[guga42k]

well, this trip sounds way more plausible than Troy/Iliad story. And Troy was discovered based on folk tales more or less. So who knows, may be Egyptians did it.

ps: for Russian speaking crowd: there is a YA book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Land_of_Foam which is a fiction version of would-be such a trip.

[Andrew_nenakhov]

Second this, it is the first thing that comes to mind whenever I hear about this voyage. Gives a very bright picture of the ancient world, and it is also a great story of love and friendship.