He travels to the Land of the Sandal after having been buried alive with his royal wife upon escaping a tribe who poisoned his companions' food.  He had earlier been stranded in the land of King Mirchan after lighting a fire on the back of a whale, though he later overcame his foolishness to outwit the piggy-backing Old Man of the Sea. Most profitably, he steals diamonds from a valley of snakes after tying himself to the foot of the giant bird Roc, who later killed his crewmates on his fifth voy
He travels to the Land of the Sandal after having been buried alive with his royal wife upon escaping a tribe who poisoned his companions' food.  He had earlier been stranded in the land of King Mirchan after lighting a fire on the back of a whale, though he later overcame his foolishness to outwit the piggy-backing Old Man of the Sea. Most profitably, he steals diamonds from a valley of snakes after tying himself to the foot of the giant bird Roc, who later killed his crewmates on his fifth voyage. For 10 points, name this Baghdad ne'er-do-well who becomes a sailor in one of the Arabian Nights.
He travels to the Land of the Sandal after having been buried alive with his royal wife upon escaping a tribe who poisoned his companions' food.  
{Sinbad} the Sailor