"The people here have a strange custom of chewing betel nuts. Their mouths are always red, and they spit everywhere. It is not very appealing."

"I saw a rhinoceros for the first time near the Indus River. It looked like a huge pig with a horn on its nose, and it was uglier than anything I had ever seen."

"The women of this country are very beautiful, and they are treated with more respect than the men. They are not veiled, and they have no shame."

"I saw a man in this city who could swallow swords. It was a terrifying but fascinating performance."

"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."