My name is Benny Chan, Chinese, in my mid-30s. I was a foreign student in the United States for 7 years. After I finally graduated from my master's degree in June 2009, I decided that it's about time to return to my home in Hong Kong. However, instead of taking a 15 hours direct flight from Chicago to Hong Kong, I took a much longer and much more interesting detour via Peru, Chile and Australia to go home. I departed from the US on Sep 28, and arrived home in Hong Kong on Nov 26. This almost 2-months backpacking journey in its entirety has been documented in this blog, from the day I started the preparation of my return to the day I was sitting in my room in Hong Kong looking for job. It covered all the funs, problems, and emotions I had on the road, before and after the trip. I intended to keep this blog available online partly as a memory for myself, but also for those travelers who are doing the similar kind of trip or soul searching journey. Perhaps you compare notes with what I encountered.
To start reading from the preparation... HERE
To start reading from the beginning of the trip... HERE
By Day
Day 0, Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10, Day 11,
Day 12, Day 13, Day 14, Day 15, Day 16, Day 17, Day 18, Day 19, Day 20, Day 21, Day 22,
Day 23, Day 24, Day 25, Day 26, Day 27, Day 28, Day 29, Day 30, Day 31, Day 32, Day 33,
Day 34, Day 35, Day 36, Day 37, Day 38, Day 39, Day 40, Day 41, Day 42, Day 43, Day 44,
Day 45, Day 46, Day 47, Day 48, Day 49, Day 50, Day 51, Day 52, Day 53, Day 54, Day 55,
Day 56, Day 57, Day 58, Day 59
By Place:
- Lima, Peru | Arrival | Photo Albums: 1, 2, 3
- Cuzco & The Sacred Valley, Peru | Arrival | Photo Albums: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
- Machu Picchu, Peru | Arrival | Photo Albums: 1, 2, 3
- Puno (Lake Titicaca), Peru | Arrival | Photo Albums: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Arequipa & Colca Canyon, Peru | Arrival | Photo Albums: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Tacna, Peru | Arrival | Photo Album
- Arica, Chile | Arrival | Photo Album
- San Pedro de Atacama (Atacama Desert), Chile | Arrival | Photo Albums: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Valparaiso, Chile | Arrival | Photo Albums: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Santiago, Chile | Arrival: 1, 2, 3 | Photo Albums: 1, 2, 3, 4
- Easter Island, Chile | Arrival | Photo Albums: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Sydney, Australia | Arrival | Photo Albums: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Hong Kong, China | Arrival | Photo Albums: 1, 2
PDF:
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