order:
![Guillaume de Rubrouck's "Account of the Mongols"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-150232.jpg)
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
![Jehan de Mandeville's "The Travels"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-150158.jpg)
4.2
Iraq
Jean de Mandeville
Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that are at least partly untrue?
The Travels | 1322 | 34 years | Europe, Africa, Asia | caravan, walking, ship
![Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta's "The Travels"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-150437.jpg)
4.2
Saudi Arabia
Ibn Battuta
Did conservative ethics turn this great adventure story into such a slow read?
The Travels | 1325 | 29 years | Asia, Africa, Europe | ship, caravan