I thought it was funny that he began travelling past Mecca at what seemed to be no planning of his own. In his time, it was amazing to get such an account of cross-cultural encounters. 
This is obviously a good candidate for preservation, nothing like this, besides Marco Polo's accounts, had been seen in recorded history; these opinions will and should last forever.
Where was Ibn Battuta travelling from? How do you think this affected his outlook on other cultures?