaysia
125. Rawang, Malaysia
126. Sydney, Australia
127. Newcastle, Australia
128. Manly, Australia
129. Melbourne, Australia
130. Avalon, Australia
131. Auckland, New Zealand
132. Rotorua, New Zealand
133. Taupo, New Zealand
134. Napier, New Zealand
135. Palmerston North, New Zealand
136. Wellington, New Zealand
137. New Plymouth, New Zealand
138. Te Kuiti, New Zealand
139. Bangi, Malaysia
140. Seoul, South Korea
141. Busan, South Korea
142. Osaka, Japan
143. Kyoto, Japan
144. Nara, Japan
145. Kobe, Japan
146. Suita, Japan
147. Incheon, South Korea
148. Manila, Philippines
149. Rome, Italy
150. Vatican City, Vatican City State

All of the journey’s places on one map:

I’m close to my dear home country. It’s been a long ride.

This is the last post of this series. Life should not be a contest, and I personally feel safe enough now to not present all my compulsions like this. This exempts, however, exploring less superficial and more useful formats as with a sequel to 100 Things, or a book about my 2013–2015 journey.

About Me

I’m Jens (long: Jens Oliver Meiert), and I’m a frontend engineering leader and tech author/publisher. I’ve worked as a technical lead for companies like Google and as an engineering manager for companies like Miro, I’m a contributor to several web standards, 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. (Be critical, interpret charitably, and give feedback.)

Comments (Closed)

1. On December 29, 2014, 10:45 CET, Stephan said:

   Impressive list. Supposing you should choose one of these places to live there for 10 years, working and raising a family, which one would it be? Why this one?

2. On December 29, 2014, 23:41 CET, Jens Oliver Meiert said:

   That is an interesting question, Stephan! There are a number of places where I could imagine doing that. I’d need to review the whole list to even come up with a short list though. Hard-pressed, I’d pick Istanbul, but I could also see myself choose something in Africa, South America, or Asia. (North America and Australasia are for the time being out of question because of their administrations.)