crazy. the visa and the roads component of traveled 700 years from italy to my home country of china. and sells and quito meters all the way to the porch of the legendary ruler of the one going to the working the same route. but marco polo took, i wonder how much his journey stories have shaped the world

and how much his name means to both europe. an ancient the toner, lived in china for 17 years, as being in europe for 14. walking around his hometown a fitness. i'm reminded of the nights i left china and the sense of stepping into the unknown. i imagine young michel tunnel must have felt as to say it must have been a challenge for him 700 years ago. and it would probably be a challenge for me now. as well, especially with the language that i don't know doc, what are they getting? well in colorado school, in venice, i miss young athletes from both china and a so for competing, you know,

attractive adult race. it's a one of many vents being held to mark the $700.00 a year anniversary of marco polo stuff started as bush helps to bring us close. so it's a common ground that we can share with foreign countries. prices bring it in the, to my surprise, i discovered that even st. louis university has its own track in boat racing team. here in tulsa. i should be good. it was serendipity, and then you should actually mentioned go, he graduation from a university in venice. and she was working in jo to and i so even had to go, she invited me to join the tracking boat team, georgia. it's a change boat. it's about the joy of working to get a higher rowing in different places. collective pride close the connection between humans and nature to evaluate the way the truck and both race

is called the marco polo. the charlie, an adventurer has remained a household name to this day. i am doing icon through the centuries. but why is he's do so well know, what is it about his journey that it continues to inspire generations, including people like me and so many young people, hundreds of us later. i realize that in the city where my component was born and raised, there's no statute of him. we don't even know what he looked like as known. painting of him was made during his lifetime of his image instructed by ones

because this only museums historical archives, and the most importantly in the book, the troubles of marco polo, which he did into right himself. after returning from his 24 year checking, he was taken prisoner during a war between fitness engine on his cell met just the color. the pizza stuff done. marco polo said adventures and it became the most influential and detailed your pin, a kind of aisha, shaping the west front seats about the east for centuries. filipino volume that for the 1st time a book showed aisha. it's mostly to asia populations by monstrous creatures and full of wonders. it's an extremely concrete, ancient, made up of course, a valuable codes, silk, precious stones, spices, but also cities of people. for the 1st time you are to discover this content novel that they would all pass carpet. it was still continuing the microphone.

o'shea team, great detail in the book, what he dislikes to travel along the ations. so from but how it would be to travel this to quote today, i can help the starting thing 1271. it took them a component of 3 years to tell some of the news to try to venetians. i buy to and d no, 64 and 67 years old, respectively. i'm to complete the same route in just a 100 days on bicycles, compliment or performer such as we want to pay tribute to our fellow citizen with his journey, nor following in his footsteps said windshield in his 12 points to paint a picture of the suit root is in the 3rd malay, me,

and the other. let's say that that that somebody with just 2 bags each and the camera room onto the, on the handlebars. the 2 friends, picking their attorney from the european gateway of the sioux crowd, been the document to the entire journey. as a video diary from marco polo is the desire to new, the desire to understand they must be strategic about their choice. a few as to political attentions and the safety of the 1st things they must consider to be able to define it looks like we had to slalom between wars. we had an absolutely avoid russia and we wanted to and how to avoid ukraine to fly around is also not so advisable at this time. pollution gap between which promo, main access to some countries is unpredictable.

the the enter as the by john unbelievable. the data miss, we've been waiting since noon already been able to by the way, we will arrive in check, then actually tomorrow afternoon for many joel video. let's face this new leaf into the void into the dark. because we are entering trick menace done, which is in some way, a peculiar country. they say, i say under my breath, the close of the whole check that is 2nd to north korea in terms of curtailing and personal freedoms. i look for a have been aboard a cuss. pnc fairy did reach the shores of took my niece to the

o. g 3. stage 13 we are written turkmenistan. the marco polo describe the vast, harsh deserts of central asia. most likely types of dakota comb desert in modern day took my niece time. nomadic tribes facilitated trade. across this inc. hospitable regions for our bedroom, dino, navigating the region by dike. we may see a significant challenge following the ation. so quote, they arise in bukasa. one of the most well preserved be able see teasing, central asia, it's urban separate, has to remain largely intact for more than 2 se. that'd be too late. that bicycle gives you a totally different perspective. the perspective of slowness. it is a magnifying glass that makes you understand the world. yes, but i a pretty big, huge strength to yourself, and i'm even you get into the site,

