The Silk Road was never a single thread but an intricate web of trade routes - Silk Roads - linking Asia and Europe. This new practical guide helps travellers explore all these threads and covers Turkey, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China. - Getting to the region from North America, Europe and Australasia - How to travel - train, bus or plane - Trips for all budgets - from $15 a day to over $150 a day - What to see and where to go - Full reviews of hotels and restaurants - Comprehensive chapter on the historical background of this most famous of all trade routes - 50 maps and town plans - Adapted from "Silk Route by Rail," which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Guide Book of the Year Awards - Covers more countries than other Silk Road guides - Turkey, Syria, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and China
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