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In the Footsteps of Marco Polo | Full Program | PBS

Duration: 01:25:58 (Full Program)
Program: In The Footsteps of Marco Polo

Denis Belliveau and Francis O'Donnell took a wild idea -- retrace Marco Polo's entire 25,000-mile, land-and-sea route from Venice to China and back -- and spent two incredible years of their lives making their dream a reality.

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Post Date: May 3, 2011