the panorama. that'd be great. if you mean that same feeling that the whole family also felt going slowly with don't keys a little bit on food trembling by boat. we moving off the, the, the down to the sound. so we're trying to get into china. and we can earlier we thought to a place where there was only a highway they sent us back and we had to go around 25 kilometers and came to another highway. somebody bought them, so maybe this time it will work on the

the type of batch on do you know, have finally you cross the chinese border, but the attorney isn't over and yet with their small camera, they continue documenting the adventure. they still have more than 4000 kilometers of paddling, had showed the rates the final destination. 18 finally, after a 100 days of trouble, they've made it. they've reached the capital city. i'm happy to meet them and hear all about the ventures the bundle. yeah. because even particularly when you travel like this on a bicycle, it's a nice app because you realize that the world is really better than one thinks because people help us. i just uncle jim. even today, at 3 o'clock the stranger stopped us and gave us 2 bottles of water and a few thoughts just sort of like you gave example, global theory the left for me to come to where do you hide,

reset to that of the 3rd man. so forget, i'm of these, these are people helped us so much that the lesson from the small it weighs the ceiling. jotted, traveling always has to be an active community. you have to get closer to others. you have to share taste food and we have to share chinese taste on tv that which are not really the same as ours. we are not used to them because that's what traveling is a cruise to get the one of his toys on speaker accomplish something monumental is see to give the

individual all the credit. but the iraq, the context, play some role component was always out to dollars in the right place. i think exactly the right time to leave his marks on history. i mean the, to cyclists, again in the turning on the c aging at a separation for them. and to owner component of paula was one of the many travellers so many in boys. one of the many people leaving the in these a really very diversified and wide space, which was the un diagnosed is changed in fire. and you see it for a sense when you visit, trying to reach right away. and the color microphone on it's called woodside. this was allowed to call to my to go about the religious place where

a lot of people from foreign countries, natalie leave the but also 5 just aware a connection to the something a little more time. see, oh no worries. far away please. the ancient marie times soap fraud, beginning to enjoy and undertaking venice at home, scrapes taking the seconds for researchers wrote white. the cycle of the century of economic power had pushed. the venetians, as far as the black sea coast, were the last western outposts working on the map. and there was an encounter there with a foreign power that did something exceptional and incomparable. in human history, the mongols managed to go from a mass of semi nomadic tribes, whirling with each other into a military power capable of unifying under one power. all of continental agent, basically from korea to the borders of turkey with the substance of

this are related conditions that had never been seen before in which anyone could travel freely throughout asia without risking their lives. when he gets out a bit, i mean, that was the key thing that comes up on them in the starting the peak of the among bulky shades florist along the extending from the terrain to china, turning the cheese cities along the roads into a vibrant, hustling parts strong yet where i am no one such sticks, population of more than 1000000. generally it is by no means are particularly large international city in the vast expense of china to day. but the one marco polo

arrived here. it was a 2 metropolitan hop going around. chung here, i've discovered that many of the historical sites he mentioned in his book can still be fun. today. matt t, a temple comes on in the suburbs of john here, posts statues, and one paintings that dates back to those in nesting. marco polo wasn't particularly familiar with buddhism, referring to it's a speakers as i don't think today's china various forms of buddhism remained vibrant. alonza ations, so from tell me a staff for 10 polls were legend says cool, black come was for marco polo. also substituting site the

the, the, the from a component of what to look around. chung you today people would surely stop and stare in as a frame or a very teaching and around the city. but during his visit 700 years ago, he could have been just the one of many people was colored guys as the in a demonstration, categorize them. so i think that the significance is that lack of paul is a one of the mainly, or leave the indies, a job offer late globalization. and of course, the south of china was extremely sophisticated. the very develop turnville at the southern tip of china, just across from taiwan is a city where every religion funding china is, is representative. this is on go to open to take all of the consulting cd late to

