2022 — Year in Review

Month by month

Twelve panels of 2022

A pace check, month by month. The dial below sets the shape of the year at a glance — each wedge sized to that month's volume. Below, the photo on each row is from those weeks; the line beside it picks the city, the rhythm, and the landmark events that broke the routine.

2022 · ring of months · tap a wedge to jump

January

736 check-ins

Moscow took the larger share of the month, Minsk much of the rest. Late nightcaps, mostly. The standouts: a slow visit to Памятник «Благодарная Россия - солдатам правопорядка, погибшим при исполнении служебного долга» · Moscow; also walks in Сквер Народного Ополчения · Moscow. Egyptian pyramids ✈️ wound down in the month's first days. 369 places entered the log for the first time; the 9th alone stacked up 78 stops.

↑ upbeat

наверное, я единственный долбоеб, проделавший этот путь пешком с момента основания этого грёбанного города.

— Caribou Coffee · Cairo

February

213 check-ins

Minsk held the month together. Станция метро «Грушевка», again and again — 14 times this month. Long hours in Бондаревский сквер — nine visits over the month — plus a stop at Стена Цоя.

фотография ценника с калориями как новый вид искусства

— Кафе РУП «Белстройцентр» · Minsk

March

249 check-ins

A Minsk month, wall to wall. The rhythm underneath: long afternoons over flat whites. There was time for outdoor stretches at Бондаревский сквер — twelve visits over the month, and for wandering through Музейно-парковый комплекс «Победа» (Музейна-паркавы комплекс «Перамога»). Evgeniya L. was there for most of it; the 19th alone stacked up 29 stops.

↑ upbeat

карты проходят? проходят. только карты, а не телефон (с) новая реальность

— Кафе РУП «Белстройцентр» · Minsk

April

343 check-ins

Minsk set the pace from the first day to the last. The log keeps circling back to Станция метро «Грушевка»: 13 check-ins. The standouts: walks in Бондаревский сквер — eleven visits over the month; also a slow visit to Виртуальный Памятник Сисадмину. Two separate departures — Gomel - owl trip 🚂, then Lovely trip to Saint Petersburg 🚂. More often than not, Evgeniya L. was in the frame; the 30th alone stacked up 51 stops.

какая-то китайская кофейня в интерьере ликвидации юска

— Lameira · Minsk

May

662 check-ins

Saint Petersburg took the larger share of the month, Minsk much of the rest. Day to day, it was espresso punctuation. A stop at Памятник А. С. Пушкину · Saint Petersburg — plus long hours in Бондаревский сквер · Minsk. Lovely trip to Saint Petersburg 🚂 wound down in the month's first days. Most days had 塔妮雅 in them; the map gained 187 places it had never seen.

блять ну нахуя я отправил свифт через альфу а не приор - хуй знает конечно

— Cofix · Minsk

June

633 check-ins

June belonged to the road — Minsk first, then Astana, then Almaty, and onward. There was time for outdoor stretches at Бондаревский сквер · Minsk — five visits over the month, and for walks past Bayterek (Бәйтерек) · Astana. Early in the month, the Kazakhstan - visiting a relocant ✈️ trip pulled everything onto the road — 21 days door to door. Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan both joined the map for the first time — two new flags in one month. NIkita Boyko was there for most of it; 393 of the month's stops were brand-new ground.

↑ upbeat

Hi Andrei, how are you Hi, I am in Khazakhstan and have to go to opera now. Bye!

— Яндекс.Такси · Astana

July

615 check-ins

A month in motion — three cities, running from Minsk through to Moscow. Long afternoons over flat whites, mostly. The standouts: walks in Бондаревский сквер · Minsk — six visits over the month; also a slow visit to Памятник Якубу Коласу · Minsk. The suitcase never quite got put away: A weekend in Grodno 🚂, then Moscow - visit Hellenic 🚂. More often than not, 塔妮雅 was in the frame; 196 places entered the log for the first time.

что-то внезапно обеды тут стали в полтора раза дешевле, чем в соседних местах. пора делать камбэк.

