"The women of this city are very beautiful, but they are not modest."

"On the bank of the Nile opposite Old Cairo is the place known as The Garden, which is a pleasure park and promenade, containing many beautiful gardens, for the people of Cairo are given to pleasure an…"

"I was once invited to a feast where they served a dish made of camel hump. It was surprisingly delicious, though I had my reservations at first."

"I was once attacked by a band of robbers in this land. I fought them off with my sword and managed to escape with my life."

"The women of this country are very beautiful, and they walk about unveiled."