https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2017-11-21 18:06:55 UTC 2026-03-19 15:37:15 UTC hello@padlet.com 20s1f01 https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/209210118 When Marco Polo traveled through Afghanistan he did not have to pay to get in. Also when Polo passed through this land the Taliban had yet to take control. When Denis and Francis traveled through Afghanistan they had to pay $100 to enter the country. They also had body guards that protected them at all times. A similarity would be that they both had a letter/gold tablet that helped them get food and items that they needed.

]]> 2017-11-21 18:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/209210118 20s1f01 https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/209214482 A similarity is that both Marco Polo, Denis, and Francis were ambushed while crossing Balkh. A difference would be that in Denis and Francis case, nobody was taken captive and made it across without leaving anyone behind. While in Polo's case some of his companions were taken captive. Not everyone was able to cross Balkh. 

]]> 2017-11-21 18:21:04 UTC https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/209214482 20s1f01 https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/209218547 Both Polo, Denis, and Francis found road markers that help get through the corridor. Another similarity is that they crossed the corridor by horse. They all experienced the freezing cold weather. While, Marco Polo had no shelter, Denis and Francis found a shelter were they could spend the night.  

]]> 2017-11-21 18:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/209218547 20s1f01 https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/210052809 Marco Polo used camels to travel through the Desert. For Denis and Francis it was really hard for them to find Camels, at the end they found some and crossed the desert in camels as well as Marco Polo. A similarity would be that they both wrote their name on a door of a house they found near the desert. It was a tradition back then to write the names of the relatives and people go lived there.

]]> 2017-11-25 17:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/210052809 20s1f01 https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/210053452 When Marco Polo traveled through Sumatra he saw cannibalism. To get to Sumatra Polo had to travel by boat. When Francis and Denis traveled to Sumatra it was very hard for them to find a boat that would take them there. They had to travel in a cargo ship. A similarity would be that they got to take part of the culture in Sumatra. They saw how the people used tattoos as clothes and how different there culture is. 

]]> 2017-11-25 17:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/210053452 20s1f01 https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/210054490 Marco Polo didn't need a Visa or anything to go through Iran. But when both Polo and the Americans were trying to get through terrorism was happening in Iran.  That was an obstacle they both had to face. Also, Denis and Francis were the first Americans you cross Iran since 1799.

]]> 2017-11-25 17:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/210054490 20s1f01 https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/210057987 Jerusalem would be a place I would like to visit because it contains so much history. Also because there is were Marco Polo started his journey to China.

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Throughout the journey of Denis and Francis there were moments were money was needed to get somewhere or get something. For example, when they needed to cross a bridge they had to pay money when I think it wasn't really needed. ]]> 2017-11-25 18:09:29 UTC https://padlet.com/20s1f01/8dydwk3pvyry/wish/210059599