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Tonight, you step aboard a wooden merchant vessel and follow the ancient spice routes across the Indian Ocean.

Travel between the bustling ports of Arabia, the Swahili Coast, India, and Southeast Asia as monsoon winds carry you across thousands of miles of open water. Along the way, you will wander through crowded markets filled with pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, incense, and coffee, bargain with merchants from distant lands, and discover the enormous network of people required to bring a tiny pinch of spice to someone's dinner.

Settle in for a relaxing journey through salt air, tropical harbors, creaking ships, changing winds, and one of history's greatest trading networks.

Get comfortable, close your eyes, and fall asleep exploring the spice routes of the Indian Ocean.

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