"I saw a river in this land that flowed with milk and honey. It was a miraculous sight, though I suspect it was a trick of the light."

"The people of this land are a bad people, and they are not trustworthy."

"In Mali, I saw a man eat an entire roasted sheep by himself, and then drink a bucket of sour milk. The people there have stomachs like camels."

"The people of this country are not good, and they are not hospitable."

"Traveling - it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller."