"The climate in this land is very hot. I sweated so much that my clothes were always damp."

"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."

"I have travelled to many lands and seen many things, but I have never seen a people so fond of bathing as the Indians. They bathe even in the cold of winter!"

"Among their odious customs is that women do not veil themselves, and they are not ashamed of this. Many of the women I saw were more beautiful than the men."

"I was once offered a camel as a gift, but I declined, for I had no place to keep it."