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Overall I enjoyed this book, especially the context he brings to each stop on his journey from ancient texts that I will never get around to reading. The journey itself is quite an accomplishment in logistics and determination in the face of bureaucracy and in the case of Iran, potential imprisonment. There was a little too much focus on the discomforts and bureaucracy at times which felt repetitive after the 10th stop on the journey. Some of it is hilarious but I preferred his descriptions of t
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Impressive travel writing. He was only 23 when he wrote this! Historically rich and unique in perspective.
