My Year in Cities, 2014
Published on December 28, 2014 (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.
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, hereâs where I went in 2014. (As opposed to former years Iâm simply listing all places. Layovers ignored, duplicates removed.)
- Santiago, Chile
- Puerto Montt, Chile
- Puerto Varas, Chile
- Laguna La Poza, Chile
- Ensenada, Chile
- Laguna Verde, Chile
- Lago Todos los Santos, Chile
- Saltos de Rio Petrohué, Chile
- San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
- Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Florianopolis, Brazil
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Santos, Brazil
- Casablanca, Morocco
- London, England
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Izmir, Turkey
- ĂeĆme, Turkey
- Chios, Greece
- Selçuk, Turkey
- Ephesus, Turkey
- Athens, Greece
- Piraeus, Greece
- Koropi, Greece
- Egaleo, Greece
- Hydra, Greece
- Poros, Greece
- Aegina, Greece
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Haifa, Israel
- Acre, Israel
- Nahariya, Israel
- Beersheba, Israel
- Eilat, Israel
- Aqaba, Jordan
- Wadi Rum, Jordan
- Petra, Jordan
- Amman, Jordan
- Amman Beach, Jordan
- Muscat, Oman
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Oloolaimutia, Kenya
- Narok, Kenya
- Masai Mara, Kenya
- Keekorok, Kenya
- Kisumu, Kenya
- Kampala, Uganda
- Entebbe, Uganda
- Lugazi, Uganda
- Kigali, Rwanda
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Northern Drakensberg, South Africa
- Amphitheatre, South Africa
- Mafika-Lisiu, Lesotho
- Phahleng, Lesotho
- Harrismith, South Africa
- Durban, South Africa
- Coffee Bay/Rini, South Africa
- Mthatha, South Africa
- Zithulele, South Africa
- Chintsa, South Africa
- Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
- Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
- Mossel Bay, South Africa
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Hout Bay, South Africa
- Chapmanâs Peak, South Africa
- Simonâs Town, South Africa
- Buffelsfontein, South Africa
- Cape Point/Lighthouse, South Africa
- Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- TekirdaÄ, Turkey
- Denizli, Turkey
- Pamukkale, Turkey
- Anadolu KavaÄı, Turkey
- Heybeliada, Turkey
- Trabzon, Turkey
- Maçka, Turkey
- Torul, Turkey
- Batumi, Georgia
- Tbilisi, Georgia
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Artashat, Armenia
- Yeghegnadzor, Armenia
- Areni, Armenia
- Delhi, India
- Noida, India
- Jaipur, India
- Amer, India
- Mumbai, India
- Kathmandu, Nepal
- Nagarkot, Nepal
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Vientiane, Laos
- Thadeua, Laos
- Victoria City, Hong Kong
- Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
- Shenzhen, China
- Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Chok Ko Wan Tsui, Hong Kong
- Stanley, Hong Kong
- Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
- Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Yilan (ćźè), Taiwan
- Jiaosi, Taiwan
- Shuanglian Pi, Taiwan
- Hualien (è±èź), Taiwan
- Taroko National Park, Taiwan
- Taitung (ć°æ±), Taiwan
- Yan Wan, Taiwan
- Kaohsiung (é«é), Taiwan
- Tainan (ć°ć), Taiwan
- Singapore
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Batu Caves, Malaysia
- Pelabuhan Klang, Malaysia
- Rawang, Malaysia
- Sydney, Australia
- Newcastle, Australia
- Manly, Australia
- Melbourne, Australia
- Avalon, Australia
- Auckland, New Zealand
- Rotorua, New Zealand
- Taupo, New Zealand
- Napier, New Zealand
- Palmerston North, New Zealand
- Wellington, New Zealand
- New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Te Kuiti, New Zealand
- Bangi, Malaysia
- Seoul, South Korea
- Busan, South Korea
- Osaka, Japan
- Kyoto, Japan
- Nara, Japan
- Kobe, Japan
- Suita, Japan
- Incheon, South Korea
- Manila, Philippines
- Rome, Italy
- Vatican City, Vatican City State
All of the journeyâs places on one map:
Iâm close to my dear home country. Itâs 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 2013â2015 journey.
About Me
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 somewhat 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, so that I can make improvements. Thank you!
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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?
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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. Iâd need to review the whole list to even come up with a short list though. Hard-pressed, Iâd 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.)
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