— Столовая · Minsk

August

808 check-ins

Two home bases this time: Chișinău and Bucharest. Day to day, it was café-stop rhythm. A stop at Stephen the Great Monument (Monumentul lui Ștefan cel Mare) · Chișinău — plus long hours in Parcul Eroilor · Brașov. Early in the month, a packed bag again: MoldovaRomanian - visa open ✈️ — 31 days door to door. Most days had 塔妮雅 in them; the map gained 443 places it had never seen.

↑ upbeat

ожидание - 12 часовой чил по улочками Вильнюса реальность - кишки, кровища, тотальный пиздец и безнадёга

— Špunka · Vilnius

September

810 check-ins

The map hardly sat still: Minsk and Zagreb — two cities in a single month. There was time for outdoor stretches at Сквер на Либкнехта · Minsk, and for walks past Meteorološki Stup · Zagreb. Late in the month, the Croatia - Plitvice Lakes ✈️ trip pulled everything onto the road — twelve days door to door. Norway, Croatia and Slovenia all joined the map for the first time — three new flags in one month. 塔妮雅 was there for most of it; 557 of the month's stops were brand-new ground.

полтора часа поисков вывели только на 3 заведения. во всех не принимают карты. хорваты не курят шишу:(

— Zlatni Kutić · Zadar

October

505 check-ins

A month in motion — three cities, running from Zadar through to Kaliningrad. The log keeps circling back to Кафе РУП «Белстройцентр»: 17 check-ins. The standouts: walks in Сквер на Либкнехта · Minsk — four visits over the month; also a slow visit to Водонапорная башня · Minsk. The Kaliningrad - amber glow 🚂 trip departed late in the month — five days door to door. More often than not, 塔妮雅 was in the frame; 243 places entered the log for the first time.

поразил польского погранца знаниями законодательной базы.

— Belarus-Poland Border Crossing · Terespol

November

1,151 check-ins

Madrid and Venice split November between them. Long hours in Promenade (Μώλος) · Limassol — plus a stop at General Kimon · Larnaca. The suitcase never quite got put away: Cyprus - cash please ✈️, then Madrid + Paris - cheap tickets ✈️. Cyprus, Spain and France all joined the map for the first time — three new flags in one month. Most days had NIkita Boyko in them; the map gained 854 places it had never seen.

идиоты тупорылые, у вас и так город сплошная помойка, нахера вы скверы на ночь закрываете.

— Place des Vosges · Paris

December

1,335 check-ins

The map hardly sat still: Paris and Minsk — two cities in a single month. There was time for outdoor stretches at Сквер на Либкнехта · Minsk — six visits over the month, and for walks past City Gate (Bieb il-Belt) · Valletta. Mid-month, the Malta ✈️ trip pulled everything onto the road — 37 days door to door. Malta went on the map for the first time — country № 35. Marina Gandacova was there for most of it; 960 of the month's stops were brand-new ground.

↑ upbeat

по моим несмелым подсчётам, учитывая Египет, за год я побывал в 16(17) странах, 9(10) из которых стали новыми. press F.

— Italy (Repubblica Italiana) · Rome

Anchors

The places that kept showing up

Some venues become rituals. Some cities pull you back without trying. Here's the gravity of 2022.

Top venues

#1Кафе РУП «Белстройцентр»112×

#2Станция метро «Грушевка»92×

#3Станция метро «Площадь Якуба Коласа»58×

#4Kvartal55×

#5Gym24 Грушевка53×

#6Бондаревский сквер51×

#7Суперпрод49×

#8Yandex.Taxi33×

Top cities

#1Minsk2068×

#2Moscow601×

#3Paris358×

#4Saint Petersburg322×

#5Chișinău310×

#6Madrid278×

#7Zagreb219×

#8Astana214×

Top categories

#1Plaza764×

#2Road570×

#3Metro Station486×

#4Park475×

#5Monument430×

#6Historic and Protected Site229×

#7Church228×

#8Neighborhood227×

Firsts

New ground in 2022

Borders crossed for the first time — the dots that turned gold.

Croatia

Cyprus

France

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Malta

Norway

Slovenia

Spain

Journeys

11 trips this year

Departures and returns — tap any card to enter the trip in full.

