22 thousand km from the USA to Japan: what it was like on your first trip around the world by bicycle

American writer Robert Isenberg assesses that Stevens’ vision began to change throughout the trip. “He speaks, of course, from a strict cultural perspective. He uses this typical Victorian ruler,” Isenberg said. “But when he gets to the Taj Mahal and really admires it, he’s so impressed by the architecture and the art that, for the first time, he doesn’t compare it to anything. He’s just mesmerized.”