text:  After his presidency, Grant almost immediately departed on a tour that was supposed to be just for Europe. He was going to travel all around Europe, basically as long as his interest and money held out. He ended up extending that trip all through Europe, into Africa, all through Asia. And for two and a half years, he had traveled the world. Never came back to America from May 1877 until September of 1879 is when he landed back in America.