get a you'll hear from from the home phone. i will say a 100 look on the top cushion. he will produce your microphone or causing the system home. since i've seen the city of china, joe, you will fight are religious sites almost every streets christianity, buddhism, taoism confucianism is some more i'll call you because this kid just is let me community dates back to the 7th century. and the oldest mosque in china is located here. even the long last, the religion of many keys has left its mark. the only set you of many can be found in the suburbs of checked joe, the thing chiron, temple, a boot decides in the city center. you can even find statues of king to come on

includes like tons, rules thing, the 13th century triangle with his diverse religions, an emergence from all over the wall. it was like modern day new york. it was the rose marie time of trade centers during the summer and the young dentist it's hard to say whether on road is more open now than it was 700 years ago. but the suitcase length of germany and turn jo, i'm don't the more international and opened during more components time. the. it was through my co pulse descriptions that the europe 1st came to know a china in such detail inside the china millennium monuments. a release depicts a 100, his target coffee goes shaped chinese history. marco polo. it's a one of only 2 for a nurse, including the he's

execution was called the soft diploma. so we want to be sent to reach out here is for the meaning of the 6 addition is the green g, china and photo wings to ration getting signed by michael porter, south the beach chide best a site core. and if we choose to have a know where it needs to be should because inspiring is telling the story of west meeting the east georgina just todd of are you tell me an art historian and the one of the exhibitions curators has lived in china for almost 10 years. i remember the 1st time i lived in bay jean i was speaking to someone last. the last

that i still have the light impressing my mind is now the sound. all those products, as i clicked on this sent anything. so that's the way i really so about the portal and folders travelers back to the time because i was thinking about how brave they where to go to. so this thing that we don't know the one side of the med though is that you're on the unknown. but on the other side there is the excitement of learning so much. i remember i was feeling so impatient because i need to know i need to know everything. now. i wonder how my co pulse out when he finally are writing times the boys on to. i went to visit the places marco polo once traveled to such as it was,

bank is done and places like turkey he was in this house. i truly want to visit these places. you guys. originally, i only knew about his exchange between china in italy, but i didn't realize he encountered so many other interesting things you're supposed to do. but now i feel an even stronger desire to visit these places and see them for myself. but we're thinking now current and future cultural exchanges. this also offices some insights. nowadays, the exchanges between countries around the world are becoming more frequent and we continually commemoration reflect on these interactions in the future. and now social lives. we can be more inclusive and open to embrace the desires coaches from all over the world engaging in friendly social interactions, even in cultural creation. for example, in the place we are now, there are many creation books behind us created by children based on marco polo.

and the cultural exchange between china and easily going economy reform. this is a what a 10 year old child. think of me. and i like this one very much because this is the imagination of how marco polo 8 have pods. and what part is actually quite a popular dish. next, then they run diagnostics. so, so very beautiful one, the, it's the wonder last the search to for, to venture that drives us to explore a world that a few so distant and the cultures that same so different. it's a spirit of thanks flora, just for every explorer comes on time. when the pool of home grow stronger and the journey in actively leads us back to where we're only when we've traveled so far,

which truly understand the meaning of home. just as only after saving aisha color for lake rus, why here of is what it is. it is said that marco polo left china function joke, most likely from this very points through of history. the west has often viewed the east with a mix of fussy nation and fear. but today, that's the sense has to become mutual to me, europe and asia has often me read each other, reflecting both the differences and the shared humanity. let me bet that the freedom of the gaze before and the put thing aside of prejudices. curiosity said

the other without arrogance, without a sense of superiority. marco polo is not a device to feca, unlike other travelers, because he does not approach the other trying to concourse. it meets him, and it is truly one of the account is now history that has brought us the most often it's through cultural traditions that contract and both ways that way or reminders, how we all share that piece of history together, the questions and sounds and so in today's society, although communication has been so developed, we actually should learn more from marco polo despaired of exchange width and tolerance for different cultures. the whole international situation is not very encouraging at the moment josephine so we need more tyler this into the following.

with not the color came to china and the 13th century. the emperor coupla khan aust . you've told so many stories. why have you never mentioned your hometown venice? marco polo replied, because all my stories contained my hometown today i can come from china to mancha polos hometown. it's meaningful and through drag and boat racing, it feels like i've come full circle back to venice, only our sides. the perhaps we humans are wired to feel what is different and the media, which makes the moment we recognize our collective humanity. all the more for from the

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