“Don’t blame the choban,” my guide Aziz Khalmuradov says ... the former Soviet republics that straddle the Silk Road’s antique caravan trails—Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ...
For over 1,600 years, merchants, traders, monks and soldiers who journeyed to China’s ancient capital of Xi’an to witness its magnificence travelled via the Silk Road. Now a UNESCO World ...
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A Long Way Away in a Yurt
my guide Ikram asked while waiting ... I wouldn’t be surprised if Ikram could lead a camel caravan himself and maybe even ...
Over 1,400 years ago, they found their way onto the legendary Silk Road by padding alongside merchants ... ships sailing to Greece and Persian caravans crossing deserts while only having one ...
From the country’s incredible monuments to its bustling bazaars and Silk Road, here are your not-to-miss experiences in Uzbekistan. With the debut of high-speed trains providing connectivity to ...
Dr Sam Willis reveals how the Silk Road was the world's first global superhighway where people with new ideas, new cultures and new religions made exchanges that shaped humanity.