Does it make sense to refer to this author as the godfather of travel writing?

Was this a 14th-century fact finding mission or just another medieval mystery tale?

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

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

If this is one of the classics of Portuguese literature, why is it such a slow read?

Why is this one still so good today, even though a lot of it is untrue?