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Turkey

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China
4.8

Nadine Hudson

Why is it often better for a writer to not put things into perspective?

Eric Newby -
Afghanistan
6.5

Eric Newby

Why is this humorous travel book such a classic?

Nicolas Bouvier's
Iran
7.3

Nicolas Bouvier

Is this a great piece of poetic travel writing, or has it been overly polished?

Philippe Valéry's
Afghanistan
6.5

Philippe Valéry

Is this another author who distances himself from his story?

Heinz Helfgen's
Brazil
5.5

Heinz Helfgen

What were German readers looking for in a travel book after World War II?

Guillaume de Rubrouck's
Mongolia
8.5

William of Rubruck

How is it possible that 750 years don't seem to leave a trace?

Odorico da Pordenone's
China
6

Odoric of Pordenone

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

Jehan de Mandeville's
Iraq
5.3

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
Saudi Arabia
5.3

Ibn Battuta

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

Johann Schiltberger's
Turkey
7.3

Johann Schiltberger

Is this guy our average Joe from the Middle Ages?

Marco Polo's
China
5.5

Marco Polo

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

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