When I just see your avatar out of the corner of my eye and not directly, the motion lines look like poop coming out. Adds to the charm, I think.
I finally figured it out. His problem was that he read too many fantasy novels. So for instance, he was assuming that if you want horses, you visit the Horse Nomads, and if you need quality steel, you visit the Steel Fortress. And he wanted poontang, so of course he went to the Netherlands.