Gomel - owl trip 🚂

2022-04-09 → 2022-04-09 · 1 days · 38 check-ins

Belarus

Lovely trip to Saint Petersburg 🚂

2022-04-29 → 2022-05-09 · 11 days · 471 check-ins

Russia · Belarus

Kazakhstan - visiting a relocant ✈️

2022-06-09 → 2022-06-29 · 21 days · 554 check-ins

Kazakhstan · Kyrgyzstan · Belarus

A weekend in Grodno 🚂

2022-07-16 → 2022-07-17 · 2 days · 87 check-ins

Belarus

Moscow - visit Hellenic 🚂

2022-07-28 → 2022-08-01 · 5 days · 235 check-ins

Russia · Belarus

MoldovaRomanian - visa open ✈️

2022-08-06 → 2022-09-05 · 31 days · 929 check-ins

Romania · Moldova · Poland · Lithuania · Belarus

Croatia - Plitvice Lakes ✈️

2022-09-22 → 2022-10-03 · 12 days · 639 check-ins

Croatia · Norway · Slovenia · Poland · Lithuania

Kaliningrad - amber glow 🚂

2022-10-27 → 2022-10-31 · 5 days · 208 check-ins

Russia · Belarus · Lithuania

Cyprus - cash please ✈️

2022-11-04 → 2022-11-24 · 21 days · 753 check-ins

Italy · Cyprus · Moldova · Lithuania · Romania

Madrid + Paris - cheap tickets ✈️

2022-11-25 → 2022-12-05 · 11 days · 708 check-ins

France · Spain · Poland · Lithuania · Belarus

Malta ✈️

2022-12-17 → 2023-01-22 · 37 days · 1281 check-ins

Malta · Italy · Romania · Poland · Moldova

In the air

20 flights across 2022

Every leg cross-checked with the FlightRadar24 diary.

CAI→SVO

SU401

📅 2022-01-03AeroflotA3214h 50m

MSQ→NQZ

B2775

📅 2022-06-09BelaviaE1954h 0m

NQZ→ALA

DV704

📅 2022-06-18SCAT AirlinesB38M1h 40m

ALA→NQZ

DV733

📅 2022-06-26SCAT AirlinesB7351h 30m

NQZ→MSQ

B2776

📅 2022-06-29BelaviaE1954h 20m

WAW→RMO

LO513

📅 2022-08-07LOTE1951h 45m

RMO→WAW

LO516

📅 2022-09-03LOTE1951h 45m

VNO→OSL

FR1501

📅 2022-09-23RyanairB7382h 0m

TRF→ZAG

FR8794

📅 2022-09-24RyanairA3202h 35m

ZAD→WMI

FR5751

📅 2022-10-02RyanairB7381h 50m

KUN→PFO

FR9114

📅 2022-11-06RyanairB7383h 45m

LCA→IAS

W63694

📅 2022-11-13Wizz AirA3212h 40m

IAS→TSF

W63669

📅 2022-11-19Wizz AirA3212h 15m

BLQ→IAS

W63668

📅 2022-11-21Wizz AirA3212h 10m

RMO→WMI

9U423

📅 2022-11-23Air MoldovaA3192h 0m

KUN→MAD

FR103

📅 2022-11-26RyanairB7383h 50m

MAD→ORY

IB3406

📅 2022-11-30IberiaA3212h 5m

BVA→WMI

FR1889

📅 2022-12-04RyanairB38M2h 10m

VNO→MLA

FR7204

📅 2022-12-17RyanairB38M3h 20m

MLA→CTA

FR395

📅 2022-12-26RyanairB7380h 45m

Memory

2935 frames kept

The pictures you held onto. Tap to open any one full-screen.

