Ibn Battuta

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

He who lives sees much. He who travels sees more.

I set out alone, having neither fellow-traveller in whose companionship I might find cheer, nor caravan whose party I might join, but swayed by an overmastering impulse within me and a desire long-cherished in my bosom to visit these illustrious sanctuaries.

The inhabitants of these islands are the most hospitable people I have ever encountered; they give freely of what they possess, asking nothing in return.

A gift to those who contemplate the wonders of cities and the marvels of traveling.

I arrived at length at the city of Timbuktu, which is four and twenty days from the capital. It is situated on the edge of the desert, and its people are most hospitable.

Traveling offers you a hundred roads to adventure, and gives your heart wings.

I have indeed — praise be to God — attained my desire in this world, which was to travel through the earth, and I have attained in this respect what no other person has attained to my knowledge.