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Recounting the many miles and tall tales of Odoric of Pordenone
Way before mileage runs were a thing, the footloose friar Odoric spent 12 years crisscrossing Asia and turned his adventures into one of the first must-read travelogues
Illustration of Friar Odoric of Pordenone receiving a message
An illustrated map of Odoric of Pordenone's travels. Illustration: Lok Wong

Illustration: Lok Wong