Compléter TRAVELLING THE WORLDVersion en ligne TRAVELLING THE WORLD par Yaryna Zanoviak 1 born visited became born studied left travel died crossed went wrote used Today , many people around the world . It isn ? t difficult or expensive . We know a lot about places that are far away . But in the past , it was very different . Read on to find out about two famous travellers from history . Ibn Battuta was in Morocco in 1304 . When he was a young man , Battuta and never travelled far from his home in Morocco . But , when he was 21 years old , he home and travelled for almost 30 years . He to 44 countries , including India and China . He famous cities , such as Granada , Beijing and Cairo . Battuta about his travels when he was an old man . Ferdinand Magellan was in Portugal in 1480 . His parents were rich , but they when Magellan was young . In 1505 , he a sailor and travelled to Africa and India . In 1519 , he left Spain with five ships and the Atlantic Ocean . The journey was very dangerous and they arrived in the Philippines about 18 months later . Only one ship returned to Spain . Magellan didn ? t have GPS and only maps and the stars to find his way . He is famous for being the first man from Europe to cross the Pacific Ocean .