Wuxi local returns from epic journey

Haifeng drives his car past the Eiffel Tower in Paris. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

When he got haircuts, ate in restaurants and checked into hotels, he could only communicate by signs and gestures.

In North Cape in Norway, he got very afraid when he realized he was the only living creature in the snowy landscape for miles around.

On the return trip, he was blackmailed by a Russian woman and fined several times.

But it all felt worth it when he arrived back in Wuxi, he said.