Book Description
The Silk Route was never a single thread but an intricate web of trade routes linking Asia and Europe. This new practical guide helps travelers explore all these threads and covers Turkey, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and China.


From the Back Cover
The “Silk Road” was never a single thread across Asia but an intricate web of trade routes – Silk Roads – which together linked the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. This guidebook is the first to cover these routes in their entirety and with it you can retrace the Golden Road to Samarkand, follow in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and Marco Polo, and travel the length of the Great Wall of China. With detailed information on over 6,000 miles of overland routes both by road and rail, this guide includes: planning your trip – information for all budgets whether you’re an independent traveler or joining a group; practical information – for travelers in Turkey, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, and China; where to stay, where to eat and what to see in 40 stopovers along the way; lesser-known routes; extensive history of the Silk Roads; useful phrases in Arabic, Farsi, Russian and Chinese; 50 maps.


About the Author
Dominic Streatfeild-James is a writer and producer for the Discovery Channel. He has worked on other Trailblazer titles, including Silk Route by Rail, which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Guide Book Awards.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The 'Silk Road' was never a single thread across Asia but an intricate web of shorter routes -- Silk Roads -- which together linked the Pacific Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. This guidebook is the first to cover these routes in their entirety and with it you can retrace the Golden Road to Samarkand, follow in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan and Marco Polo, and travel the length of the Great Wall of China. With detailed information on over 10,000km (6000 miles) of overland routes both by road and rail.

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