North Africa

order:
Serge Roetheli's - "The 25,000 Mile Love Story"
3.8
USA

Serge Roetheli

How can a book about a man running around the whole world be so boring?

San Mao's "Stories From The Sahara"
5.2
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Sanmao

How did this writer become an archetype for female travelers from China?

Jehan de Mandeville's "The Travels"
4.2
Iraq

Jean de Mandeville

Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that are at least partly untrue?

Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta's "The Travels"
4.2
Saudi Arabia

Ibn Battuta

Did conservative ethics turn this great adventure story into such a slow read?

Johann Schiltberger's "The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger"
5.8
Turkey

Johann Schiltberger

Is this guy our average Joe from the Middle Ages?

Christopher Columbus' "Logbook"
6
Bahamas

Christopher Columbus

Was this guy an evil proto-colonialist, or was he a sort of likeable dreamer?