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.
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‘No nonsense, information-packed guide’ LAM Magazine (UK)
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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.
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Silk Road, Marco Polo, Middle East, Great Wall, Great Game, World Heritage Site, Forbidden City, Ulugh Beg, Xuan Zang, Caspian Sea, Ferghana Valley, Tien Shan, Tiananmen Square, Aral Sea, Genghis Khan, Issyk Kul, Alexander the Great, Hunza Valley, Karakorum Highway, Labi Hauz, Cham Palace, Kublai Khan, Han Chinese, Hong Kong, John's Café New!
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The fundamental choice, of course, is that of direction. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
entrance costs, street rate, share taxis Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Silk Road, Marco Polo, Middle East, Great Wall, Great Game, World Heritage Site, Forbidden City, Ulugh Beg, Xuan Zang, Caspian Sea, Ferghana Valley, Tien Shan, Tiananmen Square, Aral Sea, Genghis Khan, Issyk Kul, Alexander the Great, Hunza Valley, Karakorum Highway, Labi Hauz, Cham Palace, Kublai Khan, Han Chinese, Hong Kong, John's Café New!
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- Great Game by Peter Hopkirk on page 26, page 27, and page 226
- Central Asia in World History (The New Oxford World History) by Peter B. Golden in Front Matter, page 41, and page 154
- The Gobi Desert (Virago/Beacon Travelers) by Mildred Cable on page 26, and page 286
- The Lost Heart of Asia by Colin Thubron on page 26
- Apples in the Snow: Journey to Samarkand by Geoffrey Moorhouse on page 164
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