Adventure of a Lifetime: The Marco Polo Odyssey
February 21, 2009 by Mary Jo Manzanares
Filed under European Travel, Getting Around, Outdoor Activities, Products & Resources, Things to See & Do, history
When I went to the Adventure Travel Expo last year, I had the great joy of meeting a real adventurer – Harry Rutstein.
Harry is a fellow Seattle resident, and a recognized expert on the life of one of the world’s most famous adventurers – Marco Polo. Harry gave me his recently published book, and I was finally had time to sink my teeth into it.
Over a period of about ten years, Harry became the first person to re-trace Marco Polo’s 13,000 mile Silk Road across Europe and Asia.
In three expeditions (1971, 1981, and 1985), and using every imaginable type …read more
