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Title: Greater than Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, my 600 year old friend
Review: From a fragment in a Yemeni library retraces the some of the steps of the greatest traveller of the pre-industrial age. What is remarkable about this book is that Tim Mackintosh still encounters all the problems that Ibn Battuta did. In fact Ibn Battuta is a very modern traveller that we can empathise with, he gets a stomach bug, he wonders about getting laid, he gets ripped off by suspect guides and "wimps" out in one part of the story.This book is not just a great travel book, but in the post 9/11 world it gives you another face to the Islamic World: the hospitality, the cultural diversity and rich culture.Thank you very much Mr Makintosh-Smith for introducing me to our mutual 600 year old friend Ibn BattutaRead and enjoy
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