Quicklet on The Travels of Marco Polo (CliffNotes-like Book Summary) Quicklets: Your Reading Sidekick! ABOUT THE BOOK The Travels of Marco Polo was written in the 13th century from the accounts of the explorer Marco Polo, as... N Silvester 被引量: 0发表: 2012年 The 'fiscal cliff' and...
As he notes, although ‘monkeys were common in the southern and southwestern parts of this region, the monkey does become an important or common character in the arts and literatures of the cultures of China until after Buddhism is introduced.’4 Prior to this, the main extant references occur...
(I’m looking right now at a brief of February 1988 to produce a map and a series of drawings for an internal brochure on the occasion of the move to the Marco Polo building). We were able that Christmas to take our family for a memorable first visit to Chile. 2 I had studied ...
The island’s namesake town, Korčula, is quaint, cozy, and cute. It’s hugely “strollable.” Interesting, too, isthat it’s said to be the birthplace of Marco Polo. The island is only two hours from Dubrovnik, either by car or ferry, making a Korčula day trip from Dubrovnik ...
After the “close encounter of the Swiss cliff kind,” the rest of the Zermatt visit went smoothly, minus it being difficult to sleep at night (thank you loud and drunken German tourists who tried to outsing each other in the middle of the night, in the middle of the street). The tri...
The locals have capitalized on this attraction by offering the “Camel Safari”, a chance to explore the vast desert beyond the city walls and live out your Marco Polo fantasies by doing it on camelback. As soon as I arrived in Jaisalmer, I knew I would be booking one of these excursions...
(I’m looking right now at a brief of February 1988 to produce a map and a series of drawings for an internal brochure on the occasion of the move to the Marco Polo building). We were able that Christmas to take our family for a memorable first visit to Chile. 2 I had studied ...
The Kuh-i-Lal spinel mines are almost halfway between Khorog and Ishkashim, high on a cliff overlooking the beautiful village of the same name. This is directly next to the Panj (Pamir) River, which forms the natural border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan. From the mines themselves...
There are restaurants and eateries scattered along the islands. Some of the favorites are Luca Loko, Baha Bar, Tomato & Basil, Rastaman Grill, Marco Polo Italian Restaurant and Sunset Restaurant of San Juan, Siquijor. What to do in the Island ...
The Travels of Ibn BattutahbyIbn Battutah. Ibn Battutah was just 21 when he set out in 1325 from his native Tangier on a pilgrimage to Mecca. He did not return to Morocco for another 29 years, having visited more than 40 countries on the modern map, and getting as far north as the...