order:

5.8
Mongolia
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine
Was it naive to hope for peace with the Khan?
The Story Of The Mongols Whom We Call The Tartars | 1245 | 2 years | Mongolia | caravan

6.8
Mongolia
William of Rubruck
How is it possible that 750 years don’t seem to leave a trace?
Account Of The Mongols | 1253 | 2 years | China | caravan

5
China
Sven Hedin
Are we looking at a career-obsessed explorer or at a blueprint for Indiana Jones?
In The Heart Of Asia | 1893 | 4 years | China | caravan

4.2
China
Nikolai Przhevalsky
Is this too much racism even for an imperialist?
Mongolia And The Land Of The Tanguts | 1870 | 3 years | China | caravan