This Silk Road guidebook is ideal for travellers seeking inspirational guides and planning a more extended trip. It provides interesting facts about the Silk Road's people, history and culture and detailed coverage of the best places to see. This Silk Road travel book has the style of an illustrated magazine to inspire you and give a taste of the Silk Road. The book is printed on paper from responsible sources, and verified to meet FSC's strict environmental and social standards.
This Silk Road guidebook covers: China (Shaanxi, Ginsu, Xinjiang), Central Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan), Western Asia (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey).
In this Silk Road travel guidebook, you will find:
- Unique essays - country history and culture, and modern-day life, people and politics
- Silk Roadhighlights - Mingsha Shan and Crescent Moon Lake; Heavenly Lake Tianchi; Flaming Mountains near Turpan, China; Lake Karakul; Tajikistan's Pamir Highway; Hunza Valley, Pakistan; Tehran Bazaar; Sunday Market, Kashgar; Peshawar, Pakistan; Isfahan architecture; Xi'an city; Samarkand; Istanbul
- Practical travel information - getting there and around, budgeting, eating out, shopping, public holidays, information for LGBTQ+ travellers and more
- When to go to the Silk Road - high season, low season, climate information and festivals
- Insider recommendations - tips on how to beat the crowds, save time and money and find the best local spots
- Main attractions & curated places - narrative descriptions of where to go and what to see, covered geographically
- Tips and facts - interesting facts about the Silk Road and useful insider tips
- High-quality maps of the Silk Road - must-see places cross-referenced to colourful maps for quick orientation
- Colour-coded chapters - each place chapter has its own colour assigned to aid easy navigation of this Silk Road travel guide
- Striking pictures - rich, inspirational colour photography on all pages, capturing attractions, nature, people and historical features
- Free download of title's eBook - available after purchase of the printed guidebook to the Silk Road
- Fully updated post-COVID-19
This Silk Road guidebook is just the tool you need to get under the skin of the destination and accompany you on your trip. It also makes a great gift because of its premium quality. This book will inspire you and answer all your questions while preparing a trip to the Silk Road or along the way. It will also remain a beautiful souvenir after your trip.
Bird, Thomas: - Having edited a magazine in Shenzhen, worked as a newspaper reporter in Taiwan and co-authored over twenty guidebooks and coffee table books, Thomas Bird has kept himself reasonably busy over two decades spent in East Asia. His first book Harmony Express: Travels by Train Through China was published in 2023 by Earnshaw Books. He occasionally prints his musings in the South China Morning Post and other sympathetic publications. When he's not travelling, or writing, he can be found in a smoky live lounge somewhere pondering the Zhuangzi.
Insight Guides: - Insight Guides wherever possible uses local experts who provide insider know-how and share their love and knowledge of the destination.
Morton, Owen: - Owen Morton is based in North Yorkshire, and has written or contributed to numerous Rough Guides, ranging from Pembrokeshire to the Philippines. When not exploring the world, he entertains himself by writing a blog about 1980s cartoons. His favourite animal is the wonderfully expressive and permanently furious manul, native to Central Asia and sadly not Shetland. Follow him on Instagram at @owenmortonmanul.