Fontana del Nettuno · Naples

Piazza Municipio · Naples

Piazza del Plebiscito · Naples

Piazza Trieste e Trento · Naples

Via Chiaia · Naples

Chiesa Di Santa Caterina · Naples

Piazza dei Martiri · Naples

Colonna Spezzata · Naples

Lido Mappatella · Naples

Lungomare di Napoli · Naples

Magnolia morente di Piazza Amedeo · Naples

Scala Montesanto · Naples

Pedamentina a San Martino · Naples

Certosa di San Martino · Naples

Belvedere Di San Martino · Naples

Largo Enrico Berlinguer · Naples

Parrocchia Dell' Immacolata · Naples

Piazza Medaglie d'Oro · Naples

Piazza Cosimo Fanzago (Piazza Bernini) · Naples

Piazza Luigi Vanvitelli · Naples

Salita Cariati · Naples

Murales Maradona · Naples

Quartieri Spagnoli · Naples

Piazza Salvo d'Acquisto (Piazza Carità) · Naples

Chiesa Di San Nicola · Naples

Piazza 7 Settembre · Naples

Fontana di Monteoliveto · Naples

Guglia dell'Immacolata · Naples

Spaccanapoli · Naples

Basilica di San Domenico Maggiore · Naples

Piazza San Domenico Maggiore · Naples

Piazza Luigi Miraglia · Naples

Mura Greche · Naples

Piazza Vincenzo Bellini · Naples

Piazza Dante · Naples

Galleria Principe di Napoli · Naples

Porta di San Gennaro · Naples

Piazza Cavour · Naples

Tabaccheria Riv. 255 · Naples

Piazza Carlo III · Naples

Piazza Poderico · Naples

Villa San Giovanni · Villa San Giovanni

Salumeria Gustosa · Messina

Fontana Largo San Giacomo · Messina

Chiesa dei Catalani · Messina

Piazza Cavallotti · Messina

Piazza della Repubblica · Messina

Piazza Cairoli · Messina

Duomo · Messina

Piazza Duomo · Messina

Piazza Immacolata Di Marmo · Messina

Parrocchia Sant'antonio Abbate · Messina

Chiesa Di San Francesco · Messina

Messina · Messina

Fontana Pretoria · Palermo

Quattro Canti · Palermo

Via Maqueda · Palermo

Piazza Verdi · Palermo

La Statua Della Libertà · Palermo

Piazza Tommaso Edison · Palermo

Villa Trabia · Palermo

Piazza Alberico Gentili · Palermo

Giardino Inglese · Palermo

Via della Libertà · Palermo

Piazza Sturzo, Palermo · Palermo

A' Patatusa · Palermo

La Feltrinelli · Palermo

Teatro Massimo · Palermo

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Words

2022 in your own voice

A handful of the year's longest shouts — fragments you wrote as you stood there.

по моим несмелым подсчётам, учитывая Египет, за год я побывал в 16(17) странах, 9(10) из которых стали новыми. press F.

— Italy (Repubblica Italiana) · Rome · Italy

наверное, я единственный долбоеб, проделавший этот путь пешком с момента основания этого грёбанного города.

— Caribou Coffee · Cairo · Egypt

ожидание - 12 часовой чил по улочками Вильнюса реальность - кишки, кровища, тотальный пиздец и безнадёга

— Špunka · Vilnius · Lithuania

выебали все мозги, но так и не смогли посчитать правильно. есть два варианта.. есть 1 вариант, вы ебланы

— Naringi · Chișinău · Moldova

полтора часа поисков вывели только на 3 заведения. во всех не принимают карты. хорваты не курят шишу:(

— Zlatni Kutić · Zadar · Croatia

что-то внезапно обеды тут стали в полтора раза дешевле, чем в соседних местах. пора делать камбэк.

— Столовая · Minsk · Belarus

абсолютно бестолковый город молов и машин. хоть бы тут тротуары и переходы сделали. мудачьё.

— Mountain View Sq (ميدان ماونتن فيو) · Cairo · Egypt

идиоты тупорылые, у вас и так город сплошная помойка, нахера вы скверы на ночь закрываете.

— Place des Vosges · Paris · France

станция допустим красивая, но менее уёбищным метрополитен Неаполя от этого не становится:(

— Metro Toledo (L1) · Naples · Italy

в рестике сказали, что новогоднее меню - 100 баксов за сет, а вот дёнер за 3.50. мафия.

— Ali Doner Kebab · Naples · Italy

забираем свой многострадальный свифт, который обошёлся мне в 50 евро и никуда не дошёл

— Альфа-Банк · Minsk · Belarus

не помню, когда я в последний раз вставал так рано и это было связано не с поездками

— Gym24 Грушевка · Minsk · Belarus