Around the World in Seven Months

If you had unlimited funds, an insatiable lust for travel, and months of leisure time at your disposal, what would you do? In this detailed travelogue, author Charles J. Gillis recounts a round-the-world trip he took in the late nineteenth century, when long-term travel arrangements took much more detailed planning than simply calling up a travel agent. Along the way, he encounters fires, surly locals, and dozens of other obstacles.