This autobiographical book is mostly a collection of essays on the author's deep reflection and thoughts on his numerous travels across dozens of countries. His wording is beautiful and sometimes philosophical. Buried in his detailed accounts of different journeys across continents are several key lessons he learned first hand: 1. While traveling does open your eyes to a new world, it doesn't solve the old problems you left behind. The real growth inside oneself, therefore, starts only after one returns and honestly cope with life's trials and tribulations; 2. The further one travels, the stronger one feels the silent yearning for one's hometown; after all, home is always where the heart is; 3. Traveling alone forces one to face his/her own deepest fear in solitude, which helps reveal one's true self.