Ultimate Walkabout

Marco Polo was upstaged. In the mid 1300's a Morrocan muslim named Ibn Battuta probably made the longest trek in history. He went across the Sahara to Mali and Timbuktu, made his way to Egypt, Turkey, the Crimea, then on to Iran and India. He sailed to the Maldives islands, where he took four wives. Then he went to Borneo and China, and returned to India....sometimes he doubled back to revist nearby places.... for over 80,000 miles and 24 years he travelled. Back home, his Grand Vizier made him dictate his tale to a scibe, so today we can read about his epic journey.