Elizabeth Bisland

Day one

Dec 14, 1889

Route: Nueva York → Chicago

Transportation: Train
Challenges Faced: Sudden departure, little preparation

Day two

Dec 15, 1889

Route: Chicago → Denver → San Francisco
Transportation: Train
Challenges Faced: Winter delays, snow

Day three

Dec 16, 1889

Route: Chicago → Denver → San Francisco
Transportation: Train
Challenges Faced: Winter delays, snow

Day four

Dec 17, 1889

Route: San Francisco → Board SS Oceanic
Transportation: Steamship
Challenges Faced: Seasickness

Day five

Dec 18, 1889

Route: Pacific Ocean → Japan
Transportation: Steamship
Challenges Faced: Storms, rough seas

Day thirteen

Dec 26, 1889

Route: Pacific Ocean → Japan
Transportation: Steamship
Challenges Faced: Storms, rough seas

Day forteen

Dec 27, 1889

Route: Arrived in Yokohama
Transportation: Steamship
Challenges Faced: None

Day fifteen

Dec 28, 1889

Route: Yokohama → Nagasaki → Hong Kong
Transportation: Steamship
Challenges Faced: Slow navigation

Day seventeen

Dec 30, 1889

Route: Yokohama → Nagasaki → Hong Kong
Transportation: Steamship
Challenges Faced: Slow navigation

Day eighteen

Dec 31, 1889

Route: Hong Kong→ Saigon→ Singapore
Transportation: Steamship
Challenges Faced: Heat, tight connections

Day twenty-one

Jan 3, 1890

Route: Hong Kong→ Saigon→ Singapore
Transportation: Steamship
Challenges Faced: Heat, tight connections

Day twenty-two

Jan 4, 1890

Route: Singapore→ Ceylon
Transportation: Steamship
Challenges Faced: Tropical discomfort

Day twenty-six

Jan 8, 1890

Route: Singapore→Ceylon
Transportation: Steamship
Challenges Faced: Tropical discomfort

Day twenty-seven

Jan 9, 1890

Route: Ceylon→Suez→Cairo
Transportation: Steamship + Train
Challenges Faced: Delays in Suez Canal

Day thirty

Jan 12, 1890

Route: Ceylon→Suez→Cairo
Transportation: Steamship + Train
Challenges Faced: Delays in Suez Canal

Day trithy- one

Jan 13, 1890

Route: Cairo→Brindisi→Paris
Transportation: Train
Challenges Faced: Scheduling issues

Day thirty-three

Jan 15, 1890

Route: Cairo→Brindisi→Paris
Transportation: Train
Challenges Faced: Scheduling issues

Day thirty-four

Jan 16, 1890

Route: Paris→London
Transportation: Train
Challenges Faced: None

Day thirty-five

Jan 17, 1890

Route: London→ New York
Transportation: Steamship
Challenges Faced: Atlantic storm

Day forty-one

Jan 23, 1890

Route: London→ New York
Transportation: Steamship
Challenges Faced: Atlantic storm

Day forty-three

Jan 24, 1890

Route: Post-trip reporting and publication
Transportation: None
Challenges Faced: Exhaustion, editorial warp-up

Day forty-two

Jan 25, 1890

Route: Arrival in New York
Transportation: None
Challenges Faced: Late arrival

Day seventy-six

Feb 28, 1890

Route: Post-trip reporting and publication
Transportation: None
Challenges Faced: Exhaustion, editorial warp-up