"The women of this country do not veil themselves, and they are not shy. They are very beautiful."

"I saw a snake in this land that was as thick as a tree trunk. It was a monstrous creature, and I quickly fled."

"I saw in this city many things that are forbidden in Islam."

"Never did I see a man who was more eager to make gifts and to shed blood."

"The people of this land are a bad people, and they are not trustworthy."