Quote of the Day by 14th-century Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta: 'Traveling gives you home in a thousand strange places, then leaves you a stranger in your own land'

Ibn Battuta, a 14th-century Moroccan traveler, embarked on a nearly 30-year journey, traversing over 75,000 miles across continents. His extensive travels, initially for pilgrimage, led him to serve ...
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With Ibn Battuta, No Journey Is Too Far

First came the exotic locales, the distant geographies: Tangier. Alexandria. Damascus. Baghdad. Then came mention of luxurious goods: Ripe tangerines. Green cardamom. Burnt-orange turmeric. Next, ...