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The Travels of Marco Polo is the classic account of Marco Polo's journey to China from Venice, and his discoveries as an emissary to the great Kublai Khan. Polo explores everywhere from Baghdad, Armenia and Russia to the Caspian Sea, the Gobi Desert and the small fishing villages of China, describing the geography, architecture and customs of these exotic places.

The great explorers were the celebrities of their day - the romance and danger of their daring expeditions captured the public imagination and the world's headlines to an extraordinary degree. Not all of them lived to tell the tale, of course, but those who emerged triumphant from jungle, desert, or polar wasteland were hailed as if returning from beyond the grave. Journalists vied for their stories and publishers rushed their firsthand accounts of exciting and dangerous journeys into print for a wide and voracious readership.

Declan Walsh is one of the New York Times's most distinguished international correspondents. His electrifying portrait of Pakistan over a tumultuous decade captures the sweep of this strange, wondrous, and benighted country through the dramatic lives of nine fascinating individuals. On assignment as the country careened between crises, Walsh traveled from the raucous port of Karachi to the salons of Lahore, and from Baluchistan to the mountains of Waziristan. He met a diverse cast of extraordinary Pakistanis....

The world-renowned scholar and author of Vermeer’s Hat does for China what Mary Beard did for Rome in SPQR: Timothy Brook analyzes the last eight centuries of China’s relationship with the world in this magnificent history that brings together accounts from civil servants, horse traders...

"Travel Gets Even Scarier This Month" is from the October 09, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Elaine Glusac and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Far from the glittering cities of Beijing and Shaghai, China's borderlands are populated by around one hundred million people who are not Han Chinese. For many of these restive minorities, the old Chinese adage "the mountains are high and the Emperor far away", meaning Beijing's grip on power is tenuous and its influence unwelcome, continues to resonate.

"Travel Companions Offer a Way for Older People to Keep Moving" is from the September 26, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Weed and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Traveling While Muslim Complicates Air Travel" is from the November 7, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael T. Luongo and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"What 'Brexit' Means for Pet Travel" is from the July 06, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Daniel Victor and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Your Child as Travel Agent" is from the August 09, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Seth Kugel and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"How to Travel With Friends, Happily" is from the September 06, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Shivani Vora and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"What Sully Never Travels Without" is from the October 18, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Nell Mcshane Wulfhart and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Pregnant Women Advised to Avoid Travel to Active Zika Zone in Miami Beach" is from the August 19, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Lizette Alvarez and Pam Belluck and narrated by Corey M. Snow.

Airline passengers used to go to airports as storms brewed, hoping their flights would be able to depart, then enduring long rebooking lines if they were canceled. Now, airlines are notifying customers, sometimes days in advance, of a potential disruption and giving them online ways to change their own flights.

"Airlines, Now More Proactive on Weather, Allow Fliers to Shift Own Travel Plans" is from the January 02, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Weed and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"White House Eases More Restrictions on Travel to Cuba" is from March 15, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Julie Hirschfeld Davis and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Airbnb Broadens Its Business With Tours and Travel Experiences" is from the November 17, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Katie Benner and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"How to Make Holiday Travel Less Stressful" is from the November 13, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Shivani Vora and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"TripAdvisor to Start Booking Travel to Cuba" is from the November 06, 2016 Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Justin Sablich and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"As Zika Concerns Grow, the Travel Industry Reacts" is from the Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Shivani Vora and narrated by Barbara Benjamin-Creel.

"Do Those Travel Search Results Look Fishy? Here's Why" is from the September 04, 2016, Travel section of The New York Times. It was written by Seth Kugel and narrated by Kristi Burns.